Resume: 21st Century
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions
Collections
Awards & Honors
Positions, Workshops, Lectures,
Exchange Pograms
Bibliography
Education
Summer Programs
Tea Ceremony
Resume
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20th century resume
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Linda Lighton received a BFA with honors from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1989. She studied painting and ceramics, 1976-1978, at the University of Idaho and was on the Mortarboard Society. From 1974-1976 Lighton lived on the Colville Indian Reservation in Eastern Washington State. She attended The Factory of Visual Arts in Seattle, Washington from 1971-1974.
Lighton has had 46 solo shows since 1974 and participated in more than 117 group exhibitions including the 1st World Biennale in Icheon, Korea, 2001; International Bienal de Manises, Valencia, Spain, 2006; World Clay, Latvian National Museum, Riga, Latvia, 2006; Fule International Ceramic Museum, Fuping, China, 2008; and Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Linda
Lighton is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics. She has had the opportunity to represent the United States at numerous symposiums and residencies: Fule International Ceramic Museums 2008; Israeli Ceramic Artists Association and Binyamini Foundation, 2005; International Workshop for Ceramic Artists in Tokonome, Japan, 1996; International Symposium, Latvia, 1998 and 1992; and at the Jiesia Bone China Factory Symposium, Kaunas, Lithuania, 1996.
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Lighton is a fervent arts advocate and activist. She has worked on many boards in her community; helping to instigate the One Percent for Arts Program in Kansas City, and serving on numerous boards over the years: Young Audiences of Kansas City, Friends of Art, Nelson Atkins Museum, Review Magazine, Kansas City Ballet, and National Council for the Education of the Ceramic Arts. She currently serves on the Kansas City Jewish Museum Board, National Committee at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, and administers the Lighton International Artists Exchange Program at the Kansas City Artists Coalition.
Linda Lighton's work is in many national and international collections: Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO; Daum Museum, Sedalia, MO; Spencer Museum, Lawrence, KS; Iceon International Ceramic Museum, Icheon, Korea; Fule International Ceramic Museum, Fuping, China; Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland; Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS; and University of Ohio, Athens, OH.
Lighton currently works in a large warehouse in Kansas City and rents space to other artists.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2008 Carter Arts Center, "Boundless Joy," Penn Valley Community College, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2008 Strecker Nelson Gallery, "Linda Lighton," Manhattan, KS
- 2007 Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, Washington
- 2006 Art & Design Gallery, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
- 2004 Liberty Memorial Museum, "Art at the Memorial," Kansas City, Missouri
- 2004 Sherry Leedy Gallery, "Hothouse Exotica," Kansas City, Missouri
- 2003 Art Forte Gallery, "Primavera," Kirkland, Washington
- 2002 UMKC Belger Arts Center, "Linda Lighton, New Works: Male-Female," Kansas City, Missouri
- 2000 Kansas City Jewish Museum, "Linda Lighton," Overland Park, Kansas
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Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2008 "50 Years at the Art Institute," Kansas City Artist's Coalition, Kansas City, MO
- 2008 "Satellite Exhibitions," Bridge Art Fair, Miami, Florida
- 2008 International Academy of Ceramics Art Show, Xian Exhibition Center, Xian, China
- 2007 "Permanent Collection Exhibition," FuLe International Ceramic Art Museums, American Museum, Fuping, China
- 2007 "Clay Today," International Academy of Ceramics, National Museum of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
- 2006 "All Things Ceramic," Carnegie Arts Center, Leavenworth, KS
- 2006 "Group Exhibition," International Academy of Ceramics, Riga, Latvia
- 2006 "20th Icheon Ceramic Festival," Icheon, Korea
- 2005-6 "International Bienal de Manisés," Museu Ceràmica de Manisés, Valencia, Spain
- 2005 "Masters of Clay," The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2004 "Porcelain, Mystic Lightness," Vallauris, France
- 2004 "The Gun & Knife Show," Farenheit Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2004 "Tablescapes: A Feast for the Eyes," Columbus Mus. of Art, Columbus, OH
- 2003 "Mastery of Clay," The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2003 "Consuming Passion: Edible by Design," Ross Art Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
- 2003 "18th Annual Greater Midwest International," Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri
- 2003 "SOFA," International Fair for Dimensional Fine Art, Palm Beach, Florida
- 2002 "Sculptural Clay," Daum Museum, Sedalia, Missouri
- 2002 "Under the Chuppa," Kansas City Jewish Museum, Lenexa, Kansas
- 2002 "Terra Sutra," Arts Incubator, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2001 "Go Figure, Invitational," Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2001 "1st World Ceramic Biennale," Ichon, Korea
- 2001 "Flat Files," H&R Bloch Artspace, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2000 "Best of Missouri Hands," Craftsmans' Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
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Collections
- Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- FuLe International Ceramic Art Museums, the American Museum, Fuping, China
- Leo Lambiel Museum, Lopez Island, Washington
- International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva, Switzerland
- Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, Kansas
- University of Ohio, Athens, Ohio
- Daum Museum, Sedalia, Kansas
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
- Spencer Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
- International Workshop of Clay, Tokonome, Japan
- International Ceramic Museum, Icheon, Korea
