Linda Lopez resists acknowledging that the objects inhabiting our lives are inanimate. By considering the objects’ needs, and denying our needs for those objects, they can expose a life and language of their own.
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About Linda Lopez
Linda Nguyen Lopez (b. 1981, California) received a MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Lopez has exhibited her work in New Zealand, England and throughout the United States including Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville; Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles; Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach; The Hole, New York; Fisher Parrish, Brooklyn; and the Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery, New York. She has been an artist in residence at The Clay Studio, Archie Bray Foundation and Greenwich House Pottery. In 2016, Lopez received the Lighton International Artist Exchange Program Grant to be an artist-in-residence at C.R.E.T.A. Rome Residency Program. She is represented by Mindy Solomon Gallery in Miami, FL.
Linda Lopez resists acknowledging that the objects inhabiting our lives are inanimate. By considering the objects’ needs, and denying our needs for those objects, they can expose a life and language of their own. A stack of books hidden by a blanket of dust waits patiently to fulfill its purpose. The books appear to be aged and desolate, yet shielded and protected by time and neglect. By carefully observing the relationships between the things around us, She has found them to reveal their physical and psychological states that often go unnoticed. In this realm, objects are personified, perception is ever changing, and things become their true self.
Linda Lopez CV
EDUCATION
2010
M.F.A Studio Art, Ceramics. University of Colorado, Boulder
2006
B.F.A Studio Art, Ceramics. California State University, Chico
B.A. Art Education. California State University, Chico
SELECT SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024
Karen Seapker x Linda Lopez: Turn, Turn, Turn, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, TN Drift, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL
2023
Hold Everything Dear, University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
Live From the Moon, Linda Nguyen Lopez and Mathew McConnell, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
2022
ʎpoqǝɯos, Project Space, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
2021
Long Lost, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, MO
2019
Stranger, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
2018
Intermission. Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL
Linda Lopez and Marc Mitchell. Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, AR
2016
Ghost Hands. Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL
Linda Lopez. Volta represented by Mindy Solomon Gallery,New York, NY
2015
Tooth, Bark, and the Laws of Contact. Coop Gallery, Nashville, TN
Let’s Just Say What We Mean: Linda Lopez and Mathew McConnell. Eastfield College,
Mesquite, TX
Linda Lopez and Alina Tesser. Pig and Pony Gallery, Austin, TX
2014
Linda Lopez. Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
2013
That Thing That Is and Isn’t. Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY
Dependable Contentment. The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2012
They Way Things Are. Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schuylerville, NY
Linda Lopez and Joanna Platt: Curated by Jenny Moore. Center for Emerging Visual Artists,
Philadelphia, PA
2011
New Works. Bonovitz Space, The Clay Studio,Philadelphia, PA
2010
Seen and Unseen, We Are Here. Aquarium Project, Unitec, Auckland, New Zealand
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Soft Boundaries, Skye Gallery, New York, NY
Immigration on Ceramics, National Asian Culture Center, Creation Space 6, Gwangju, South Korea
50 Years in the Making, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2023
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
Shaping the Future, Greenwich House Pottery X HB381 Gallery, New York, NY
Coalescence, Duam Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO
Asymmetrical Orbits, Harris Gallery, University of LaVerne, LaVerne, CA
2022
A Confluence of Coastal Creativity, Albertz Benda, Los Angeles, CA
Belonging, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
The Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum of Art, Washington DC
Mundus Inversus, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, TN
2021
Crafting America, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Future Memories, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2020
