LINDA RIDGWAY

 

 

BORN:

 

1947    Jeffersonville, IN

           

Presently lives and works in Dallas, TX

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

            M.F.A., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

            B.F.A., Louisville School of Art, Anchorage, KY

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

 

2005    Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY

            Linda Ridgway: Reconsider, El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX

2003    Consider, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX

2002    Arrangements, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2001    Without Ceremony, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA

Linda Ridgway: White Flowers, Dallas Visual Art Center, TX, solo exhibition to recognize the 2001 Legend Award Artist

2000    Natural Juices: Etchings and Monotypes, Flatbed Galleries, Austin, TX

            Linda Ridgway: Leap Year, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX

1999    Linda Ridgway: Receiving Line, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Linda Ridgway: Red Line, Art League of Houston, TX, Exhibit for 1999 Artist of the Year Award

1998    Poetry of Line, Women & Their Work, Austin, TX

1997-98  Linda Ridgway: A Survey, Poetics of Form, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, traveled to Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (catalogue)

1996    Visual Essays, Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX,

            Inman Gallery, Houston, TX

1994    Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX

1991    Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX

1990    Graham Gallery, Houston, TX,

            Night Voices, Studio Gallery, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX

1987    Formations, DW Gallery, Dallas, TX

1982    DW Gallery, Dallas, TX

1977    DW Co-op Gallery, Dallas, TX

1976    Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX

1974    Louisville School of Art, Anchorage, KY

 

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

 

   2004     Texas Vision: The Barrett Collection, The Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

            Steve Murphy, Linda Ridgway: Planting A Line, The Gallery at UTA, Arlington, TX

            One Hundred Drawings, Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX

            5th Anniversary Exhibition, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX

2003    Flip, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX

Pairings: Artists’ Selections from the Dallas Museum of Art Collection, The Contemporary, Dallas, TX

            Mark Making: A Drawing Show, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX

            Twenty-fifth Anniversary Exhibition, Arthur Roger, New Orleans, LA

2002    One Hunderd Years: The Permanent Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas

Spring Forward: New Work from the Studio, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CANext, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX

Modalities of the Visible: A Survey of Contemporary Art in North Texas, Brookhaven College For the Arts, Addison, TX

            Art in Embassies Program, Paris France

2001    Private Collections: Artists, Curators and Collectors, The Gallery at the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

            Vernissage, Galerie Gisele Linder, Basel, Switzerland

Gallery in the Garden, Benefit for the Greater Austin Chapter of the Alzheimers Association, Governor’s Mansion, Austin, TX

Sculpture, Drawings, and Works in Relief, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA

            Summer in the City, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2000    Red, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington ,TX

            The Art Show, John Berggruen Gallery, New York, NY

            Crossing State Lines, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

            Flatbed Press, Works on Paper, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX

            Five By Seven By X, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX

1999    Les derniers ojbets du siecle? Galerie Gisele Linder, Basel, Switzerland

            PhotoAustin: 1999 Inaugural Exhibtion, Flatbed Galleries, Austin, TX

            Art/30/Basel, Galerie Gisele Linder, Basel, Switzerland

            House of Sculpture, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX

            Flora and Fauna, John Micheal Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

1998    Foundations: Mechanics and Instinct, CRCA, The Gallery at UTA, Arlington, TX

            Link, Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX

Oso Bay Biennial X, Art Museum of South Texas and Weil Gallery, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX

1997    Link, Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX

            New Work: Gallery Artists, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX

1996    Establishment Exposed: Part I, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, TX (catalogue)

            Link, Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX

            Five Year Anniversary Show, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX

1995-96  Genesis and Fire: Works from the Green Mountain Foundry, The Glassell School of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX (brochure)

1995    Link, Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX

Showing Off  the DCCCD: Works by Art Faculty of the Dallas County Community College District, D-Art, Dallas, TX

            Gang Warfare, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX

1994    Small Objects, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX

Private Identity and Public Conscience: Contemporary Works from the Museum’s Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Texas Axis: 4 Artists Exploring Space, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX (catalogue)

            Works on Paper, Longview Art Museum, Longview, TX

            Harry Geffert and Friends, D-Art, Dallas, TX

            Drawings, Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX

            Essentials, Glassell School of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Abstract Matters: Recapitulation and Transcendence, Forum Gallery, Center for the Arts, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX

            Faculty Show, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX

1992    Forty + Views, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX

Presence, Center for Research in Contemporary Art, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

Metal and Stone: Six Young Sculptors, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX (catalogue)

1991    Sculpture Invitational, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX

1990    The Vessel, Hickory Street Annex, Dallas, TX (catalogue)

            Making Metaphors, Richland College, Dallas, TX

            New Sculpture, Graham Gallery, Houston, TX

            Working with Harry, University of North Texas Art Gallery, Denton, TX

1989    Group Show, N. NO. O Gallery, Dallas, TX

            A Family of Artists, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX

            A Moveable Art Feast/Treasure Hunt, Beverly Gordon Gallery, Dallas, TX

1988    Metroplex Artist Series, Exhibition and Lecture, Texas Christian University,

            Fort Worth, TX

            Recent Work: Gallery Artists, DW Gallery, Dallas, TX

            Taking Shape, DW Gallery, Dallas, TX

1987    100 Under 1000, DW Gallery, Dallas, TX

1985    The Crescent Collection II: A Celebration of Texas Artists, The Crescent Marketing Center, Dallas, TX

1984    Drawing Show, DW Gallery, Dallas, TX

1983    Art from Dallas Galleries, Caltex House, Irving, TX

            Group Show, DW Gallery, Dallas, TX

            Faculty Show, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX

1982    Texas Fine Arts Association Competition, City Hall, Dallas, TX

            Black and White, DW Gallery, Dallas, TX

1981    Works on Paper, Forum Gallery, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX

            Invitational 80-81, Longview Museum and Arts Center, Longview, TX

1979    Fire, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX (catalogue)

Made in Texas, Archer M. Huntington Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, TX (catalogue)

            12: Artists Working in North Texas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX (catalogue)

            Dallas Art 79, City Hall, Dallas, TX

1978    Works on Paper: Southwest 1978, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX (catalogue)

 

 

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

 

Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Weisman Collection, Los Angeles, CA

American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

ARCO, Dallas, TX

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

2004    Bouchard, Kevin.  “Linda Ridgway: Consider.” Artlies, Winter 2003-04: 76.

            Hurt, Cindy. “Reviews: Dallas, Texas” Art Papers, May/June 2004: 54-55.