- Latvian National Museum, Riga, Latvia
- International Ceramic Museum, Kecskemet, Hungary
- Jiesia Bone China Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
- R. Crosby Kemper, Kansas City, Missouri
- Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
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Artist Residencies/Working Experience
- 2007 FuLe International Ceramic Art Museums, American Museum, Fuping Pottery Art Village, Shaanxi, China
- 2005 Binyamini Foundation and Ceramics Artists Association of Israel, Tel Aviv and Sodom, Grant and Residency
- 2003 International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
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Awards, Honors, Grants
- 2008 Missouri Arts Award, State of Missouri
- 2007 Mallin Artist Promotion Grant, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO
- 2007 Creative Capital Professional Development Program, sponsored by Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City and the Charlotte Street Foundation
- 2005 Member of the International Academy of Ceramics, Switzerland
- 2005 Binyamini Foundation and Ceramics Artists Association of Israel, Grant and Residency
- 2003 International Clay Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
- 2003 Nominee; Charlotte Street Fund, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2003 Honored by Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2000 Recognition Award from Young Audiences of Kansas City
- 2000 Nominated for Neuberger Award
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Positions, Workshops, Lectures, Exchange Programs
- 2008 Linda Lighton, International Academy of Ceramics Symposium, Xi'an, China
- 2008 Linda Lighton, National Women in the Arts, Kansas City, MO
- 2002-present Sponsor and director for Lighton International Artists Exchange Program at Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2007 Lecture: Linda Lighton recent work, National Council for Education in Ceramic Arts, Louisville, Kentucky
- 2007 Invited Artist for the FuLe International Ceramic Art Museum, Fuping,
China
- 2007-09 Board Member, Francis Foundation Small Arts Grants, Kansas City, MO
- 2005-08 Advisory Board, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO
- 2006 China Paint Workshop at Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
- 2006 Presenter, International Residencies, National Council for Education in Ceramic Arts, Portland, Oregon
- 2005 Member, International Academy of Ceramics, Switzerland
- 2005 Invited Lecture & Slideshow, Kemper Museum, KC, MO
- 2005 China Paint Workshop, Estee's Pottery, Neot Hakikal, Sodom, Israel
- 2005 Lecture, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
- 2004-2005 Lighton International Artists Exchange Program Panel Discussion, Kansas City Artist Coalition
- 2004 Kansas City Art Institute Graduate Student Lecture, "Being An Artist in the Real World"
- 2004 Honorary Chairperson, Review Magazine, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2003 Auction Coordinator, National Council for Education of Ceramic Art
- 2003 Sponsor, four artists International Workshop of Ceramics, Kecskemet, Hungary
- 2003 Board Member, Review Magazine, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2000-03 Advisory Board for National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
- 2001-1998 Program Director at Kansas City Clay Guild
- 2000 China Painting and Lustre Workshop at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
- 2000 Lecture, Travel and Creativity to Trends Group at Hallmark Cards Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2000 Sponsor and coordinator for Latvian American Artist Exchange Program in Kansas City, Missouri
- 2000 Group Leader for Printmaking Workshop, Tuscany, Italy
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Bibliography
- 2008 "Confrontational Ceramics," by Judith S. Schwartz, Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 2008, p. 25.
- 2008 "Tubers, Sea Sponges and Flowers, Boundless Joy in Ceramic Form," review by Andrea Norris, Review Magazine, April 2008, p. 40.
- 2008 "Lighton Celebrates the 'S' Word," by Sarah Mote, Kansas City Star, February 23, 2008, p. E3.
- 2008 "The Woman Flower, Linda and her Ceramic Art," by Bai Ming, Ceramic Science and Art, pp. 14-15.
- 2007 "Linda Lighton: New Work, Transition, Growth & Change," NCECA Journal, Volume XXVIII, pg 24.
- 2007 "500 Animals in Clay," Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
- 2007 "China Paint and Overglazes," by Paul Lewing, published by the American Ceramics Society.
- 2006 "Ceramic Works Range From Elegant to Quirky." review by Camille Howell, The News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri
- 2006 "Dangerous Beauty," by Elisabeth Kirsch, Review, August 2006, p. 52-55
- 2004 "International Exchange Program Launched," by Marcus Cain, Review, February 2004, p. 42-43
- 2003 "Linda Lighton's Predatory Petals," by Glen R. Brown, Kerameiki Techni International Ceramic Art Review, August 2003, #44, p. 72-75
- 2003 "Safe Sex, Ceramics by Linda Lighton and David Furman," by Christopher Leitch, Ceramics Art and Perception, June 2003, Issue 52, (print post publication NO. pp255003/00105) p. 67-69
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Education
- 1998-1997 Sogetsu School of Ikebana, Kansas City, Missouri
- 1989-1987 Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors
- 1978-1976 University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
- 1976-1975 Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Washington
- 1974-1971 Factory of Visual Arts, Seattle, Washington
- 1967-1966 Centenary College, Hackettstown, New Jersey
Summer Programs
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Tea Ceremony
- 2006 Kemper Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2005 Japan Festival, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS
- 2004 Tea Ceremony and Lecture, Red Star Studio, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2000 Tea Ceremony, Lecture and Demonstration at Pitzer College at Claremont, California
- 2000-1997 Tea Ceremony, Lecture and Demonstration, Japanese Language Festival, University of Missouri-Kansas City
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