B4, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
The Essential Goods Show, Fisher Parrish Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
The Backbone of Things, Te Ahuaha Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
In Pursuit of a Meaningful Mark, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL
Surface Memory, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
Fired Up in the Natural State, Baum Gallery, University of Central Arkansas
2019
Hidden Hour, University of Arkansas School of Art, Fayetteville, AR
Burke Prize, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
Design Miami represented by Mindy Solomon, Miami, FL
Open to Art, Officine Saffi, Milan, Italy
Small But Mighty in conjunction with NCECA, Clay Squared, Minneapolis, MN
Terra Incognita, Plant Seven, High Point, NC
2018
Clay Today, The Hole, New York, NY
Melting Point: Movements in Contemporary Clay, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles,
CA
Ashtray Show, Fisher Parrish, Brooklyn, NY
Ceramics Now, Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
Tactic III, Gertrude Hebert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
2017
Vigorous Form, Unit 9 Gallery, London, England
Pulse Miami with Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL
Paperweight Show, Fisher Parrish Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Busted, Cooler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Cabinet, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
Seattle Art Fair with Mindy Solomon Gallery, Seattle, FL
Collective Design, New York, NY
Method/Accumulation, Pacific Northwest College of the Arts, Portland, OR
Tactic II, Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens, OH
Tactic, Portland Convention Center in conjunction with NCECA, Portland, OR
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Arkansas Artist Work Enrichment Billboard Project, Rogers, AR
A Hard Swath to Mow, Belger Crane Yard, Kansas City, MO
2016 Contemporary Clay. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
If You Build It. The Willows at Lord & Taylor Penthouse, New Bethany Arts Complex,
Sublime Concepts, Ossining, NY
Veronique Wantz Gallery, You am I, Minneapolis, MN
The Workshop, Flesh for Fantasy, Minneapolis, MN
Copeland Art, Human Nature, Minneapolis, MN
Continental Clay, You Extra, Claytopia NCECA, Minneapolis, MN
2018
Gallery 224, Raise a glass a contemporary response to Harvard Art Museums Animal Shaped
Vessels from the Ancient World, Allston, MA
Sherrie Gallery, Nostalgia, Columbus, OH
Ori Gallery, Inheritance, Portland, OR
District Clay, US emerging voices, Washington, DC
Werkartz, CLAY-DO, Chinatown, LA
Arts Westchester, Triennial, White Plains, NY
Contemporary Craft, Visual Voices Truth Narratives, Pittsburg, PA
NCECA Emerging Artist Exhibition Cross Currents, Pittsburg PA
LAS (Latin American Status) NCECA organized by Natalia Arbelaez, Pittsburg Cultural Trust, PA
2017
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Rodin and the Contemporary Figurative
Tradition, Grand Rapids, MI
American Museum of Ceramic Art AMOCA, We the People: Serving Notice, Pomona, CA
The Art Center Western Colorado, Contemporary Clay Biennial, Grand Junction, CO
2016
Art Boca Raton, Irreversible Projects, Booth 317, Boca Raton, FL
The Archie Bray Foundation, Beyond the Brickyard, Helena, MT
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, De La Naturaleza, Columbus, OH
Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Landmark, CAW Showcase, Columbus, OH
400 West Rich, Promenade Gallery, Artist Showcase, Columbus, OH
2015
The Ohio Crafts Museum, Fresh Perspective, Columbus, OH
Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Convergence, Columbus, OH
Now and Then. Kansas City Museum, Kansas City, MO
Transformed by Fire: A Collection of Contemporary Ceramics. Long Beach Museum of Art,
Long Beach, CA
Art Miami with Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL
Market Art and Design with Mindy Solomon Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
Sight Unseen. Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, MO
Flora, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Shades. Bedfellow’s Club, Little Rock, AR
Pulse Miami Beach with Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL
Defying Gravity: Interventions in Clay. Sun Valley Arts Center,Ketchum, ID
Young Sculptors Competition juried by Anne Barlow. Miami
University, Oxford, OH
Scripps Ceramic Annual. Scripps College, Claremont, CA
In Residence. New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA
