all material copyright © Linda Ford 2022 unless otherwise noted
all material copyright © Linda Ford 2022 unless otherwise noted
EDUCATION
2002 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
2002 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, MFA Sculpture
1989 Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, BA Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude
1988 The Museum of Fine Arts School, Boston, MA, Additional Coursework
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES AND SCREENINGS
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2021
BODIES OF WATER, BODIES OF LAND, BODIES, AS220 Project Space, Providence, RI
2016
TERRITORIALIZE, Sarah Doyle Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI
2004
VIDEO DILEMMA! (Curated by Dale Hoyt), Build Gallery, San Francisco, CA
WINDOW SHOPPING, A PUBLIC PROJECTION, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS, SCREENINGS & PERFORMANCES
2021
THREE TURNS: SPECIAL PROJECTS Untitled Art Fair (Curated by Tony Labat), Miami Beach, FL
COSTUME & WEARABLE ART, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture 75th Anniversary Zine Publication
presented at the Anniversary Block Party, 22 West Street, New York, NY
A SPIRIT OF DISRUPTION, The San Francisco Art Institute's 150th Anniversary Exhibition, (Curated by Margaret Tedesco
& Leila Weefur) Walter & McBean Gallery, San Francisco, CA
MURMURATIONS (A TAROT DECK), A Fundraiser for AS220, The Project Space, Providence, RI
2020
TOGETHER CROWNED IN A HALO OF LIGHT, Aborn Gallery, Providence, RI
2018
CONTACT/CONNECT, Sprinkler Factory, Worcester, MA
DOGDAYS, AS220 Main Gallery, Providence, RI
2017
LUNA LOBA, AS220 BlackBox, Providence, RI
DRAWING WATER, Street Performance PVDFest, Providence, RI
2016
RESIDENT & STAFF EXHIBITION, AS220 Main Gallery, Providence, RI
2015
FALL FACULTY SHOW, Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI
DOWNSTREET Art Festival (Organized by MCLA, North Adams and MASS MoCA), North Adams, MA
2014
THE INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL TRIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY WIND CHIMES
Rocks Box Contemporary Fine Art, Portland, OR
2013
SkowheganPERFORMS (Annual Juried Alum Site-Specific Show), Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
2012
ZERO 1 BIENNIAL: THE ARTIST IS ELSEWHERE, The Performance Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
NIGHTLIGHT, MULTIMEDIA GARDEN PARTY (curated by Justin Hoover), SOMarts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
THE ONE, Online Curated Project by Peter Max Lawrence
2011
CHAIN LETTER, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
GROUP SHOW, Platform Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
TRAMPOLIM, Galeria Homero Massena, Vitória, Brazil (Catalogue)
2010
LOW LIVES (Catalogue) (curated by Jorge Rojas) EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO New York, NY, GALERIA DE LA RAZA
San Francisco, CA, DIASPORA VIBE GALLERY Miami, FL, THE TEMPORARY SPACE Houston, TX, OBSIDIAN ARTS
Minneapolis, MN, TERMINAL: APSU Clarksville, GA, CO-LAB Austin, TX, STUDIO 304 Brooklyn, NY
2009
THE SEDUCTION OF DUCHAMP, Slaughterhouse Space, Healdsburg, CA
2008
CONTAMINATE 3, Midway Studios, Boston, MA
CLOSE CALLS, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
2007
THE PROFESSIONALS, Queens Annex, San Francisco, CA
2006
HAUNTED, Disjecta, Portland, OR
TERROR?, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
V1B3 VIDEO PROJECT, TRAVELING SCREENINGS, Orange, California & London, UK
STRANGER THAN FICTION, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
ELSEWHERE-ANDERSWO, Saarlandisches Kunstlerhaus, Saarbrucken, Germany
TRUTH AND LIES, (Annual Juried), Mission 17 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005
CLOTHING AS ART, ART AS CLOTHING (Catalogue)(Curated by Anuradha Vikram)
The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
SUMMER SONNEN FEST, Takt Kunstprojekttraum, Berlin, Germany
FORM/REFORM (Curated by Margaret Tedesco), Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
2004
AN ACCUMULATION OF CONVENTION: EN MASSE (Curated by Camilo Alvarez), Samson Projects, Boston, MA
A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR, (Curated by Jackie Sumell), The Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
VIVA (A VIDEO SHOW), Gallery at the Cafe de Asis, Panama City, Panama
ANNUAL 12 TO 12 VIDEO MARATHON, Art In General, New York, NY
TEST TUBE: FREEZERBURN, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
2003
ESPACIOS A LA EXPERIMENTACION II, Costa Rican Museum of Contemporary Art & Design San Jose, Costa Rica
VIVA (A VIDEO SHOW), The Table, Philadelphia, PA
LODGED IN: PERFORMANCE, VIDEO, SOUND, Big Oaks Lodge/ CalArts, Saugus, CA
KABARET, A NIGHT OF PERFORMANCE, The Make-Out Room, San Francisco, CA
DRESS ME UP, Soil Gallery, Seattle, WA
RECENT WORK, Felix Culpa Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
2002
PERFORMATIVE VIDEO, The Remote Lounge, New York, NY
THE L7 PROJECT: PUBLIC PERFORMANCES IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT, San Francisco, CA
INSIDE/OUTSIDE, A PUBLIC VIDEO ART PROGRAM, Quotidian Gallery, San Francisco, CA
BAY AREA SCULPTURE BIENNIAL, Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, San Francisco, CA
MEAT MEET (PERFORMANCE IN THE FLESH AND ON THE WEB), Studio 9 SFAI, San Francisco, CA
YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO GET OUT, Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA
THE F-WORD PROJECT, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001
THINK AGAIN, Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
FUSE, IPW GALLERY, California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA
ECCENTRIC ABSTRACTIONS, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SEXUALITY AND CONSUMPTION, Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA
AWARDS, HONORS AND RESIDENCIES
THE STUDIOS AT MASS MoCA RESIDENCY
North Adams, MA 2016
SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE FELLOWSHIP
Skowhegan, ME 2002
THE ORCHARD PROJECT
Santa Paula, CA, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE MFA SHOW HONORABLE MENTION
San Francisco, CA, 2002 (Juried by Lucinda Barnes)
SCHMIDT FELLOWSHIP, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE
San Francisco, CA, 2001
MASTER WORKSHOP IN ART FELLOWSHIP
Long Island University, Southampton, NY, 1989
THE RICHARD AND MARIANNE MARTIN AWARD FOR THE ARTS
Chestnut Hill, MA, 1989
THE ALISON MACOMBER SCHOLARSHIP, BOSTON COLLEGE
Chestnut Hill, MA, 1989
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Russ Crest, Linda Ford, BEAUTIFUL DECAY MAGAZINE, 7/2012.
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DIGITAL ARTIFACT MAGAZINE, ISSUE 2 Transnationalism, Artists Video Spotlight.
10/2008, http://digitalartifactmagazine.blogspot.com
Fitzpatrick, Chris and Holcomb, Sarah. In Conversation with Linda M. Ford, Interview
California College of Arts MA, Curatorial Projects, San Francisco, CA 2007.
Chas Bowie. Linda Ford and Pam Martin discuss "Alpha BRAVO! Charlie,
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THE BOSTON GLOBE: LIVING ARTS, 7/16/04.
6th Annual Video Marathon, January 17, 2004. (Catalogue) ART IN GENERAL, New York, NY, 2004.
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