DAVID EDWARD LINN
RESUME
Born 1959, Palo Alto, CA
Education
1997 MFA, Brigham Young University School of Visual Arts
1986 BFA, Brigham Young University College of Fine Arts
1997 MFA, Brigham Young University School of Visual Arts
1986 BFA, Brigham Young University College of Fine Arts
Solo Exhibits
2009 New Work, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007 Substance of the Unseen, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006 Gathering Light, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 The Impartial Light, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2004 The Peripheral World, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 The Unseen Ceremony, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2003 Fragments of a Journey, The Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO
2002 The Land Within, The Nicolaysen Museum, Casper, WY
2002 Into This Wilderness, The Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2001 The Physics of Purity, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2001 Contemporary Icons, The Spartanburg County Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC
2001 Natural Environments/Interior Worlds, The University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
2000 Evidence and Offerings, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1999 A Gathering of Days, Brimhall Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1998 Unobserved Events, Atrium Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
1997 Where I Walk. B.F. Larsen Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1997 Views from the Circle, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
1996 My Wilderness: Image and Sound, Gallery 303, Brigham Young University
2009 New Work, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007 Substance of the Unseen, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006 Gathering Light, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 The Impartial Light, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2004 The Peripheral World, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 The Unseen Ceremony, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2003 Fragments of a Journey, The Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO
2002 The Land Within, The Nicolaysen Museum, Casper, WY
2002 Into This Wilderness, The Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2001 The Physics of Purity, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2001 Contemporary Icons, The Spartanburg County Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC
2001 Natural Environments/Interior Worlds, The University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
2000 Evidence and Offerings, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1999 A Gathering of Days, Brimhall Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1998 Unobserved Events, Atrium Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
1997 Where I Walk. B.F. Larsen Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1997 Views from the Circle, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
1996 My Wilderness: Image and Sound, Gallery 303, Brigham Young University
Group Exhibits
2013 Grand Opening Exhibit, Illume Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2011 Transformed by Light, Harris Fine Art Center, BYU, Provo, UT
2009-10 Hard Times, traveling exhibit (locations TBA)
2009 Types and Shadows: Intimations of Divinity, BYU Museum of Art, Provo, UT
2008 Utah Draws: Contour and Context, Salt Lake City Art Center, SLC, UT
2007 Curator's Choice, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007 The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2006 Woodbury Invitational, Woodbury Museum of Art, Orem, UT
2006 Postcards from Utah, New Choreography inspired by Utah visual artists, Wagner Theatre, SLC, UT
2005 Collecting Under 2000, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2005 Art Santa Fe, The Sweeny Center, Santa Fe, NM
2005 The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2005 Life on Paper, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 Metaphorically Speaking, Installation at the BYU Museum of Art, Provo, UT
2003 Group show, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2003 Art Santa Fe, The Sweeny Center, Santa Fe, NM
2003 The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2003 Re-Presenting Representation V, Arnot Museum, Elmira, NY
2002 The Lieutenant Governor's Invitational Art Exhibition, Capitol Rotunda, SLC, UT
2002 World View: The Church Museum of Art and History - Exhibit for the 2002 Winter Olympics, SLC, UT
2002 Utah Art, Utah Artists, Cultural Olympiad, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2001 New work, Evansville Institute of Arts, Evansville, IN
2001 Re-Presenting Representation IV, Arnot Museum, Elmira, NY- Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY
2001 Figure and Form, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Global Views, The Church Museum of Art and History, Salt Lake City, UT
2001 Images from the Wild, Wild West, The Nicolaysen Museum of Art, Casper, WY
2001 Turner Carroll Gallery 10th Anniversary Show, Santa Fe, NM
2000 Spiritual Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2000 Fifth International Fine Art Competition, Church Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, UT
1998 The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
1998 Seasons, Museum of Church Art and History, SLC, UT
1998 Three Visions, with Mike Workman and Bruce Brainard, Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1997 South Pass, A Collaborative Installation, Church Museum of Art and History, SLC, UT
1997 Freedom Festival Fine Art Exhibit, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1997 Utah Arts Council Traveling Exhibit, UVSC, Snow College, College of Eastern Utah, Logan City
Library, Brigham Young University
1997 150 Years of Pioneering, Museum of Art and History, SLC, UT
1997 View of Eight, contribution to Fish Ladder, by Joe Ostraff and Gary Barton, Salt Lake Art Center
1996 Utah '96 Painting and Sculpture, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
1995 The Collaborative Show, University of Utah, SLC, UT
1995 The Greener Grass Over There, Gallery 303, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1994 The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
1994 Group Show, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Brigham Young University
1994 Group Show, Repartee Gallery, Park City, UT
1994 Spiritual Art of Utah, Joseph Smith Memorial Building, SLC, UT
1994 LDS International Fine Art Exhibit, Church Museum of Art and History, SLC, UT
