Linda Ekstrom
lives and works in Carpinteria CA
biography
Linda Ekstrom completed her MFA in Art Studio at the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1996 where she teaches in the studio art program in the College of Creative Studies. Her works have been included in both solo and group exhibitions including, Frumkin Gallery in Santa Monica; Montgomery Museum, Pomona College; Center for the Book, San Francisco; Center for the Book, New York; Kellogg Museum, Cal Poly, Pomona; LIMN Gallery and Quotidian Gallery in San Francisco. In addition her work was included in the international exhibition, “Faith” at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield Connecticut; in “Sacred Texts” at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and, in “City Dialogues” at Barnsdall Museum, Los Angeles. Ekstrom’s work has been reviewed in Art in America, Sculpture Magazine, the Los Angeles Times and numerous other publications.
selected solo exhibitions
2010 a working backward, Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica
2006 unraveling, Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica
2001 Beneath Memory, Frumkin Duval Gallery, Santa Monica
1999 Deep Sleep of Resemblance Sherry Frumkin/Christine Duval Gallery
1998 children of memory - University Art Museum, UCSB
1997 Transcriptions - Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1996 a space for memory - Holocaust Remembrance Week, UCSB Gallery 1434
1990 from the fire and garden - OuterSpace Gallery, Contemporary Arts Forum
1989 Fire, Water, Night Sky, Cross and Gold - Puccinelli Gallery
1986 ARTSEEN, Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Triptych Wall
1985 Recent Works - OuterSpace Gallery, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
1982 Resolved/Unresolved: Installation - College of Creative Studies, UCSB
In Search of Ancient Sisters - University of California, Santa Barbara
selected group exhibitions
2011 Achromatic Variations, Jane Deering Gallery, Santa Barbara CA
2010 Altered Books: A New Object, [ARTSPACE] at Untitled, Oklahoma City, OK
Aldrich Undercover, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield Connecticut
Density, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara
2009 Illiterature, Arena One Gallery, Santa Monica (Cal State Chico Gallery, 2010)
Book as Sculpture, Brand Stater Gallery, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA
2008 Aldrich Undercover, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield Connecticut
Illiterature, LIMN Gallery, San Francisco (curated by Mark Carter)
2007- 2008 ZOOM+/ - Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica; & LIMN Gallery, San Francisco (curated by Doug Beube)
2007 Artists’ books Made Here, Elverhoy Museum of History and Art
2006 Fiber/Fabric: Angels Gate, San Pedro, CA 2006 Aldrich Undercover, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield Connecticut
2005 Submersed: Contemporary Altered Books, International Surface Design Conference, Kansas (curated by Teresa Paschke)
Artists Create Books, Terhune Gallery, Toledo Ohio; Tiffin University, Ohio; Ohio Northern University (curated by Jean Clad)
Books: An Exhibition of Exceptionally Scaled Books, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Gallery, Cal Poly, Pomona
2005 Dialogue, I-5 Gallery at the Brewery, Los Angeles (curated by Michelle Onstot)
2004 Metaphorical Books, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro
City Dialogues, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park
Sacred Texts of the World, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (curated by Diana Mullin; catalog)
2002 Girl Talk; Encina Gallery, Sacramento, CA (curated by Elizabeth Adan)
2001 Year End LIMN Gallery, San Francisco, CA (curated by Christine Duval)
So Cal(led) Books: Diversity in Artist’s Books from Southern California, New York Center for the Book, New York (curated by Gloria Helfgott; catalog)
Out of Line, Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara (curated by Rafael Perea de la Cabada; catalog)
Theory or Faith, LIMN Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2001
Spun, The Living Room: Special Projects in Contemporary Art, Santa Monica
2000 Faith: The Impact of Judeo-Christian Religion on Art at the Millennium, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT (curated by: Christian Eckart, Harry Philbrick, Osvaldo Romberg; catalog)
Within Our Walls: The Museum at Pomona College, Montgomery Gallery, Pomona College, Claremont CA
reviews of exhibitions (partial list)
Leah Ollman, “Linda Ekstrom at Sherry Frumkin,” Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2010 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/11/art-review-linda-ekstrom-at-sherry-frumkin.html
Leah Ollman, “Linda Ekstrom at Frumkin/Duval,” Art in America, May 2002, No. 5, (photo: Expanse from the Castles Series) p.158 http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_5_90/ai_86194996
Rahne Pistor, “Altered bibles, tense faith central to Ekstrom’s conceptual…” The Argonaut, November 2, 2006
Leah Ollman, “Sacred texts and the power of love,” Los Angeles Times, November 17, 2006
Tahree Lane, “Books as art…” The Blade (Toledo Ohio), November 10, 2005
Victoria Dalkey, “Encina’s ‘Girl Talk’ show offers a serious visual conversation,” The Sacramento Bee, January 27, 2002 (photo: Twined Bible)
Ann Wilson Lloyd, “In A New Millennium, Religion Shows Its Face,” The New York Times, January 23, 2000 Eleanor Charles, “Art and Religion,” New York Times, The Guide, January 23, 2000
Stephanie Ramp, “Take It on Faith: The Aldrich Museum mounts…” Fairfield County Weekly, February 3, 2000
Frank Merkling, “A New Look for Virgin Mary--bobby socks,” The News Times, February 4, 2000
Matt Sedensky, “Faith - The Aldrich Museum explores…” Connecticut Post, February 27, 2000
L. P. Streitfeld, “’Faith’ Harvests a Renaissance in Ridgefield,”Stamford Advocate, March 2000
Patricia Rosoff, “Faith in Art- The mystery of belief, the lure of the numinous at the Aldrich,” The Hartford Advocate, March 23, 2000
Grace Glueck, “Creative Souls Who Keep the Faith or Challenge its Influence,” The New York Times, April 21, 2000 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E0D81031F932A15757C0A9669C8B63
David D.J. Rau, “Faith: The Impact of Judeo-Christian Religion on Art at the Millennium,” New Art Examiner, June 2000
Mark Daniel Cohen, “Faith: The Impact of Judeo-Christian Religion on Art at the Millennium,” Contemporary Visual Arts, June 2000, Issue 29
Lindsey Westbrook, “Theory or Faith,” Critics Choice: Art, San Francisco Bay Guardian, August 5, 2001 (photo: Opera Apum-Work of the Bees)
Limn Gallery, “Wrap Up! 2001,” San Francisco Frontiers, December 13, 2001, Vol. 20, Issue 17 (photo: Rose Bible)
Steven Jenkins, “‘trans-‘ at Quotidian Gallery,” Artweek, May 1999, Vol. 3 (photo: Collaborative Drawings)
Leah Ollman, “Lost and Remembered,” Los Angeles Times, Art Reviews November, 12, 1999 (photo: Open Wing Bible)
“Gallegiate Report Card” and “Gallegiate Top Ten,” Coagula, Summer 1997, Vol. 28
