Linden Frederick

Summary

Linden Frederick is an American painter long a resident in Belfast, Maine.[1] Frequently considered a realist,[2] he is recognized for his depictions of rural and small town scenes.[3][4]

Born in 1953 in upstate New York, he moved to Maine in 1990. He has had 22 one-person shows since his first show at Cooley Gallery, CT in 1989.[5] Since 2003, he has been represented by Forum Gallery, NYC. [6]

In 2017, Frederick took part in a collaborative project entitled Night Stories.[7][1] Frederick submitted 15 paintings for exhibit, and writers contributed stories inspired by each one. Writers taking part included Richard Russo, Andre Dubus III, Joshua Ferris, Lily King, Dennis Lehane, Lois Lowry, Luanne Rice, Ted Tally, Daniel Woodrell, Louise Erdrich, Lawrence Kasdan, Anthony Doerr, Elizabeth Strout, Tess Gerritsen, and Ann Patchett. The exhibit opened at Forum Gallery in New York City and subsequently moved to the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland.[7][8]

Frederick's paintings are in many corporate collections, as well as the Portland Museum of Art, Maine, and the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Little, Carl (October 28, 2017). "A Painter's Theater of Destitution". Hyperallergic. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Antman, Michael (January 20, 2009). "Linden Frederick and the Magic of Realism". PopMatters. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Baker, Melinda (May 15, 2019). "Four art exhibits to see right now in Nashville and nearby". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Miller, Robin (February 20, 2017). "Today's artists channel 'Old Masters' in Louisiana Art & Science Museum's show". The Advocate. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Home | The Cooley Gallery". www.cooleygallery.com.
  6. ^ "Forum Gallery". forumgallery.com.
  7. ^ a b Killea, Frances (August 2017). "Working on Their Night Moves". Down East. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Vora, Shivani (September 12, 2019). "An Arts Boom Sweeps Coastal Maine". Forbes. Retrieved March 21, 2021.