1992 LDS International Fine Art Exhibit, Church Museum of Art and History, SLC, UT
1989 Group Show, Communication Arts Center, Palo Alto, CA
1988 Group Show, Society of Illustrators, New York City, NY
1987 Stars and Stripes: Reinterpreting the American Flag, AIGA Invitational Exhibition, Gensler &
Associates Corporate Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Transformed by Light, Harris Fine Art Center, BYU, Provo, UT
2009-10 Hard Times, traveling exhibit (locations TBA)
2009 Types and Shadows: Intimations of Divinity, BYU Museum of Art, Provo, UT
2008 Utah Draws: Contour and Context, Salt Lake City Art Center, SLC, UT
2007 Curator's Choice, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007 The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2006 Woodbury Invitational, Woodbury Museum of Art, Orem, UT
2006 Postcards from Utah, New Choreography inspired by Utah visual artists, Wagner Theatre, SLC, UT
2005 Collecting Under 2000, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2005 Art Santa Fe, The Sweeny Center, Santa Fe, NM
2005 The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2005 Life on Paper, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 Metaphorically Speaking, Installation at the BYU Museum of Art, Provo, UT
2003 Group show, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2003 Art Santa Fe, The Sweeny Center, Santa Fe, NM
2003 The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2003 Re-Presenting Representation V, Arnot Museum, Elmira, NY
2002 The Lieutenant Governor's Invitational Art Exhibition, Capitol Rotunda, SLC, UT
2002 World View: The Church Museum of Art and History - Exhibit for the 2002 Winter Olympics, SLC, UT
2002 Utah Art, Utah Artists, Cultural Olympiad, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2001 New work, Evansville Institute of Arts, Evansville, IN
2001 Re-Presenting Representation IV, Arnot Museum, Elmira, NY- Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY
2001 Figure and Form, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Global Views, The Church Museum of Art and History, Salt Lake City, UT
2001 Images from the Wild, Wild West, The Nicolaysen Museum of Art, Casper, WY
2001 Turner Carroll Gallery 10th Anniversary Show, Santa Fe, NM
2000 Spiritual Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2000 Fifth International Fine Art Competition, Church Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, UT
1998 The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
1998 Seasons, Museum of Church Art and History, SLC, UT
1998 Three Visions, with Mike Workman and Bruce Brainard, Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1997 South Pass, A Collaborative Installation, Church Museum of Art and History, SLC, UT
1997 Freedom Festival Fine Art Exhibit, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1997 Utah Arts Council Traveling Exhibit, UVSC, Snow College, College of Eastern Utah, Logan City
Library, Brigham Young University
1997 150 Years of Pioneering, Museum of Art and History, SLC, UT
1997 View of Eight, contribution to Fish Ladder, by Joe Ostraff and Gary Barton, Salt Lake Art Center
1996 Utah '96 Painting and Sculpture, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
1995 The Collaborative Show, University of Utah, SLC, UT
1995 The Greener Grass Over There, Gallery 303, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1994 The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
1994 Group Show, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Brigham Young University
1994 Group Show, Repartee Gallery, Park City, UT
1994 Spiritual Art of Utah, Joseph Smith Memorial Building, SLC, UT
1994 LDS International Fine Art Exhibit, Church Museum of Art and History, SLC, UT
1992 LDS International Fine Art Exhibit, Church Museum of Art and History, SLC, UT
1989 Group Show, Communication Arts Center, Palo Alto, CA
1988 Group Show, Society of Illustrators, New York City, NY
1987 Stars and Stripes: Reinterpreting the American Flag, AIGA Invitational Exhibition, Gensler &
Associates Corporate Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Awards
2007 Directors Award, The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art
2005 Merit Award, Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art
2003 Utah Arts Council Grant for “Where They have Walked”
2003 Directors Award, The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art
2000 First Place, Spiritual Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art
2000 Merit Award, Fifth International Fine Art Competition, Museum of Church Art, SLC, UT
1998 Utah Arts Council Grant for “Days I Have Been Given”
1998 Merit Award, The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art
1997 Best of Show, Freedom Festival Fine Art Exhibit, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1997 Purchase Award, Museum of Church Art and History, SLC, UT
1997 Award of Merit, Museum of Church Art and History, SLC, UT
1996 Utah Arts Council traveling Exhibit Awards
1994 Visitors Choice Award, Museum of Church Art and History, SLC, UT
1990 Bronze Medal, The Creative Show, Cambridge, MA
1988 Award of Merit, Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
1987 Purchase Award, AIGA Invitational Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
1986 Silver Medal, AIGA, Salt Lake City, UT
2007 Directors Award, The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art
2005 Merit Award, Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art
2003 Utah Arts Council Grant for “Where They have Walked”
2003 Directors Award, The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art
2000 First Place, Spiritual Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art
2000 Merit Award, Fifth International Fine Art Competition, Museum of Church Art, SLC, UT
1998 Utah Arts Council Grant for “Days I Have Been Given”
1998 Merit Award, The Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art
1997 Best of Show, Freedom Festival Fine Art Exhibit, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1997 Purchase Award, Museum of Church Art and History, SLC, UT
1997 Award of Merit, Museum of Church Art and History, SLC, UT
1996 Utah Arts Council traveling Exhibit Awards
1994 Visitors Choice Award, Museum of Church Art and History, SLC, UT
1990 Bronze Medal, The Creative Show, Cambridge, MA
1988 Award of Merit, Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
1987 Purchase Award, AIGA Invitational Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
1986 Silver Medal, AIGA, Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Honors
2007 “And then I Looked” purchased by the BYU Museum of Art
2006 “Remember These” purchased by the Avampato Museum for their permanent collection.
