Linda Geary | |
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Born | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. | February 14, 1960
Education | University of San Diego, University of Delaware |
Occupation(s) | Visual artist, educator, printmaker |
Known for | Paintings, murals |
Movement | Abstract painting |
Website | www |
Linda Geary (born 1960) is an American visual artist and educator. [1] She is known for her large scale abstract paintings and murals. [2] [3] Geary is chair of the painting department and a professor at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. She lives in Oakland, California. [4]
Linda Geary was born on February 14, 1960, in Santa Rosa, California, to parents Therese (née Hassler) and William Geary. [5] She received two B.A. degrees in 1982 from the University of San Diego, in fine arts and English; and received a M.F.A. degree in 1986 from the University of Delaware, in painting. [5]
In her early career, Geary worked as a printmaker at Crown Point Press in San Francisco. [6] She is known for her large scale abstract paintings and murals, which have their roots in collage. [7] [8] [9] In 2021, Geary installed a mosaic mural titled "River" in the international terminal at San Francisco International Airport. [4]
Her artwork has been reviewed in Artforum , [1] Art Practical, [10] Art in America , KQED, Huffington Post , The Sacramento Bee , The Mercury News , and the San Francisco Chronicle . [8] Geary was awarded a MacDowell fellowship in 2022; [11] a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant in 2021; and the Elizabeth Foundation grant in 1998. [12]
Geary is a professor of painting, and the chair of the painting department at the California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco. [4] [10]
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