BIDDEFORD — The Art Gallery at the University of New England’s Jack S. Ketchum Library in Biddeford is presenting “Images of Neuroscience, Images of Transcendence: Work from UNE’s Histology and Imaging Core and Paintings by Honour Mack,” opening May 5.

The exhibit will feature images of biological samples produced by scientists on UNE’s Biddeford Campus in conversation with the work of contemporary Maine painter Honour Mack.

“The energy of Mack’s paintings — colorful, geometrical, spiritual, and biomorphic — form a wonderful pairing with the striking images used for scientific inquiry, allowing a visual conversation to emerge from two different but sympathetic sources,” said Hilary Irons, director of Galleries and Exhibitions at UNE.

The exhibit is coordinated in collaboration with UNE’s Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences.

“My paintings offer no concrete destination but seek to suspend a viewer in the present moment,” Mack said, offering a unique counterpoint to the precision that science can provide. “This objective is supported by my interest in the intersection of references to anatomy, man-made structures, early esoteric philosophies, and ancient scientific examinations of the world.”

“Images of Neuroscience, Images of Transcendence” runs through Sept. 29. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held Friday, May 5, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the library, located at 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford. The library is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.