Upcoming Exhibits
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Artist: Linda Passman
Dates: Sept.8, 2024 - Oct. 27, 2024
Reception: Sept. 15, 2024 1-3pm
Artist: Linda Passman
Dates: Sept.8, 2024 - Oct. 27, 2024
Reception: Sept. 15, 2024 1-3pm
Beyond the Word
Bio
I’ve felt like an artist since I made my first oil painting at age five. After attending the High School of Music & Art in NYC, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY. I started a family, returning to school within 4 years to get a MA in Teaching and in Studio Art-Graphics, (Etching) at CUNY. As Chairperson of the Art Department in Briarcliff Manor Schools and the Bronxville Schools I taught classes in Art History and Humanities, studio classes in Drawing and Painting, AP Art, graphics, photography, sculpture and jewelry. At Manhattanville College and Marymount College in Westchester County, New York I taught studio classes and art pedagogy. From the 1970’s to mid 1990’s. my art was exhibited at galleries in Westchester County
After moving to NC in 1996 I taught at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro for another 15 years. As a member of the Durham Art Guild and at Associated Artists of Winston Salem I have been included in many of their juried shows. Since joining OCAG in 1997 I have participated in the Open Studio Tour. I’m honored to have been a participant in juried and solo shows at Horace Williams House, The Durham Art Guild, with Raleigh Fine Arts Association, Associated Artists of Winston Salem, SECCA, Hawthorne Gallery - Winston-Salem, the Hillsborough Gallery, Green Tara Gallery and Air and Light Gallery, Chapel Hill as well as the Eno River Unitarian Church and The Community Church Unitarian Universalist, Chapel Hill.
After moving to NC in 1996 I taught at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro for another 15 years. As a member of the Durham Art Guild and at Associated Artists of Winston Salem I have been included in many of their juried shows. Since joining OCAG in 1997 I have participated in the Open Studio Tour. I’m honored to have been a participant in juried and solo shows at Horace Williams House, The Durham Art Guild, with Raleigh Fine Arts Association, Associated Artists of Winston Salem, SECCA, Hawthorne Gallery - Winston-Salem, the Hillsborough Gallery, Green Tara Gallery and Air and Light Gallery, Chapel Hill as well as the Eno River Unitarian Church and The Community Church Unitarian Universalist, Chapel Hill.
Interplay
Artist Statement
My work begins when my eye, mind and hand play off each other. I favor speed over stillness, mystery over clarity, the expression over definition. Often my hand does the thinking and that is when my best stuff happens. To catch the essential quality of my subject I minimize details and emphasize what feels important.
My subject matter ranges from land-sky-water scapes, architecture or figures in a quiet pose to those in the full abandon of dance. Through color and line I try to convey my sense of action and spirit. Usually I begin making a drawing in my journal or sketchbook, a habit I’ve built over many years. The brief gestural sketch of what I see while traveling, attending a concert, attending a dance performance or sitting in a park launches my painting or collage. The emotional expressiveness of line and color fuse with the delicious possibilities of mixing various media to form personal images.
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My subject matter ranges from land-sky-water scapes, architecture or figures in a quiet pose to those in the full abandon of dance. Through color and line I try to convey my sense of action and spirit. Usually I begin making a drawing in my journal or sketchbook, a habit I’ve built over many years. The brief gestural sketch of what I see while traveling, attending a concert, attending a dance performance or sitting in a park launches my painting or collage. The emotional expressiveness of line and color fuse with the delicious possibilities of mixing various media to form personal images.
[email protected]