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Linda Gordon has carried out many installations, exhibitions and environmental projects in this country and overseas. She has recently moved to Devon, in the southwest of England, after a year-long artist's residency in rural Northumberland. Whether working indoors or out, her focus has always been upon the earth and our relationship with the natural environment.
Linda's practice explores notions of 'place' and our identity as an integral part of nature. It is based mainly on site-specific installations - sometimes on a large-scale, sometimes as small short-lived works or performances. She works with local 'earth' materials together with other media, particularly photography and written text.
Linda is keenly aware of the physical and mental benefits to be gained from creative activity inspired by the natural world. She enjoys running low-key public events related to 'place', taking an increasingly wide-ranging approach to work, whilst remaining focused on the interaction between arts, environment and community. photo© T.Kurara
ART EDUCATION
2009 - 2010: University College, Falmouth, at Dartington College of Arts: MA Arts & Ecology (Merit).
1989 - 1992: University of Brighton: BA (Hons) Fine Art (Sculpture).
1987 - 1989: Sir John Cass College of Art (London Met University), Diploma in Art & Design Studies, (Specialising in sculpture and photography).
Previous career in professional pottery and art teaching.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, INSTALLATIONS, LAND WORKS and EVENTS
2010 to now - Essential Nature Art Walks, supported by North Devon AONB Sustainable Development Fund.
2009 Aug - Solo exhibition, Geumgang Nature-Art Centre, Korea.
2009 May - SKYSTONES - Outdoor stone installation. Tapeley Park, North Devon (solo). Previously exhibited at the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon ('North Devon Open Art Show', Jan - Mar 2009).
2008 Jun - EARTH DREAMING - participatory circular installation of small stones. Dia 3 metres. Appledore Visual Arts Festival. Commissioned by North Devon Arts.
2007 Sep - FLIGHTS OF FANCY. Large-scale suspended installation in 70ft. barn - for Devon Art Works
2007 Jun - THE SKERN - tidal spiral earthwork. For Appledore Visual Arts Festival, Devon.
2007 Jan - MYTH OF PLACE - Suspended installation. The Ox Warehouse Gallery, Macao, China.
2006 Sep - I AM HERE NOW - Extensive solo exhibition at Highgreen, Tarset, Northumberland - for VARC (Visual Arts in Rural Communities). Consisted of a number of large installations in fields and barns. Further details available on request.
2005 July - OVERLAY - paving slabs in a woodland setting, covered with images of local trees. 4 metres square. Hebden Bridge Sculpture Trail, West Yorkshire.
2005 May - ASCENSION - flying bird of slate, assembled in a mountainside field. Dia. 5metres. Lezarts en Adret, Savoie, France.
2004 Aug - FLOATING ISLANDS - pond, 2 x 2 metres, cut into lawn, filled with b/w images sealed to foam rubber discs. Made during 'Hidden Dimensions' international artists symposium, Milton Keynes.
2004 Jul - WHERRY - an earth maze based on the design of a traditional Norfolk wherry. Length 54 ft., width 15ft. Includes 80 images of local surroundings. Langley Staithe, Norfolk. Commissioned by South Norfolk Council and Norfolk County Council.
2004 Jun - LES LIGNES SALINES - three trenches cut in grass, the longest being 10.5 metres. Trenches filled with sealed b/w laser images of the local architecture, especially that of the nearby mediaeval salt mines. For 'Les Doigts d'Art', Salins les Bains, France.
2003 Jul - EARTH WALK - a labyrinthine form, 10m.diameter, of sand and white quartz. People were invited to walk around the piece, carrying a small white stone, which they deposited on a central quartz cairn. Chantiers d'Arts, Cunlhat, France.
2002 Nov - KAMIYAMA SPIRAL - Spiral of unique local stone, bearing permanently sealed images. Sited in a mountain field overlooking the town of Kamiyama. Approx 15m dia. Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Supported by Kamiyama Artist-in-Residence Programme.
2002 Aug - HIGH TIDE-LOW TIDE - site-specific installation. Around 80 suspended paper seagull shapes, each approx. 1m wide. Area of installation: approx. 9m x 3m. Chapel Arts Centre, Newhaven, Sussex. (Two person).
2000 May - CELEBRATING GREEN SPACES - foil-wrapped twigs laid around trees on circular beds of shredded bark. Commission for temporary artwork in a city park, for Environment Week. Q-ARTS, Derby.
2000 Jan - VOICES OF EARTH AND AIR - Showing two large wall and floor pieces, utilising chalk boulders,photocopies, parquet flooring and laser prints. Exhibition included lectures and a sound performance. (Self-initiated, two person show). Phoenix Gallery, Brighton.
SELECTED RESIDENCIES
2009 Aug: Artist-in-Residence for Korean Nature-Art Association YATOO, Wongol, Korea
Sept 2005 - Sept 2006: Artist-in-Residence, Visual Arts in Rural Communities (VARC). Highgreen, Tarset, Northumberland.
2004 Jul/Aug: Sculpting Summer: Southern Broads, Norfolk. (South Norfolk Council and Norfolk District Council).
2002 Oct -Nov: Kamiyama Artist-in-Residence (KAIR). Kamiyama, Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan.
2000 Jul - Sep: Year of the Artist Residency: Seven Sisters Country Park, East Sussex.
OTHER AWARDS
2010 AONB Sustainable Development Grant: for public art-walking event.
2009 Arts Council England - Grants for the Arts
2003 The Elephant Trust - Grant for solo exhibition.
2002 Arts Council England - Award for research and development in Japan.
2000 Year of the Artist Residency - Arts Council England, Forestry Commission, South Wealden District Council, Seven Sisters Country Park, Sussex.
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
| 2009 | UK-JAPAN Artists Exchange Group Exhibition - The Lennox Gallery, London. |
| 2008 |
The Great Purpose of Landscape Art... The Art Pavilion, |
| 2007 |
Myth of Place - Nolia's Gallery, London |
| 2006 | Winter Wonderland - the Artworks Galleries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Beaford Arts Open, touring Devon Lecht Ski Centre, Cairngorm National Park, Scotland. Leeds General Infirmary (curated by 'The Art House' ) |
| 2005 | Earth Works Now - an international biennial exhibition of contemporary Earth Works. California, USA. |
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
The majority of Linda Gordon's exhibitions and residencies have included workshops and educational events. She also runs small independent public projects related to the Earth. Please enquire for details.
Full CV and further details are available on request.
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