Colors Defined. Cohen Gallery, Alfred, NY
Small Favors. The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Six Under Thirty-Six. Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Constructed. Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
2014
State of the Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Souvenirs from the Future: A Survey of Contemporary Ceramics, Lawrence Arts Center,
Lawrence, KS
Armatures of Audubon. Kentucky School of Art, Louisville, KY
Scores. Cross Mackenzie Gallery, Washington, DC
2013
Object Object. Helmuth Projects, San Diego, CA
The Unexpected. Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Heat Wave. Cross Mackenzie Gallery, Washington, DC
Clay on the wall, curated by Glen Brown and Juan Granados. Landmark Arts Gallery, Texas
Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Idea to Object. The Clay Arts Center, Port Chester, NY
2012
Transition Points. Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
VOX III, jurors Ruba Katrib and Marlo Pascaul. Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
The Cat Show. Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Our Community. The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Travel Size: Ceramic Visit with Artaxis. Southwestern College Gallery, Chula Vista, CA
Small Favors. The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Even Younger Than Jesus. Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
MFA Thesis Exhibition. CU Art Museum, Boulder, CO
Emerging 4. Vertigo Art Space, Denver, CO
PUBLIC ART
2023
Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Little Rock, AR
2022
US Embassy, Mexico City, MX
Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Little Rock, AR
2018
Arkansas Artist Work Enrichment Billboard Project,1-49, Springdale, AR
CURATORIAL
2019
Hidden Hour, curated by Linda Lopez and Marc Mitchell, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL
GRANTS & AWARDS
2024
USA Fellowship, United States Artists
2023
Material Exploration Fellowship, Center for Craft, Ashville, NC
2022
Connor Fellowship, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2021
Honorable Mention, Virgina A. Groot Foundation Grant
2019
Burke Prize Finalist, Museum of Art and Design, New York
Individual Artist Fellowship, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR
Nominee, United States Artists Fellowship, Chicago, IL
Residency Fellowship Award to Guldagergaard, Officine Saffi, Milan, Italy
2018
Artist 3/60 Grant, Mid America Art Alliance
2017
Greenwich House Pottery Fellowship, New York, NY
2016
Lighton International Artist Exchange Program Grant
2015
Faculty Stipend Award, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2014
Sally A. Williams Artist Fund, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR
2013
Bill and Sterling Sage Summer Scholarship. Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2012
Emerging Artist. Ceramics Monthly
RESIDENCIES
2023
Center for Craft, Ashville, NC
2020
International Ceramic Research Center Guldagergaard, Denmark
2017
GAAP Resident, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
Resident Artist, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
2016
Resident Artist, CRETA. Rome, Italy
2014
AIA Summer Resident, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Newcastle, ME
Surface Forum, Arrowmont School for Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN
2013
Summer Resident, Archie Bray Foundation. Helena, MT
2010-12
Resident Artist, The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA
2011
AIA Summer Resident, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Newcastle, ME
2010
Visiting Artist, Unitec. Auckland, New Zealand
2007
Kiln God Resident, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Newcastle, ME
2006
Summer Resident, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Newcastle, ME
LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, & TALKS
2023
Visual Artist Series Lecture by Ceramic Artist, Linda Lopez, State University of New York Plattsburgh
2022
Visiting Artist Lecture/ Linda Lopez, Mathew McConnell, MICA
2021
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Cranbrook (Virtual), Bloomfield Hills, MI
The Artist’s Studio Series (Virtual), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Kansas University (Virtual), Lawrence, KS
2020
Fired Up: Festival of Ceramics, Wellington, NZ Visit an Artist Series (Virtual), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Lunch and Learn (Virtual), The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Workshop, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine
