Linda Baranski

RESUMÉ

Linda Baranski is a Mosaic Artist, Printmaker and Abstract Expressionist painter living in Northeast Kansas.

Use Mediums and Techniques

Mosaics: Italian vitreous glass tile, smalti, stone, antique jewelry, stained glass and found objects. Uses all traditional techniques including mosaic restoration method.

Paintings: Realism and Abstract Expressionism in oil, acrylic and watercolor.

Prints: Water soluble ink and watercolor on watercolor paper.

Artistic Statement

"As a mosaic artist, my life has been transformed into a world of broken china, shattered tile and found objects that recreate themselves anew. Each sunrise, every cloud, and flower become a puzzle to be reinvented. When not working at my mosaic studio in Lecompton, I create with oils, acrylic and mixed media in a style best described as abstract expressionism, in the spirit of Jackson Pollock, Hans Hoffman and Willem de Kooning, drawing upon personal experiences and the natural world. In my work I explore the edges of awareness, where the conscious and unconscious intertwine through the play of color and form. My interest is in the power of art to uplift, inspire, challenge and transform."

Commissioned Work

2003 - Mosaic busts of Nefertiti and Tutankhamen (private collector)
2003 - Three Foot outdoor installation for the Endowment Association of USD343, Perry, Kansas

Memberships and Offices Held

SAMA-Society of American Mosaic Artists - Corporate Member Friends of the Topeka & Shawnee Co. Public Library-President, 2001-2004 and currently serving as Consultant to the Library Friends of Art
Library Friends of Art-Along with the Sabatini family, co-founded this group during 2002 to support the Sabatini Gallery through volunteerism and funding
Lawrence Art Guild-Currently serving as Vice-President
Topeka Art Guild-member
USD343 Perry-Lecompton Schools-Board member for eight years and currently Endowment Association representative

Personal Details & Contact Information

Linda D. Baranski
214 N 2100 Rd
Lecompton, Kansas USA 66050
(785) 887-6010
(785) 887-6263 fax
1-800-625-7233 toll free
brokenarted1@aol.com

Websites

Education

1974-1979: Attended Washburn University
1980-1982: Private Instruction - Robert Ault (former instructor of Elizabeth "Grandma" Layton of Wellsville, Kansas) at Ault's Academy of Art, Topeka, KS
1988-1990: Private Instruction - Ellen Duncan, Watercolor Artist, Lecompton, KS
1998-2005: Private Instruction - Marty Mavrovich, Old Masters Oil Painting
2004 - Indirect Mosaic Methods - David Loewenstein
2004 - Advanced Mosaic School - Luciana Notturni, Ravenna, Italy

Occupation

Professional Artist
President of Renaissance Mosaics and Modern Day Masters

Juried, Non-Juried and Private Exhibitions

1998-2003: Holiday Art Fair, Lawrence, KS (Juried)
1998-2001: Art in the Park, Lawrence, KS (Juried)
2001-2003: Lawrence Art Walk (Non-Juried)
2002 & 2003: Prairie Pond Studio Juried Shows (Private)
June, 2003: "Revealed" one woman show, Lawrence Public Library (Private)
June, 2003: Artist in Residence, Raymer Gallery and Red Barn Studio, Lindsborg, KS (Juried)
April, 2004: "Transitional Woman" one woman show, The Artist Collection, Topeka, KS (Private)
July, 2004: Artist in Residence, Raymer Gallery and Red Barn Studio, Lindsborg, KS (Juried)
June, 2004: One woman show, Lawrence Public Library Gallery (Private)
June, 2004: Topeka Art Guild/Lawrence Art Guild (Juried)
September, 2004: Lawrence Own Your Own Art (Juried)
February, 2005: Lawrence Art Guild All Members Show (Non-Juried)
April-May, 2005: "Complementary Visions" two woman show (Private)
July, 2005: Lawrence Art Guild All Members Show (Non-Juried)
August, 2005: Artist in Residence, Raymer Gallery and Red Barn Studio, Lindsborg, KS (Juried)

Galleries

1999-2001: Carmesi Gallery, Lawrence, KS
2002: Gallery "Z", Olathe, KS
2002-2003: Prairie Pond Studio, Lawrence, KS
2000-current: Booktique, TSCPL, 1515 SW 10th St., Topeka, KS
2004-current: Artist Collection and Custom Framing, 4039 SW 10th, Topeka, KS