Lin McJunkin

Art Glass For Public and Private Collections

 

LIN McJUNKIN
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EDUCATION

2009 EDGE Professional Development Program, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA

2008 Bellingham, WA Technical College - sculptural glass and welding classes, Shirley Erickson

2007 Pilchuck Glass School, "Pate de Verre" fused glass and mold-making with Etsuko Nishi

2005-06 Art Sabbatical in Latin America, SE Asia and India

1998-2005 Bullseye Connection, Portland, Oregon -glass painting, fusing & casting workshops

1987-89 Camp Colton, Oregon - Boyce Lundstrom & Peter Wendel, fusing classes & apprenticeship

1975 Monterey Institute of International Studies, California: MA Ed/Arts

1970 UC Berkeley, California: BA Comparative Studies

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS

2008 "Healing Skagit" fused & cast glass panels (3' x 4' x 3/4") exterior sculpture for Skagit Valley Hospital, Mt. Vernon, WA

2008 "The Healing Gifts" (with Christie Houston), (24" x 22" x 1/2") glass, copper, & paper triptych collage, Skagit Valley Hospital 50th Anniversary Celebration Gift, Mt. Vernon, WA

INSTALLATIONS

2009 "The Sea, Within" fused glass & metal sculpture (98" x 23" x 15") Anacortes Sculpture Exhibition 2009-10, Anacortes, WA

"Rising Waves" fused glass columns (max. 32" x 5" x 3", various) Pt. Angeles, WA, Fine Arts Center "Art Outside," sea level rising project

2008 "MODIS Vivendi," (max. 3' x 8",various) cast glass ice core samples and ice islands installation,Pt. Angeles, WA, Fine Arts Center "Art Outside," ice core project

PUBLIC ART COMMISSION FINALIST

2009 City of Redmond, WA Sculpture Exhibition

2009 Everett Community College Fitness Center, SRG Architects, Seattle, WA

2008 Western Oregon University Math and Nursing Building

City of Bremerton, WA Sculpture Exhibition (pending funding)

INVITATIONAL EVENTS

2010 Spring Creek Project, Oregon "Dragonfly Eyes: Multiple Ways to Envision the Future" Presenter/participant with scientists, humanities scholars, land managers & artists to envision future scenarios of landscape change

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006 "Domestic Disturbances," The Other Roadside Attraction Gallery, Mt. Vernon, WA

2002 "Awareness Altered," Gloria Runnings Gallery at Arts/West, Seattle, Washington

2001 "With Paradoxical Intent," Triad Gallery, Newport, Oregon

2000 "Ironic Intrigue," Allied Art Center, Bellingham, Washington

1998 "Living Light," Triad Gallery, Newport, Oregon

1995 "Reflections in a Glass Eye," Oregon State University Art Center, Corvallis, Oregon

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS - juried (since 2000 only)

2010 "Postcards from the EDGE," Seattle City Hall (Nov-Dec)

"Wabi Sabi," Scott Milo, Anacortes, Washington

2009 "Unclad 2008," PromoteWorks, Stanwood, Washington

2008 "Local Artists Working in Far Away Places," Gallery by the Bay, Stanwood, Washington

2007 "Cultural Connections," Pegasus Gallery, Corvallis, Oregon

2004 "Transformed by Fire: Glass Today," Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA

2003 "Searching IV," On the Edge Fine Art Gallery, La Conner, Washington (all-glass show)

2000 "Glass Guardians," Triad Gallery, Newport, Oregon (all-glass show)

SPEECHES, LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS

2010 "Artful Persuasion: Solutions for Climate Change" to Skagit Beat the Heat, Skagit Artists Together, WA State University Extension, WA State Arts Alliance Cultural Congress, KSVR-FM radio interview

2009 Masonic Lodge, Pt. Townsend, WA: "Science in Art"

2009 Museum of NW Art (MoNA) Pre-Auction Presentation: "Artful Technical Collaborations"

2008 Pt. Angeles, WA, Fine Art Center, Art Outside Opening: "Real and Glass Ice Core Sampling"

GRANTS

1994-96 EPA and NOAA - Global Climate Change curriculum for science, math and art

Oregon Governor's Watershed Grant - Exploring Watershed Issues/Stream Study

1992-96 Eisenhower Foundation - Science and Art in the Classroom

1994 American Association for the Advancement of Science & The Smithsonian - Setting National Science Standards

1992-96 Hewlett-Packard Teacher/Scientist Partners Program Director, Corvallis, OR and Oregon State University

1990 National Science Foundation - New Life at Mt. St. Helens, Ten Years After (the eruption)

AFFILIATIONS

2010-   Union of Concerned Scientists

2009-    WA State Arts Alliance

2004-   Artist Trust Member

2004- International Glass Art Society (GAS) Member

2002-05 La Conner Arts Commission, Commissioner/President, La Conner, WA

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

"'Healing Skagit' artwork brings beauty to hospital exterior," HealthQuest, Mt. Vernon, WA (Winter 2009)

"Lively La Conner Arts," Artisan Northwest, Seattle, WA (Spring, 2006)

"War: The Crimson Carnival," Peace Art, Tracy Powell CD, La Conner, WA (5/07)

"Transformed by Fire: Glass Today," CD by Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA (9/04)

"McJunkin Glass Gallery Featured in Skagit Studio Tour," Skagit Valley Herald, Mt. Vernon, WA (7/14/04)

"Glass Artist Leads Art Walk Through La Conner," Seattle Times, Seattle, WA (6/04)

"Sequim artist seeks peaceful solutions," Sequim Gazette, Sequim, WA (9/11/02)

"Breaking glass barriers," Peninsula Daily News, Pt. Angeles, WA (3/3/02)

"Glass and metal create unified visual statements," News Times, Newport OR (9/7/01)

"Artist's journey through life reflects in her glass," Sequim Gazette, Sequim WA (7/19/00)

"Painting with light," Gazette-Times, Corvallis, OR (2/26/95)

 

CURRENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Scott Milo Gallery: Anacortes, Washington

PRIVATE COMMISSIONS

Architects, designers, and home, church or business owners around the country have commissioned work directly from Lin.

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Purchased from galleries or directly from Lin, her work is held in numerous collections around the world, including the US, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and South Africa.