Panel, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Visiting Artist, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2018
Workshop, Sante Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Visiting Artist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2017
Lecture, Toledo Art Museum, Toledo, OH
Visiting Artist, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Panel Discussion: Contemporary Ceramics, Artsy Headquarters, New York, NY
Workshop, Lodged Out, Worley, ID
Visiting Artist, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX
Adult Workshop, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2016
Visiting Artist, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Visiting Artist, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Summer Course, Oxbow School of the Arts, Saugatuck, MI
2015
Visiting Artist, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Visiting Artist, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Gallery Talk, Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, Bentonville, AR
2014
Visiting Artist, Kendall College of Art and Design at OxBow, Saugatuck, MI
Visiting Artist, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
2013
Visiting Artist, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Visiting Artist, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Gallery Talk, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2012
Visiting Artist, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
2011
Visiting Artist, California State University of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
2010
Gallery Talk, Vertigo Art Space, Denver, CO
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024
“School of Art Associate Professor and Ceramicist Named 2024 USA Fellow”, University of Arkansas News
Markowitz, Douglas, “Must-See Miami Art Exhibits in January: David LaChapelle, Gabe Alcala, and More”, Miami New Times
“Here’s What We’re Excited to See at EXPO CHICAGO 2024”, Colossal
2023
Mothes, Kate, “Linda Lopez’s Playful Ceramic ‘Dust Furries’ Pick Up Detritus Like Pebbles and Peas in Their Colorful Coats”, Colossal
Hooper, Monica, “Emerging and international recognized artists explore nature, identity and community”, Arkansas Democrat Gazette
2022
Vuong, Ivy, “Leaving with Empathy: A Q&A and Studio Visit with Linda Lopez”, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
2021
Saeneg, Peter. America Made by Hand. Wall Street Journal, Jan. 15
Zech, Brandon, “This and That: Linda Lopez and Emily Mullin”, Glasstire
Savig, Mary “Making the Most: In the Studio with Linda Lopez”, Smithsonian American Art Museum Blog
2020
Alfred, Brian. Interview with Linda Lopez. Sound and Vision Podcast, Aug. 20. Rockefeller, Hall W. Women Artist of the Gulf Coast. Less Than Half, Oct. 12. Carpenter, Wava. American Design Stories: Linda Lopez. Forum Magazine/ Design Miami. Dec. 8
2019
Staugaitis, Laura. Droopy Porcelain Dust Furries. Colossal, July 3. McGinnis, Kristin. Clay Date. Elliman Insider, Nov 21. Shanker, Avantika. Here’s What Not to Miss at this Year’s Design Miami. Architectural Digest, Dec 6. Burns, Katherine Olson. 13 Design Insiders Share Their Miami Art Week Standouts. Architectural Digest, Dec 9. Laster, Paul. 3 Fascinating New York Exhibitions Focusing on Craft. Galerie, Dec 27.
2018
Borghi, Laura. Linda Lopez, Lauren Clay and Tamara Van San, Fragile Magazine. Pg38-42
Vansynghel, Margo. Claytimes, Sabato. pg 50-56
Mauracher, Max. Yearbook, ENTKUNSTUNG. pg 288
Henrickson, Katy. Making the Abstract Come Alive, Arkansas
Made. December
Jones, Whitney. Bienvenido a Miami, CFile. Dec 7
Froelich, Jacqueline. Ozarks at Large, NPR
Ford, Kody. Arkansas Artists You Need To Know, AY Magazine. November
Seven Contemporary Ceramicists to Collect. Artsy, July 9
Turner, Elisa. Linda Lopez: Intermission. Delicious Line. July 10
Howarth, Dan. Eight Highlights from New York’s Collective Design Fair. Dezeen. March 9
Lesser, Casey. Why Ceramic Artists Are So Good With Dealing With Failure. Artsy, Jan 9
Cobb, Sunshine. Material Handbuilding. Voyager Publisher, 2018
2017
Olson, Carly. Inside London’s Newest Ceramic Show.
Architectural Digest, Nov 17
www.architecturaldigest.com/story/vigorous-form-londonsnewest-contemporary-cerami
cs-show
Moon, Courtenay. The New Zeitgeist of Contemporary Ceramics. Sotheby’s Institute of Art,
Nov 13
Hirst, Hailey. Lodged Out: An Unplugged Retreat for Makers.
She Explores, September 27 https://she-explores.com/features/lodged-out/
Baumgardner, Julie. Green Thumbs: Collective Design Fair Takes a Bucolic Bent. Wallpaper*, May 12
www.wallpaper.com/design/collective-design-fair-2017-thehighlights
Olson, Carly. Paddle8 Holds First Fine Ceramic Auction.
