Lynne Riding
Artist
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About Lynne Riding
Major components in my work are the issues of impermanence, shifting perspectives, displacement, loss, and above all that of ever enduring hope, that which drives us on. While focusing on the subtle undercurrents, the not so blatant, I pay attention to what happens between the obvious and believe that there is validity, and a need for the poetic in today’s world. Although my work is of an abstract nature, it always stems from the place and surroundings in which I find myself, from color observed, a line seen in space, or the found object, all of which find their way into my painting and act as metaphors.
I generally work in series, which allow me to continue the development of ideas and the use of different mediums, depending on what I am trying to say and continue my painting process of reduction, which involves a process of decision making in what to bury and what to reveal.
A childhood spent in Mid Wales instilled, a love of landscape and certain awe for the power and fluctuations of the elements. As an inveterate traveler of both land and sea, I draw on these experiences in my work. Many of the physical and mental experiences from past sailing and competitive windsurfing experiences, together with memories of walking in the countryside of home, to current daily walking, find their way into my work.
In addition to practicing as a professional artist, Riding has been an art educator at college level for several years.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Major components in my work are the issues of impermanence, shifting perspectives, and loss, aligned with the dichotomy of enduring hope, that which drives us on. Although my work is of an abstract nature, it always stems from the place and surroundings in which I find myself, from color observed, a line seen in space, or the found object. My interests lie in the subtle undercurrents, the not so blatant, crude or obvious, in other words, a case of paying attention to what happens between the obvious. My work shifts in scale and medium, sometimes combining media. For example, from observational drawn studies made in the landscape to encaustic pieces, to ink on paper, to large scale, oils on canvas, to 3D pieces. I continue to develop a reductive painting process, involving what to bury and what to reveal and consider my art practice to be a constant learning curve if I am open to all and pay attention. I enjoy the experimental aspect and the constant surprises one receives. I aim to involve the viewer and hopefully bring them into the piece. I believe that there is a validity and a need for the poetic in today’s world. - LYNNE RIDING, ARTIST
Major components in my work are the issues of impermanence, shifting perspectives, and loss, aligned with the dichotomy of enduring hope, that which drives us on. Although my work is of an abstract nature, it always stems from the place and surroundings in which I find myself, from color observed, a line seen in space, or the found object. My interests lie in the subtle undercurrents, the not so blatant, crude or obvious, in other words, a case of paying attention to what happens between the obvious. My work shifts in scale and medium, sometimes combining media. For example, from observational drawn studies made in the landscape to encaustic pieces, to ink on paper, to large scale, oils on canvas, to 3D pieces. I continue to develop a reductive painting process, involving what to bury and what to reveal and consider my art practice to be a constant learning curve if I am open to all and pay attention. I enjoy the experimental aspect and the constant surprises one receives. I aim to involve the viewer and hopefully bring them into the piece. I believe that there is a validity and a need for the poetic in today’s world. - LYNNE RIDING, ARTIST
Education
MFA - Painting, SFAI, San Francisco Art Institute, CA, USABFA - Manchester College of Art & Design, UK
Foundation Art, Hereford College of Art & Design, UK
Events
Quotes:Sarah Billipp, Artist Profile, “Charleston Magazine"
“Riding’s thoughtful placement of a line on a canvas transforms physical landscapes into ethereal representations of experience. It’s as if she steps into the collective psyche of what it is to live and feel and wonder and then deftly picks up her brush and lays her mark on that meaning.”
Scott D. Elingburg, Special to The Post and Courier
“The last time I visited “Redux Contemporary” for Lynne Ridings’ exhibit, “The Pulse Beneath the Surface,” I left in a daze with far more questions than answers. Far from the typical gallery walk-through where you can stand alone and admire art of various beauty, Ridings’ exhibit was beautiful but also intense and personal, an experience that stung me at my core.”
