Juried & Invitational Exhibitions [ top ]
- 2012 - Contemporary Still Life Exhibition Invitational - USC Upstate - Dr. Henry Fagan, curator
- 2010 - Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Annual Juried Exhibition - Carolina Gallery - Dr. Stephanie Heydt, Curator of American Art, The High Museum
- 2009 - Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Annual Juried Exhibition - Spartanburg Art Museum - Todd McDonald, Assistant Professor of Art, Clemson University
- 2008 - Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Annual Juried Exhibition - Spartanburg Art Museum - Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier, Atlanta-based photographer, painter and writer
- 2007 - The Hub City Regional Juried Art Competition - Spartanburg Art Museum - juror: Dr. Lisa Wainwright, Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Art History, Theory & Criticism for the Art Institute of Chicago
- 2007 - Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Annual Juried Exhibition - Spartanburg Art Museum
- 2007 - 2011 Upstate Forever Annual Exhibit and Fundraiser - Greenville, SC
- 2006 - Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Annual Juried Exhibition - Spartanburg Art Museum
- 2005 - The Hub City Regional Juried Art Competition - Spartanburg Art Museum - juror: Dr. Marian Wardle, Curator of American Art, Brigham Young Univarsity Art Museum
- 2005 - Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Annual Juried Exhibition - Spartanburg Art Museum
- 2004 - Park City Kimball Arts Festival Juried Show, Park City UT
- 2003 - Merit Award - The Hub City Regional Juried Art Competition - Spartanburg Art Museum - juror: Burt Silverman, Artist, Illustrator, Author
- 2003 - 2nd Place - SCETV Juried Show & Auction
- 2003 - Merit Award - Annual Juried Exhibition - Belton Standpipe Festival
- 2003 - merit award - Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Annual Juried Exhibition - Spartanburg Art Museum - Jack Leigh, juror, nationally known photographer
- 2003 - 1st Place - Annual Juried Exhibition - Laurens County Art Council
- 2002 - Merit Award - Annual Juried Exhibition - Pickens County Museum
- 2002 - 1st Place - Annual Juried Exhibition - Laurens County Art Council
- 2001 - The Hub City Regional Juried Art Competition - Spartanburg Art Museum - juror: Lilian Tone, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- 2001 - "Pure Oil" Invitational - Pickens County Museum
- 2001 - Best in Show - Annual Juried Exhibition - Laurens County Art Council
- 2001 - Scottie Hodge Director's Award - Arts in the Park - Upstate Visual Arts
- 2000 - Merit Award - Annual Juried Exhibition - Belton Standpipe Festival - juror: Cecile L.K. Martin
- 2000 - 2nd Place - Annual Juried Exhibition - Laurens County Art Council
- 2000 - SCETV Juried Show & Auction
- 1999 - Arts in the Park - Upstate Visual Arts
- 1999 - Children's Choice Award - Arts in the Park - Upstate Visual Arts
- 1999 - 3rd Place - 40th Annual Sidewalk Show - Henderson County
- 1996 - Sally Baumgartner Voter's Choice Award - Arts in the Park - Upstate Visual Arts
- 1995 - People's Choice Award - Juried Exhibition - Chester County
- 1985 - 1st Place - Reynolds Print-a-Sign Co., New York & San Francisco's "Creativity in Communications"
Gallery Representation [ top ]
- Carolina Gallery, Spartanburg SC
- Paisley Pomegranate, Park City UT & Salt Lake City UT
Corporate Collections [ top ]
- Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health, Spartanburg SC
- The Cascades at Verdae, Greenville, SC
- Piedmont Technical College Higher Education Center
- Hospice of Laurens County
- Laurens County Museum Association
Publicity [ top ]
- Cliff Snider is well-suited for the Santa suit
Man rekindles hope in aching hearts
Spartanburg Herald Journal- December 20, 2009 - Your Carolina with Jack and Kimberly - WSPA News Channel 7 - Spartanburg, SC - November 19, 2009
- Jolly, Red and on a Mission:
The role of Santa helped on young man overcome the grief of losing a parent - Spartanburg Journal & Greenville Journal- November 13, 2009 - N.C. Santa is model for Laurens Artist - Laurens County Advertiser - August 29, 2009
- The Good Morning Show - WFMY News Channel 2 - Greensboro, NC - November 2006
photo: Judith Brown
Whether rendering the glacial valleys of northeast Washington, the barren hills of Central Idaho, the pastures and forests of the South Carolina Upstate or the marshes of the Carolina low country, Linda Cancel’s tonalism finds its voice in the effects of atmosphere on the horizon.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"My earliest memory is the vivid sights, sounds and atmosphere while watching fireworks from the banks of the Snake River on the Idaho-Washington border when I was 15 months old. The barren, windswept hills of that region still evoke and inspire my love of what atmosphere does to the horizon.
I began private oil instruction at the age of twelve with Mr. William F. Pogue. I still remember the exhilaration of putting pigment on canvas, producing the appearance of form, light and shadow. I continued study in his art classes until enrolling at Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA, where my major was Visual Merchandising and Display Design. This training has served to enhance my understanding of the impact of color and design, contrast and repetition in order to attract the attention of the viewer within a few seconds.
Painting, for me, is an expression of interest in history, geography, language and anthropology. Most of the works, especially Pacific Northwest scenes, are a diary and not as literal as they appear."
September 27, 2006