Mitchell, Charles Dee.  “Floral castings display beauty in an unnatural order,” The Dallas Morning News, December 10, 2003: 14E.

2003    Kutner, Janet. “Contemporary Exhibit Pairs Texas Artists with Muses,” The Dallas Morning News, February 26, 2003: 12C.

Tyson, Janet. “ Pairings: Artists’ Selections from the Dallas Museum of Art,” Artlies, Spring: 78.

2001    Kutner, Janet.  “Passing Fancy,” The Dallas Morning News, October 24: 12C

Booth, Herb.  “Award sprouts from flower creations,” The Dallas Morning News: Southwest Morning News, October 19, 2001: 1-2M

Kutner, Janet.  “Four who champion the arts honored,” The Dallas Morning News, May 30: 12C.

2000    Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Hats Off,” The Dallas Morning News, December 6: 5C.

1999    Johnson, Patricia C. “Dallas artist creates in dual directions.” The Houston Chronicle, April 8: 1D and 3D.

1998    Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Exhibit Rests on a Form Foundation: Design Intensive Show at CRCA Shrugs Off Substance.” The Dallas Morning News, Today Section, October 24: 1C and 4C.

Dumbadze, Alexander. “Linda Ridgway: Poetry of Line, Women and Their Work.” Art Papers, September/October: 55-56.

            Lightman, Victoria Hodge. “Houston: Linda Ridgway...”, Sculpture, March: 68.

Rees, Christina. “Dear God: DMA show asks big questions without demanding answers.” The Met, February 11-18.

Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Ridgway: Always keeping good form.” The Dallas Morning News, Sunday, January 18.

            Weinstein, Joel. “Linda Ridgway: The Dallas Museum of Art.” ArtLies, Spring: 54.

1997    Johnson, Patricia C. “Poetic sculpture elicits thought.” The Houston Chronicle, October 15: 3D.

1996    Grieser, Andy. “Using Leaves and Grapes to Adorn Woolf’s Pages.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 22, Section H: 2.

Kutner, Janet. “Breathtaking Bronzes.” The Dallas Morning News, Wednesday, October 2.

Huerta, Benito. “Linda Ridgway ‘Visual Essays:’ Gerald Peters Gallery.” ArtLies, Fall: 44.

Kutner, Janet. “Lone Star Art Stars: Dallas Visual Art Center showcase state’s top talent.” The Dallas Morning News, November 23: 1C and 8C.

1994    Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Area Art Exhibits Are Worth The Trip.”  The Dallas Morning News, Saturday, September 17.

Tyson, Janet. “The Eyes of Axis: Arlington Exhibit Gives Viewers’ Vision Room to Roam.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tuesday, September 13.

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Wilson, Wade. “Women Make Their Mark In Surprising Number of Ways.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Sunday, July 3.

            Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Strange Brews.” The Dallas Morning News, Thursday, May 19.

Johnson, Patricia. “Glassell Shows Minimalism’s Softer Edges.” The Houston Chronicle, February 17, Section C: 1.

1992    Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Considering the Evidence.” Essay from Presence at CRCA Gallery, University of Texas at Arlington.

Tyson, Janet. “In This Corner...Two Ways of Looking at the World Square Off in Exhibits.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 10, Section E: 3.

1991    Emenhiser, Karen. “Linda Ridgway.” Detour, June: 71.

            Moody, Tom. “Linda Ridgway.” Artforum, October: 133-134.

1990    Chadwick, Susan. “Sculpture Poetically Mixes Male, Female.” The Houston Post, June 13: Art D1+.

Kutner, Janet. “A New Spark for the City’s Modern Arts.” The Dallas Morning News, May 20: C1 and C8.

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            Tyson, Janet. “This ‘Vessel’ Carries the Goods.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 29: 13.

            Tyson, Janet. “Bronze Casts Inspiration.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November: 1 and 6.

            The Vessel. Text by Richard Brettell, Charles Dee Mitchell, and Gail Thomas, Dallas, TX.

1989    Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Taking Shape.” Artspace, May/June: 56-57.

1988    Kutner, Janet. “A Show Place for Texas Artists.” The Dallas Morning News, July 25.

1987    Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Geology Meets Geometry.” Dallas Observer, October 22: 19 & 27.

1985    Kutner, Janet. “Impressive Works in Crescent Collection II.” The Dallas Morning News, April 6:  F1-2.

            Marvel, Bill. “The Crescent is Cultivating Texas Art.” Dallas Times Herald, March 3: 6.

1982    Kutner, Janet. “Artists Drawings are at DW Gallery.” The Dallas Morning News, November 21: C2.

            Marvel, Bill. “Critic’s Choice.” Dallas Times Herald, Weekend Section, November 12.

1979    Lippard, Lucy R. “Texas Red Hots.” Art in America, July/August: 30-31.

            Winckler, Suzanne. “The Texas Heat.” Texas Monthly, April: 170-173.

            Houston Contemporary Arts Museum. Fire! Text by curator James Surls.

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