Linda Holland – Artist Statement
Alchemy, the process and the boundless potential for
transforming fibers to paper, initially drew me to paper
making. Through the years this potential has grown and paper
has become object: I have cast my handmade papers into
translucent volumes; translated traditional kite making and
bamboo skills to paper sculptures; and brazed and woven wire as
internal structures for paper cells or external structures to
contain paper objects. Recent material choices may also include
manufactured and found papers: I can liberate standardized
common objects into new incarnations, each unique.
Regardless of the techniques I might explore, I work intuitively,
responding to the qualities of the materials. In this way, my abstract sculptures emerge in a realm that spans two
dimensions to three, creating volume and impressions of mass by embracing space. Indeed, these sculptures may celebrate the space and shadows as much as the forms. Conversations improvised between color, texture, form and the inherent quirks of materials evoke energy and movement. Along the way, the work inevitably broaches that edge that flirts with the tension between balance/imbalance, much the way a jazz riff stretches from a simple idea to explore evolving possibilities.
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Education
1986 MA, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
1981 MS, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Exhibitions
Solo
- 2008 On a Cellular Level, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
- 1998 Leaves and other Departures, Santa Fe Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
Group
- 2009 Gatherings, Two Person Show with Becky Holtzman, Open Space Visitor Center Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
- 2008 Eyes Have It, S. Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
- 2007 Johnson Gallery, Madrid, NM
- 2007 The Eyes Have It, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
- 2007 Masks Invitational, Frutchey Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
- 2006 Rock Paper Scissors, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM
- 2006 The Eyes Have It, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
- 2006 Masks Invitational, Frutchey Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
- 2006 The Eyes Have It, Arts Alliance, Albuquerque, NM
- 2005 Arte de Descartes VI, Stables Gallery, Taos, NM
- 2005 Wrap it Up: Mixed Metal Art Exhibit, OFFCenter Arts, Albuquerque, NM
- 2004 Boundary Crossing, ENMU, Roswell, NM
- 2004 Juried Show, Gallery 107, Winslow, AZ
- 2003 Western Threads, Phippin Art Museum, Prescott, AZ
- 2003 Black and White Show, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM
- 2003 Euro Estampe 2003 Biennale de Gravure, Lorient, France
- 2002 Contemporary Art Invitational, Coleman Contemporary Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
- 2002 NM State Fair Professional Fine Arts Show, Albuquerque, NM
- 2000 New Era Art, UNM College of Fine Arts/515 Art Space, Albuquerque, NM
- 2000 7th Annual Cup Invitational, Segreto Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
- 1999 Brave New World, McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM
- 1998 Flights of Fancy, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM
- 1998 Earth's Breath, Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
- 1997 29th Annual Celebration of American Craft, New Haven, CT
- 1997 Southwest Arts Festival, Albuquerque, NM
- 1997 Magnifico! Festival of the Arts, Albuquerque, NM
- 1997 Paper Fiber XX, Iowa City, IA
Publications
- 2008 “Planting Impressions,” Wesley Pulkka, Albuquerque Journal
- 2006 “Eyes team keeps its bold vision,” Dan Mayfield Albuquerque Journal
- 1998 “Midsummer nights,” Richard Garriott-Stejskal, Albuquerque Arts
- 1998 “Linda Holland Relies on Nature for Raw Materials,” Antonio Lopez, Pasatiempo, Santa Fe
- 1997 “Magnifico! Refines emphasis on fine art", David Steinberg, Albuquerque Journal
Awards
- 2004 Design and Color Award, Boundary Crossing, ENMU, Roswell, NM
Collections
- Bernalillo County Art in Public Places Program, Albuquerque, NM
- Mimbres Valley Learning Center, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM
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