ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Linda Anderson has been looking at the world — really looking — since she was a child. As she recounts,
“I was drawing and painting everything I could see from a very young age. It was always a challenge to see how precisely I could recreate what I saw using my eye-hand connections.”
When Linda looks at the world around her, her eye inevitably lands on faces. Within those faces she sees the stories of the souls gazing out from behind people’s eyes. She listens to their stories, sharing with the viewer the ways that “the fabric of life is woven with the stories of people everywhere.” Running through all her work is a celebration of both the uniqueness of each individual and the common humanity we all share.
“In my travels, I observe the human story being played out the same, no matter the geographical address on the globe. When I captured someone in a moment that usually would go unnoticed, I was reminded over and over of how similar I was to people in different countries and cultures.The moments of work, repose, pride, fellowship, joy, sadness, fears, family, dreaming, celebration… these universal experiences help reinforce our sense of shared identity.”
In this exhibition, Linda paired her work with the poetry of Joan Kantor. These poems further enhance that sense of story and the connections we all share.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Linda Anderson earned her BFA and MFA at Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles and taught art for six years. She also holds an MA in Counseling from Azusa Pacific University and worked as both a marriage and family therapist and as a counselor at an International school in Trinidad and Tobago. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including the San Diego Union-Tribune, Fiber Art Now, Quilting Arts Magazine, SAQA’s Art Quilt Portfolio, Art Quilting Studio, Machine Quilting Unlimited, and 1000 Quilt Inspirations: Colorful and Creative Designs for Traditional, Modern, and Art Quilts by Sandra Sider. She has exhibited both in the United States and abroad and received numerous accolades for her work.
EXHIBITION GALLERY
