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Artist Statement
Painting with hot, liquid wax is an ancient technique being explored in new ways today. The
combination of the 2000 year old medium (encaustic wax) on the modern
surface of plexiglas or mylar, for instance, creates a fresh visual experience. The
light coming through the back of the plexiglas picks up the colored
pigments in the wax and shows them to the viewer in a way that lacks the
heaviness of traditional materials. Wax on plexiglas looks like color floating
in space.
The encaustic painting process applied to wood includes building up layers of wax by
brushing on a layer of liquid wax then heating it with a torch to join the
top layer to the layers below. The tranluscency of wax creates a depth
unique to this medium. The light sinks into the crevasses in the dark areas
and bounces back from lower wax layers in the lighter parts of the painting. The apparent
depth and texture is augmented by the actual build up of the wax layers.
In the pigmented ink paintings, each mark is made on the computer. Sometimes a photograph is used to initiate the image but usually the process begins with no aids and a blank computer screen. The images are printed with Ultrachrome Ink on 100% rag paper. The original, archival images are usually printed in editions of 25, usually sized 23"x23".
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Solo Exhibitions
2006 stillness obscured, Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2003 Silver and Water, Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2002 between the frames, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2002 Current Work, Pfizer, Worldwide, Visitors Atrium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2001 A Matter of Perspective, Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1999 Time, an installation, Michigan Guild Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1998 Squares and Spirals, Industrial Technology Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Selected Exhibitions
2007 Ahead of the Buzz, The Gallery at R&F, Kingston, New York
2007 Prints USA 2007, Springield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
2007 Shifting Boundaries, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2006 One Fine Art Gallery, Chigago, Illinois
2006 Encaustics, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, Michigan
2006 Personal Artifacts, Verde Gallery, Champagne, Illinois
2005 Butler Institute of American Art, Beecher Center, Youngstown, Ohio
2005 Into the Mystic, Verde Gallery, Champagne, Illinois
2005 Emphasis on digital, Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arobr, Michigan
2004 On the Wall, REFOCUS NOW, Olympia Grand Hall, London, England
2004 Snap to Grid, L.A. Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California
2004 All Media Exhibition, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2004 14th Annual National Art Competition, Truman State University,
Kirksville, Missouri
2004, 05 Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, Michigan
2003 Scarab Club Silver Medal 2003 Exhibition, Detroit, Michigan
2003 art alchemists, current work, Buckham Gallery, Flint, Michigan
2003 Bill of Rights, public art installed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, mid Sept-Oct.
2002 High Resolution, Digital Art in the 21st Century, B.K.Smith Gallery, Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio
2002 Full Spectrum, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2002 exhibit 6, Power Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2001 Constructions, Michigan Guild Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2001 wtc: reactions, a benefit for New York Disaster Relief, Michigan Guild Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2000 Elements, Michigan Guild Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2000 Bit by Bit, digital online exhibit, www.bitbybitdigital.org
Awards
2005 Butler Institute of American Art, Beecher Center - Honorable Mention
2004 Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan - Honorable Mention
2003 Scarab Club Silver Medal 2003 Exhibition, Detroit, Michigan, Digital Prize
2000 Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, Michigan, Honorable Mention
2000 Spring Exhibit 2000, Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan, First Prize and Honorable Mention
1999 Prints USA 1999, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Illinois, Cash Award
Publications
Best of America: Mixed Media Artists and Artisans, volume 1, back cover and internal pages
Collections
Ann Arbor Commerce Bank, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Terre Clinical Research Services, Inc ., Ann Arbor, Michigan
Professional Activites
1992-present: Encaustic Painter, Pigmented Ink Computer Artist, 3 Dimensional Artist
2004 Juror for Ann Arbor Street Art Fair
2001 Juror for Ann Arbor State Street Art Fair
1997-present: Ann Arbor Women Artists Board of Directors
2001-present: Co owner of Washington Street Gallery
1976-1990 Landscape Design, owner of Wildwood Flower Landscaping Co.
1970-1972 Clothing Design, freelance, New York City, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Presentations
2005 Moderator for Round Table Discussion on Digital Fine Art in conjunction with featured artist exhibit at Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2003 Artist's talk, "alternative art processes and media" in conjunction with a featured artist exhibit at Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2002 Artist's talk, as part of the exhibit High Resolution: Digital Art in the 21st Century, B.K.Smith Gallery, Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio
2001 Talk and demonstration, How 3 Artists Use the Digital Medium, Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Biography
Lynda Cole received a B.S. in Textiles and Clothing Design from Michigan State University after which she lived and worked in New York City. She moved to Ann Arbor and attended the University of Michigan for 2 years to study Botany. From 1976-1990 she ran her own landscaping company. From 1990-1995 she lived in London, England where she spent most of her spare time visiting museums, galleries and studios, experimenting with 3-D forms made of new materials and developing her art. Since 1996 she has been making and exhibiting the products of her studio work.
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