Linda Hutchins



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Born: 1957, Pontiac, Michigan
Raised: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Resides: Portland, Oregon


selected solo and two-person exhibitions


  • 2007
    • Linda Hutchins: Lineal Silver, Gallery One, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • 2006
    • Linda Hutchins: Line Drawing, Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland, Oregon
  • 2005
    • Introductions: Linda Hutchins and Jen Pack, Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland, Oregon
  • 2004
    • Linda Hutchins: Reiterations, The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon
    • Linda Hutchins: Waiting for Rumplestiltskin, PDX Window Project, Portland, Oregon
  • 2003
    • CROWD CONTROL: Linda Hutchins + Mark R. Smith, Northview Gallery, Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon
  • 2000
    • Bread, L&B Viewing Room, Portland, Oregon

selected group exhibitions


  • 2010
    • Excessive Obsession, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
    • Illiterature, University Art Gallery, California State University, Chico, California
    • Motherlode, The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon
  • 2009
    • Concerted Effort, Lower Columbia College Art Gallery, Longview, Washington
    • PNCA 100th Anniversary Alumni Show, Pulliam Gallery, Portland, Oregon
    • DWG - A look at Contemporary Mark Making, Ohge Gallery, Seattle, Washington
    • It is Beautiful Here: tekstiilinäyttely / textilutställning / textile exhibition 2009, Fiskars, Finland
    • Classics: Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists, Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland, Oregon
    • Illiterature, Arena 1, Santa Monica, California
    • 9th Northwest Biennial, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington
  • 2008
    • Illiterature, LIMN Art Gallery, San Francisco, California
    • Blurring the Line: Hildur Bjarnadottir, Diem Chau, Linda Hutchins, Jen Pack, Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland, Oregon
    • Transparencies, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, California
  • 2007
    • Over, Under, Around, and Through: Works by Linda Hutchins, Tracy Krumm, and Piper Shepard, Russell Hill Rogers Gallery, Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, Texas
    • Usufruct, Linfield Gallery, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon
    • DRAWN: Explorations in Line, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington
  • 2006
    • Marking Boundaries, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, California
  • 2005
    • drawing(s): 40+ artists/200 works, The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon
  • 2004
    • NW Biennial: Buildingwise, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington
    • Collecting Words on and Off the Page, Gallery 114, Portland, Oregon
  • 2003
    • 18 Women, The Art Center Gallery, Clatsop Communitiy College, Astoria, Oregon
  • 2002
    • Looming Large: Contemporary Weavers of the Vanguard, Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
  • 2001
    • Beyond Thread: (a)mending social thought, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, California
    • Drawings, The Art Center Gallery, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Oregon

    Awards, Fellowships, and Residencies


    • 2009
      • Juror's Choice Award, 9th Northwest Biennial, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington
    • 2008
      • Individual Artist Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission
    • 2004
      • Project Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, Oregon
    • 2003
      • Project Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, Oregon
      • Artist Residency, Caldera, Sisters, Oregon
    • 2002
      • Individual Artist Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission
      • Artist Residency, Caldera, Sisters, Oregon