2018 - Hyman Fine Arts Center, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
2015-16 - “The Pulse Beneath the Surface”, Redux Contemporary, Charleston, SC
2017 - Riverworks Gallery, Greenville Tech, Greenville, SC
2016 - “80 x 80” the Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
2012 - “Abstract Art SC -1949-2012”, SC State Museum, Columbia, SC Catalog
2011 - “Reconsidering Regionalism”, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art Catalog
Auburn University, Auburn, GA.
2005 - “The 30th Parallel - A Convergence of Contemporary Painting” JMOMA, FL
2005 - “CYMK”, Trans America Pyramid, San Francisco, CA
2004 - “Trizec - 13th Annual”, Bank of America Plaza, Charlotte, NC
2004 - “Places and Spaces: Landscape and Genre Scenes in the South”
Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibits2019 Cotton B/W, Not Sheep Gallery, Columbus, OH
2018 Hyman Fine Arts Center, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
2015-16 “The Pulse Beneath the Surface”, Redux Contemporary, Charleston, SC
2015 “In the Air”, Corrigan Gallery, Charleston, SC
2014 “Aberson Exhibits” Tulsa, OK
2011 “Scratching the Surface”, Corrigan Gallery, Charleston, SC
2009 “Connections - An Inner Landscape”, Corrigan Gallery, Charleston, SC
2009 “Drawing a Line” The Art Institute of Charleston, Charleston, SC
2007 “Concerning Transparency”, Zane Bennett Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM 2007 “Paying Attention to What Happens Between the Obvious” - An Inquiry
Concerning Transparency”, Corrigan Gallery, Charleston, SC
2005 “Spring Island,” Spring Island Trust, Okatie, SC
2003 “Pritchard’s Island Series”, E.S. Lawrence Gallery, Charleston, SC
2002 “Pritchard’s-A Barrier Island”- Beaufort Arts Council, Beaufort, SC
Exhibition – Invitational
2019 Mary Martin Gallery – Charleston, SC
2019 ADC, Cincinnati, OH
2019 Not Sheep Gallery, Columbus, OH
2017 Riverworks Gallery, Greenville Tech, Greenville, SC
2017 Muse Gallery, Hilton Head, SC
2017 The Coastal Discovery Museum, Honey Horn, Hilton Head, SC
2017 “Art Fields” Lake City, SC
2017 “We The People”, Fabulon Gallery, Charleston, SC
2016 “80 x 80” the Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
2015 “Art Fields” Lake City, SC, Catalog
2013 “Art Fields” Lake City, SC
2012 “Abstract Art SC -1949-2012”, SC State Museum, Columbia, SC Catalog
2011 “Reconsidering Regionalism”, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art at Auburn University, Auburn, GA. Catalog
2011 “Interpretations: Work by Gallery Artists”, Gebert Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ
2010 “All Abstract”: 6 Gallery Artists”, Gebert Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ
2010 “Contemporary Charleston 2010 - Influence”, City Gallery, Charleston, SC Catalog
2010 “Triple Base Gallery”, San Francisco, CA
2009 “Paper in Particular 2009”, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
2008 Vanishing Landscapes, City Gallery, Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC
2008 South Carolina State Museum, 20th Anniversary Exhibit, Columbia, SC
2006 “Recent Works”, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC
2005 “The 30th Parallel - A Convergence of Contemporary Painting” JMOMA, FL
2005 “CYMK”, Trans America Pyramid, San Francisco, CA
2004 “Trizec - 13th Annual”, Bank of America Plaza, Charlotte, NC
2004 “Places and Spaces: Landscape and Genre Scenes in the South”
Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC
2004 “Head Show”, Halsey gallery @ The Simons Center For the Arts, Charleston, SC
2004 “Terra Incognita”, Diego Riveira gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
2003 “Work in Progress”, Diego Riveira gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
2003 “Drawing...” Soho, New York, NY
2003 “Contemporary Charleston 2003”, Waterfront City Gallery, Charleston,
2003 “From New York to Charleston”, 77 Wentworth St, Charleston, SC
2002 “The Head Show”, Salon 45, Charleston, SC
