BALTIMORE--The Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., presents Herman Maril: An American Modernist, an exhibition of 23 paintings by MICA alumnus and Baltimore artist Herman Maril '28. It opens June 28 and continues through Aug. 30.

Maril (1908-86) initially painted in the Social Realist style, but over the years, his style evolved into one of semi-abstraction, reflecting his admiration of works by artists such as Mark Rothko and Milton Avery, according to the Walters. In his later paintings, Maril adopted a bolder palette, applying his pigments in broad fields of color.

The exhibition, which features seascapes, landscapes and still lifes painted in Baltimore, Cape Cod, Mass., and during Maril's travels, will be shown as a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the late artist's birth.  Herman Maril: An American Modernist complements exhibitions held at the Provincetown Art Association Museum, the Ward Museum, Salisbury, Md., and the University of Maryland Art Gallery.

For more information, visit the Walters Web site.

Founded in 1826, MICA is among the top visual arts colleges in the nation. It enrolls 1,714 undergraduate and 218 graduate students from 48 states and 52 foreign countries, offering programs of study leading to the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.), master of arts (M.A.), and master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degrees. It also offers post-baccalaureate certificate programs and a full slate of credit and noncredit courses for adults, college-bound students, and children. MICA is recognized as an important cultural resource for the Baltimore/Washington region, sponsoring many public and community-outreach programs-including more than 100 exhibitions by students, faculty, and nationally and internationally known artists annually-as well as artists' residencies, film series, lectures, readings, and performances.