    selected bibliography


    • 2010
      • Taylor, Sue. "Ephemeral Sculpture," Fiberarts, Apr/May 2010
      • 2009
        • Speer, Richard. "Classics," Willamette Week, April 1, 2009
        • Ollman, Leah. "Review: 'Illiterature' at Arena 1 Gallery," Los Angeles Times Culture Monster, March 5, 2009
        • Johnson, Barry. "Tuesday Morning Check-in" Portland Arts Watch, March 3, 2009
        • Graves, Jen. "Just Asking: Twenty-Six Questions for the NW Biennial," The Stranger, February 11, 2009
        • Jahn, Jeff. "Tacoma Art Museum's 9th Northwest Biennial," PORT (www.portlandart.net), February 6, 2009
        • Ponnekanti, Rosemary. "Tacoma Art Museum: Minimal Biennial", The [Tacoma] News Tribune, February 3, 2009
        • Greene, Alison de Lima. "An Occurence, An Incident, An Event," The 9th Northwest Biennial (Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, 2009)
        • Hushka, Rock. "This Place, This Time," The 9th Northwest Biennial (Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, 2009)
        • 2008
          • Wiggers, Namita. "Linda Hutchins: Pushing Boundaries," Unpacking the Collection: Selections from the Museum of Contemporary Craft (Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, 2008)
          • Speer, Richard. "'Blurring the Line: The Art of Thread' at Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery," art ltd., November/December 2008
          • Hicks, Bob. "Art Show: 'Blurring the Line: The Art of Thread' at Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery," The Oregonian, September 18, 2008
        • 2007
          • Colchester, Chlöe. Textiles Today: A Global Survey of Trends and Traditions (Thames & Hudson, New York, 2007)
          • One Shot (Visual Codec, Seattle, 2007)
        • 2006
          • Jahn, Jeff. "May Gallery Roundup," PORT (www.portlandart.net), May 24, 2006
          • Row, D.K. "Shows of Note," The Oregonian, May 12, 2006
          • Owen, Paula. "Fabrication and Encounter: When Content is a Verb," ArtLies, Spring 2006
          • Junker, Howard, ed. ZYZZYVA, Winter 2006
        • 2005
          • Hemmings, Jessica. "Words are Not Enough: The textile work of Linda Hutchins, Sara Haskell and Brigitte Amarger," Embroidery, January/February 2005
          • Lake, Eva. "A Zone All Its Own," The Portland State University Vanguard, January 26, 2005
        • 2004
          • Taylor, Sue. "Linda Hutchins at the Art Gym at Marylhurst University," Art in America, September 2004
          • Scheinman, Pamela. "Linda Hutchins: Reiterations," American Craft, August/September 2004
          • Wagonfeld, Judy. "Innovative pieces rise above the rigid foundation of 'Buildingwise'," Seatte P-I, April 30, 2004
          • Boas, Pat. "Hidden in Plain Sight," Linda Hutchins: Reiterations (Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, 2004)
        • 2003
          • Bowie, Chas. "Crowd Control," Portland Mercury, March 20, 2003
          • Goetze, Janet. "Viewer's Challenge," The Oregonian, February 28, 2003
        • 2002
          • Russell, Carol K. "Linda Hutchins: New Realities," FIBERARTS, September/October 2002
          • Hemmings, Jessica. "In Review: Beyond Thread," Surface Design Journal, Spring 2002
        • 2000
          • Koumis, Matthew, ed. Art Textiles of the World: USA (Telos Art Publishing, Winchester, 2000)

          collections and public art


            • King County (Washington)
            • Multnomah County (Oregon)
            • Multnomah County Library, John Wilson Special Collections (Oregon)
            • Museum of Contemporary Craft (Portland, Oregon)
            • Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, Oregon
            • Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus Library, temporary installation (2003 - present)
            • Portland International Airport, wallWORKS:PDX temporary installation (2001 - 2002)

          outreach


          • 2009
            • Individual Artist Fellowship Review Panel, Oregon Arts Commission (Salem, Oregon)
          • 2004 - 2007
            • Board of Trustees, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (Portland, Oregon)
          • 2006 - 2007
            • Senior Thesis Committee, Oregon College of Art and Craft (Portland, Oregon)
          • 2006
            • Visual Arts Fellowship Review Panel, Regional Arts and Culture Council (Portland, Oregon)
          • 2004
            • Artist Talk, Oregon College of Art and Craft (Portland, Oregon)
          • 2003
            • Visiting Artist, Portland State University (Portland, Oregon)
            • Artist Talks, University of Washington (Seattle, Washington), Portland Community College (Portland, Oregon)

          education


          • 1988
            • BFA, Drawing, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon
          • 1978
            • BSE, Computer Engineering, summa cum laude, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan