Linda Holt
Biography
Linda Holt, a resident of Massachusetts, earned a BS in fine arts from Skidmore College, a MFA from the University of Pennsylvania, and studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture with John Button, Joe Brainard, and Alex Katz. A recipient of numerous distinctions and awards, Holt has been a Trustee at Montserrat College of Art, a visiting artist and lecturer at University of Pennsylvania and a guest critic at FIT in New York. She is a recipient of the Henry Heinz Scholarship and won the Nathaniel Saltonstall Purchase Prize from the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
Working with quick sweeping brushstrokes and a bold color palette, Holt’s paintings convey confidence and movement. The Koi pond and rain forest are subjects she often tackles as both lend themselves to the vibrancy and energy that is uniquely within Holt.
A widely collected artist, Holt’s works are in many prestigious collections within the United States and abroad.
Awards and Exhibitions
One-person Exhibitions
2007 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA, Recent Paintings
2006 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA, Recent Paintings
2002 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA, Recent Paintings
1999 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA, Koi Paintings
1997 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA, Koi Paintings
Tvedten Fine Arts, Harbor Springs, MI, Reflections
1996 Schaff Ballet Center, Cincinnati, Water Themes Ballet Center, Louisville, KY,
Paintings Benefit
1995 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, Koi Paintings Main Street Gallery, Nantucket, MA,
Recent Paintings
1994 West Harbour Gallery, Ltd., Oyster Bay, NY, Recent Paintings, in association with
Reece Galleries, Inc., NYC Main Street Gallery, Nantucket, MA, Recent Paintings
1992 Davis Gallery, Sterling Millworks, MA, Lyrical Landscapes ARA Gallery, Hamilton,
MA, Reflections
Group Exhibitions
2007 Hubert Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Hubert Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Give the Arts a Chance, invitational benefit drawing.
Affordable Art Fair, New York City, with Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA
2004 Affordable Art Fair, New York City, with Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA
New England Biolabs, Beverly, MA
2003 Americas Collection, Coral Gables, FL. Summer Splash
2002 Boston Center for the Arts, Artcetera AIDS Benefit
Harris Gallery, Houston, TX
2000 Boston Center for the Arts, Artcetera AIDS Benefit
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
80th Birthday Invitation Acacia Gallery, Gloucester, MA
1999 Harris Gallery, Houston, TX
Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA, Tenth Anniversary Celebration
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS, Several Points of View
1998 Allan Stone Gallery, New York City, Talent
New Bedford Art Museum, MA, Vault Series: Birds
1997 Closson's, Cincinnati, OH, Say it with Flowers
1996 Francesca Anderson Fine Arts, Lexington, MA, Almost Miniatures
Court at Fourway, Martha's Vineyard, MA, Artist-in-Residence
ARA Gallery, Hamilton, MA, Art for the Collector
1995 Reece Galleries, New York City, Landscapes - Three Perspectives
Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA, Summer Idylls
Starbuck Center, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, Reunion Art Show
1994 Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, NY, OIA Benefit
Reece Galleries, New York, NY, Summer Show
Chase Gallery, Boston, MA, New Talent
Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
Bell Gallery, Memphis, TN
1993 Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Dennis DiLorenzo Fine Arts, New York, NY
Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
1992 Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, MFA Alumni
Exhibition
Dennis DiLorenzo Fine Arts, New York, NY
1991 Nicole C. Gallery, Boston, MA
Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, National Competition
1976 National Arts Club, New York, NY, Pastels Only
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA, MFA Candidates
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Prints
1975 Centre Internationale de Paris, France, American Painters
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA, MFA Candidates
1974 Phoenix Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, National Small Paintings
Awards & Distinctions
Trustee, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA, 1993-2000Visiting Artist , Montserrat College Of Art, 1999
Guest Critic, Dept. of Art & Design, FIT, New York, NY, 1994
Lecturer in Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1976
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Pennsylvania, 1975
Nathaniel Saltonstall Purchase Prize in Drawing, Skowhegan School, donated to Colby College Museum of Art
Henry J. Heinz Scholarship, Skowhegan School
Press
Boston Globe, Cate McQuaid, Sept 13, 2002, Weekend/Galleries,
"Linda A. Holt: Recent Paintings", p. E16
Art New England, Miles Unger, Feb-Mar 2000, Regional Reviews"
Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston Linda Holt" p. 39
Houston Chronicle, Patricia C. Johnson, July 8,1999 Sneak Preview"
Sizzling Art for Summertime" p. 13G
The Audubon Legacy/New Bedford Art Museum Catalogue, Joan Backes,
Vault Series, "Linda Holt rainforest huacamayas & carolina parrot," 1998
Courier-Journal (Louisville), Diane Heilenman, Oct 6, 1996, Visual
Arts Viewpoints, "Art Benefit for Ballet," p. 14
Martha's Vineyard Times, July 18, 1996, "Next at the Fourway"
Boston Globe, Nancy Stapen, Jan 19, 1995, Living/Arts Galleries"
Linda Holt at the Beth Urdang Gallery"
Nantucket Beacon, Rose Gonnella, Sept. 6, 1995, "Island Arts: It's
All in the Brushwork.”
Source: Diamond-Newman Fine Arts LLC has sourced this information from the artist. This information is solely for historical perspective and we can not guarantee the comprehensivenessor complete accuracy of this information since we did not directly comprise the historical log of the artist's shows ourselves. Exhibition information should not be a basis for purchasing artwork.
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