ARLENE LINDER

Arlene’s art draws from a composite of experiences, dreams, wanderings,  questions, feelings and visualizations. She searches for impact upon the viewer–good or bad, but never indifferent. 

Driven by her strong artistic voice and the freedom to experiment, her artwork continues to change as she explores and expands her abstract style to include mixed media and new subject matter. “I am greatly influenced by the human condition,” Arlene says.

“To paraphrase a famous film director,” states Arlene, “every work of art must have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order. My work is just that; the culmination of many beginnings, middles and ends.”

This San Francisco native recently moved from California to South Carolina with her husband of more than 50 years. The new setting, along with an exceptional studio in her home, has inspired her to paint a new series influenced by the Southern “Lowcountry,” the landscape and the people.

Aside from her long career in art, Arlene enjoys traveling, reading and especially loves spending time with her grandchildren.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Featured Artist:

Expressive Paintings: New Views of the Lowcountry
2013
Presented by the Art League of Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island, SC

Neiman Marcus InCircle Event
1999
Union Square, San Francisco, CA

University of California Medical Center
1988
Dostal Studio
San Rafael, CA

“I want to thank you for the success of the show. According to the staff at CBCRP (California Breast Cancer Research Program), it was one of our best exhibitions yet. Thank you!

“We also heard from many of the over 600 attendees who were profoundly moved by the exhibition. It is your work that informs, challenges, enlightens and speaks to the heart of those individuals–physicians, researchers, activists, and individuals who have been impacted by breast cancer alike–who attend the conference.”

Catherine Saiki, Curator

Marin Civic Center Gallery
1986
San Rafael, CA

“Arlene Linder displays some of the sweeping, moving draftsmanship of Picasso and a sense of social humor that is uncommon among gallery artists nowadays.”

Jeff Greer, Reporter/Columnist
Marin Independent Journal

GROUP ART SHOWS:

Art.Rage.Us
1998 to present (show is travelling through United States and abroad)
First opening at the San Francisco Main Library Gallery before traveling to the Los Angeles Public Library, and beyond.

“The (Los Angeles) library felt it was the best, most popular exhibit they have had!

“Thank you again for being part of this amazing project, and for letting us keep your work in the hopes that many others will have the powerful experience of seeing Art.Rage.Us.“

Andrea Martin, Executive Director
The Breast Cancer Fund

Susan Claymon, Project Coordinator
Art.Rage.Us

Marin County Art Fair
1989
San Rafael, CA

Crocker Museum
1988
Sacramento, CA

Bay Arts Competition
1987
Belmont, CA

“I wish to congratulate you on the acceptance of your artwork in our 8th annual juried exhibit. Your work is among the 140 accepted from a field of 940 submissions.”

–Anne Meissner, Visual Arts Director

Marin Headlands Art Center
1987
Year-long restoration and art installation headed by Artist-in-Residence David Ireland. Arlene was chosen to have her own studio at the location.
Fort Barry, Marin Headlands, CA

Humboldt State University
1986
Arcata, CA

AWARDS

MERIT AWARD:

Marin Society of Artists
1986
Ross, CA

BEST IN SHOW:

Sun City Art League
2013
Bluffton, SC

Riverside Art Museum
1986
(All California biennial juried exhibit)
Selected for museum’s perment collection
Riverside, CA

SECOND PLACE:

Bay Arts 86
1986
California

University of California at Santa Barbara
1985
Women’s Center Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA

“On behalf of the UCSB Women’s Center, we want to tell you that we enjoyed working with you and having the opportunity to show your work in the gallery.”

–Sarah Robertson and Deborah Horner, Art Gallery Curators

San Francisco Summer Show
1984
San Francisco, CA

PUBLICATIONS

Hilton Head Symphony publications
2013 – 2014 Season
Paintings selected to be included in the symphony brochures and programs

Art.Rage.Us
1998
Pen and ink drawings in book sold internationally
Chronicle Books

“Ladies Home Journal”
May issue, 1972

“American Home Magazine”
October issue, 1972

WORKING IN ARTS

Art Instructor
1980s
Nystrom Elementary School’s program for learning-disabled children
Richmond, CA

Art Instructor
1980s
National Institute for Art and Disabilities (for severely disabled children)
Richmond, CA

Owner/Designer, A. Linder Creations and Mop Tops
1968-75
Created wall hangings and designs for children’s rooms. Designs sold in many stores including B. Altman, Filene’s, Bergdorf Goodman, Bonwit Teller, Marshal Fields, and Joseph Magnin’s. Work featured in “Ladies Home Journal” and American Home Magazine.

EDUCATION

San Francisco Art Institute
Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors, 1985

More Art Studies:
University of Colorado, Boulder, 1955-56
College of Marin, Kentfield, 1977-80
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, 1982
Academy of Art, San Francisco,1982-83

ACCALADES

Paris American Academy
Paris, France
Art & Fashion Contest participation and scholarship announcement
1984

“Your work shows that you have a fine talent, and with continued effort on your part, you should be successful in realizing your goals.

–Richard Roy, Director