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Artist Statement:
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Where does a painting begin
and where does it end?
Sometimes it ends abruptly
because of an unexpected edge,
maybe an edge with a surge of
color that just may interpret
my mood at the very moment it
evolved. Painted collage,
“papier’ colle’, is a freeing
of the soul, a ride through
reality on broken edges.
Sometimes these edges take on
a life of their own. Riding
through abstract color fields,
stopping only to pick up a
lost fragment of emotion.
Emotion of color. In my
painting color takes on
emotion. As my hands move
across the surface I can feel
the energy as each turn of
color grabs a space to
eternalize a hidden emotion in
paint.
The Square of Life is a
painting that was created
through emotion of color,
every nuance of space is
filled with sensual color.
Edges become caretakers of
color. Color becomes
boundaries for edges. To
create this way is a freeing
of the spirit. My heart
travels on many levels with
color and edges becoming the
vehicle to carry the realities
into the abstract, the abyss.
Squares can take on a life of
their own. So often when I
paint, ...
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Artist Galleries:
Nan Miller Gallery
500 Winton Place
Rochester, New York
Gallery Manager: Gail Leese
585-292-1430
Memorial Art Gallery
500 University Ave.
Rochester, New York
Gallery Store Director:
Colleen Griffin-Underhill,
Manager., Gallery Store
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Artist Reviews:
Observer-Dispatch,
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, Art
Exhibit features colorful
interpretations of Mozart’s
musical masterpieces. Jonas
Kover, critic.
Syracuse New Times: “Get Your
(Glue) Gun”, Carl Mellor,
Arts Critic, June 21, 2000
Syracuse New Times:: “Let It
All Hang Out” Carl Mellor,
Arts Critic, March 31, 1999
Stars Magazine...
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Collections:
Merril Lynch, Rochester, New
York
Bausch and Lomb, Rochester,
New York
Haylor, Freyer and Coon,
Syracuse, New York
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC,
Syracuse, New York...
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Commissions:
Temple B'rith Kodesh, Mural
commission completed 2003, oil
on canvas
Rochester, New York...
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Exhibitions for Linda Bigness:
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Westmoreland Art Nationals
Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood, PA
June-July 2006
Along the Way
One-person exhibit of
sculpture and paintings
Arts Center @ Old Forge
Adirondacks, NY
April 3 -May 16, 2003
Reception: May 16, 6-8PM
http://www.lindabigness.com/AlongtheWay.html
Abstract Paintings
Hudson Opera House Gallery
Hudson, NY
September 6-October 4, 2003
Reception: September 5, 6-8PM
1001 Reasons to Love the Earth,
International Art Exhibit: "1001 Reasons to Love the Earth"
Seoul, South Korea, June 1 to August 31, 2003
http://www.reasons-to-love.com/reasons/
One person retrospective: “Looking Back-Moving Forward” Rome Art Center, October 2001 (Grant).
Artifice Gallery, Syracuse, New York March 1999 (Review)
Chapman Cultural Center, Cazenovia College, N.Y. November 1996 (Review)
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, N.Y. March 1996
Rome Art Center, Rome, N.Y. January 1996 (Review)
Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, N.Y. March 1994 (Review)
Taste of Arts Gallery, Syracuse, N.Y. November 1991 (Review)
Roberta Wood Gallery, Fayetteville, N.Y. May 1993 (Review)
Browse About Gallery, Syracuse, N.Y. December 1991 (Review)
Manlius Library Gallery, Manlius, N.Y. May 1987 (Review)
The Wedge Gallery, Rochester, N.Y. March 1986
The EOC Gallery, State University of N.Y., Syracuse, N.Y. 1984
Women’s Art Works 6, S. Sterling, Curator, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS, Rochester,
N.Y. (1996)
Cooperstown National Juried Exhibition, Cooperstown, N.Y. (1988 &1993 Juror Ivan Karp, OK Harris
Gallery, NYC) 1998 Award, 65th National 2000, Juror: Jerome Witkin 2002 National
Women Artists of America, Chautauqua Art Center, Chautauqua, New York (1990)
Chautauqua National exhibition, Chautauqua Art Center, New York (1990 &1995)
Made in New York, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, N.Y. Jurors: Thomas Piche’ , Curator
Everson Museum of Art (1997)
Large Scale Art, CRC John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Juror: Jack White, Syracuse, N.Y.( 1997)
Large Scale Art, CRC John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Juror: Sandra Trop, Director Everson Museum of Art
(1996)
Fifth Annual Chapman Foundation Exhibition, Cazenovia College, New York (1996)
Essential Art-Fourth Annual Regional Art Show, Cooperstown, N. Y. (1995)
Canastota Canal Town Annual Small Scale Art Exhibit, Canastota, N.Y. (1989,91,92,93,95) CLEMENT
GREENBERG, JUROR, AWARD
CNY Art Open: Mary Murray, Curator, Munson Williams Proctor Institute, Utica, N.Y. (1995)
Fourth Annual Chapman Foundation Exhibition, Cazenovia College, New York (1995)
Kirkland Art Center Juried Exhibit, Clinton, New York (1988, 89, 93)
Print Exhibit, Memorial art Gallery, University of Rochester, N.Y. (1993)
Print Exhibit, Foyer Art Gallery, Nazareth College, Rochester, N.Y. (1992)
The 24 Collection, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, N.Y. (1988 1991) Award
Skaneateles Art Expo, Skaneateles, N.Y. (1990)
Women Artists Exhibition, Munson Williams Proctor Institute, Utica, N.Y. (1987)
THE PAINTER’S CANVAS, Nan Miller Gallery, Rochester,NY. OCT-NOV. 2001
COLLAGE,COLLAGE, COLLAGE, Three collage artists. Artifice Gallery, June through August
2000(review)
Artist as Shaman: A Group Exhibit of Artists using the Art of Healing in their work. Rosemary Court
Gallery, Sarasota, Florida April and May 2000.
Four for the Millennium, National First Night Artists’ Showcase, Syracuse, N.Y. (1999) Grant
In, On, Above, Beside and Beyond-Artist views from the Fingerlakes, Auburn, N.Y. (1995)
In the “Face if A.I.D.S.” traveling exhibit, David Kwasigroh, Curator, Rochester, N.Y.
The Philadelphia Show, to benefit the Children’s Hospital, Nan Miller Gallery,(1991, 1992, 1998)
Made in New York, Nan Miller Gallery, Rochester, N.Y. (1991)
Six Painters/Abstract Vision, Uptown Gallery, David Kwasigroh, Curator, Rochester, N.Y.
Common Thread Exhibit, Schweinfurth Memorial Center, Auburn, N.Y. (1990)
Triple Encounter, Community Folk Art Gallery, Herb Williams, Curator, Syracuse, N.Y. (1985)
Artists for Social change, Yager Museum, Hartwick College, Bette Alexander, Curator, Oneonta, N.Y.
(1983)
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