2004 “The Gift” purchased by the State of New Mexico for their permanent collection.
2002 Recipient of special declaration by the Lieutenant Governor of Utah as one of Utah's Outstanding Artists
2002 Selected as “One of the Hundred Most Honored Artists of Utah” by Olympic Curatorial Committee
1996- Present Who's Who in the West
1988 Outstanding Young Men of America
1986 The Will Award, Brigham Young University College of Fine Arts
1985 The Honored Student Award, Brigham Young University College of Fine Arts
1982-5 Talent Award Scholarships, Brigham Young University
1978 Who's Who Among American High School Students
2007 “And then I Looked” purchased by the BYU Museum of Art
2006 “Remember These” purchased by the Avampato Museum for their permanent collection.
2004 “The Gift” purchased by the State of New Mexico for their permanent collection.
2002 Recipient of special declaration by the Lieutenant Governor of Utah as one of Utah's Outstanding Artists
2002 Selected as “One of the Hundred Most Honored Artists of Utah” by Olympic Curatorial Committee
1996- Present Who's Who in the West
1988 Outstanding Young Men of America
1986 The Will Award, Brigham Young University College of Fine Arts
1985 The Honored Student Award, Brigham Young University College of Fine Arts
1982-5 Talent Award Scholarships, Brigham Young University
1978 Who's Who Among American High School Students
Teaching and lecturing
2000 Juror and Lecturer, Drawing 2000, Brigham Young University
1994 Guest Instructor, Brigham Young University School of Visual Arts
1993 Guest Lecturer, Brigham Young University Department of Design
1984 Drawing Instructor, Brigham Young University Department of Design
Special Projects and Experience
1997 Environmental sound design for South Pass installation
1996 Environmental sound design for My Wilderness installation
Work featured or reviewed in:
Utah Art, Utah Artists- A 150 Year Retrospective
New American Painting, 2000
Utah Painting and Sculpture, Gibbs Smith, 1999
Images of Faith, Deseret Book, 1995
Stars and Stripes, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1987
American Art Collector
ArtNews
THE Santa Fe
The Santa Fe New Mexican
The Santa Fe Recorder
The New York Times
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Deseret News
The Spartanburg Herald Journal
The Casper Star-Tribune
Nuvo
Pasatiempo
Communication Arts
Print
The Sciences
Art Direction Magazine
This People Magazine
Dialogue
National Public Radio
2000 Juror and Lecturer, Drawing 2000, Brigham Young University
1994 Guest Instructor, Brigham Young University School of Visual Arts
1993 Guest Lecturer, Brigham Young University Department of Design
1984 Drawing Instructor, Brigham Young University Department of Design
Special Projects and Experience
1997 Environmental sound design for South Pass installation
1996 Environmental sound design for My Wilderness installation
Work featured or reviewed in:
Utah Art, Utah Artists- A 150 Year Retrospective
New American Painting, 2000
Utah Painting and Sculpture, Gibbs Smith, 1999
Images of Faith, Deseret Book, 1995
Stars and Stripes, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1987
American Art Collector
ArtNews
THE Santa Fe
The Santa Fe New Mexican
The Santa Fe Recorder
The New York Times
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Deseret News
The Spartanburg Herald Journal
The Casper Star-Tribune
Nuvo
Pasatiempo
Communication Arts
The Sciences
Art Direction Magazine
This People Magazine
Dialogue
National Public Radio
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