Architectural Digest, June 16
www.architecturaldigest.com/story/paddle8-holds-firstfine-ceramics-auction
Fredman, Alexander. 8 Things to Know About Contemporary Ceramics. Paddle8, June 19
Ross, Jessica. Looking at the Wave of Ceramics. Juxtapoz, Sept 2
Jones, Whitney. Coca-Cola + Sunkist Ceramics, Furries, Ruffles and More! Cfile, May 10
Meier, Allison. Participatory Stool Making, Reclaimed
Materials, and More at Collective Art Fair. Hyperallergic, May 2
The Abstracted Domestic: Linda Lopez Sculptures. Juxtapoz, April 14
2016
Moller, Sabrina. Interview with Linda Lopez. Art and Signature, March 4
Bell, Amber Crewel. Clay: Contemporary Ceramic Artisans. Thames and Hudson, 2017
Sutton, Benjamin. Your Concise Guide to Armory Week, Hyperallergic
2014
Larson, Nathan. State of the Art: Four for Four. Burnaway.org, November 10
Bateman, Haley Bradford. A Cross Country Search. Celebrate Magazine, September, p 68
Peacock, Leslie. Art’ Four: Salvest, Martin, Bell, Lopez.
Arkansas Times, July 17
2013
Kuspit, Donald. Caressable Clay, Pictorial Sculpture.
Exhibition catalog series Ceramics Now, Greenwich House Pottery, pg 6-9
Jenkins, Mark. A quartet of gallery summer shows.
Washington Post, July 12
Golden, Alex. Life in Ordinary Objects. The Arkansas Traveler Newspaper, October 30, pg 8
COLLECTIONS
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Montana
Art Museum Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University
Betty Woodman Study Collection, University of Colorado, Boulder
Herman Miller Permanent Collection, Michigan
JPMorgan Chase Art Collection, New York, NY
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Greenwich House, New York, NY
Linda Lopez receives USA Fellowship
March 9, 2024/by Frances TromblyLinda Lopez: Drift
January 12 - February 18, 2024
Composition & Layout: Contemporary Design & Objects
September 17 - October 22, 2022
Design Miami/ American Design Stories: Linda Lopez
December 10, 2020/by Frances TromblyIn Pursuit of A Meaningful Mark
March 14 - April 25, 2020
Both Galleries
Both Galleries
Hidden Hour
October 25 - November 23, 2019
Droopy Porcelain Dust Furries in Colossal
July 4, 2019/by Frances TromblyVirginia Leonard and Linda Lopez finalists
February 18, 2019/by Frances TromblyLinda Lopez in the Arkansas Times
December 6, 2018/by Frances TromblyLinda Lopez featured in Sabato Magazine!
September 20, 2018/by Frances Trombly7 Contemporary Ceramicists to Collect: Linda Lopez in Artsy
July 9, 2018/by FulanoLinda Lopez: Intermission
June 2-July 21, 2018
Front Gallery
Front Gallery
Dezeen highlights Linda Lopez
March 9, 2018/by Frances TromblyLinda Lopez featured in Artsy
December 17, 2017/by Frances TromblyLinda Lopez, Andrew Casto, and David Hicks in Vigorous Form
November 17, 2017/by FulanoAndrew Casto, Linda Lopez and David Hicks in Architectural Digest
November 17, 2017/by Frances TromblyThe New Zeitgeist of Contemporary Ceramics
November 13, 2017/by Frances TromblyLinda Lopez in She Explores Blog
September 28, 2017/by Frances TromblyLinda Lopez featured in Juxtapoz
September 4, 2017/by Frances TromblySeattle Art Fair
August 3 - 6, 2017
Mindy Solomon artists featured in cfile.org
May 18, 2017/by Frances TromblyMindy Solomon Gallery in Wallpaper*
May 12, 2017/by Frances Trombly7 Stunning Objects You Might Have Missed at Collective Design
May 5, 2017/by FulanoLinda Lopez
The Abstract Domestic: Linda Lopez Sculptures
April 14, 2017/by FulanoLinda Lopez in Juxtapoz
April 14, 2017/by Frances TromblyCollective Design Fair
May 3 - 7, 2017
Linda Lopez Featured in Clay: Contemporary Ceramic Artisans
October 3, 2016/by Frances TromblyLinda Lopez:Ghost Hands
September 24-October 22, 2016
Front Gallery
Front Gallery
Mindy Solomon at Volta NY with new works by Linda Lopez
February 19, 2016/by Frances TromblyVisit
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