L I N D A M A Y E R F I N E A R T
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Photo by Michael Steinberg
Linda Mayer is an award-winning artist based in Northeast Ohio. Mayer completed fine arts coursework at Cuyahoga Community College, Kent State University, and Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri. Mayer works in a variety of mediums including encaustic and found object assemblage. Her work has been published and can be found in private collections across the United States as well as the permanent collection of the Museum of Encaustic Art in Santa Fe. Mayer has been featured in the Winter 2015 issue of Encaustic Arts Magazine. Her marsh painting, Simple Pleasure, was chosen Best of Show for the Encaustic Art Institute’s 2015 Juried Exhibition. Most recently Ms. Mayer's theater box assemblage "Library Scene" was awarded Best in Show at Valley Art Center's 49th Annual Juried Exhibition. Mayer has been an art educator for over 20 years, working with all ages from preschool through adult. Mayer enjoys spending time with her husband, Mark and their dog, Oliver.
Gallery Representation
The Bonfoey Gallery, 1710 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
River Gallery, 19046 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River, OH 44116
Group Exhibitions
2024 River Gallery, Interpretations of Our Natural World, Rocky River, OH
2023 Prama Artspace, Now That's What I Call Art, Parma, OH
2022 Heights Arts Center, Rust Exhibition, Cleveland Heights, OH
2022 Valley Art Center, Student/Faculty Exhibition, Chagrin Falls, OH
2021 Young's Art Center, Urban Ties: Art of Three, Fairview Park, OH
2020 Valley Art Center 49th Annual Juried Exhibition, Chagrin Falls, OH
2020 The New Masters 2: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio, Ursuline College, Cleveland Oh
2020 Ghost Opera, Prama Artspace, Parma OH
2020 River Day Exhibition, Cuyahoga River Restoration, Cleveland, OH
2020 Waterloo Arts Juried Exhibition, Cleveland, OH
2020 Lakewood Art Studios, Doors of Opportunity, Lakewood, OH
2019 Valley Art Center 48th Annual Juried Exhibition, Chagrin Falls, OH
2019 Ann Arbor 97th Annual All-Media Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI
2019 Chagrin Falls Historical Society Exhibition, Chagrin Falls, OH
2019 50 States/200 Artists, Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM
2019 48th Annual Encaustic Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2019 Faculty/Student Art Exhibit, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, OH
2018 Peninsula Art Academy Encaustic Exhibition, Peninsula, OH
2018 Inspirations National Exhibition, Webster Arts, Webster Groves, MO
2018 47th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
2018 7th Annual Encaustic Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2018 Cleveland Institute of Art Summer Residency Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio
2018 Student/Faculty Art Exhibit, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
2018 Global Warming is Real, Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM
2018 Waterloo Arts Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio
2018 The New Masters: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio
2017 46th Annual Juried Exhibition, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
2017 6th Annual Encaustic Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2017 The Wax Collective Group Show, Schmidt Art Center, Belleville, Illinois
2017 Mansfield Art Center 72nd Annual May Show, Mansfield Ohio
2017 BAYarts Annual Juried Exhibition, Bay Village, Ohio
2017 FRESH Exhibit, Summit Artspace, Akron, Ohio
2017 It’s Elemental: Fire & Water, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
2017 12th Annual Emerging Artist Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2016 45th Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
2016 Waxing Poetic, Grafica Fine Arts, Webster Groves, Missouri
2016 It’s Elemental: Earth & Air, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
2016 Noticing Nature, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
2015 National Juried Encaustic/Wax Exhibition, Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2015 Chicago Artists Month Exhibition (October 2015), Morpho Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2015 33August Exhibition, Old Orchard Gallery, Webster Groves, Missouri
2015 Edges 4th Annual Encaustic Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2015 Between Here and There, Artstream Studios Gallery, Dover, New Hampshire
2015 10th Annual Emerging Artists Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2015 Encaustic: Nature as Muse Juried Exhibition, Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Colorado
2014 Into The Light Juried Exhibition and Gala, Koken Art Factory, St. Louis, Missouri
2014 Women in the Arts Juried Exhibition, Lillian Yahn Gallery, O’Fallon, Missouri
2014 33September Exhibition, Old Orchard Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2014 Exhibit 26, Soulard Art Market, St. Louis, Missouri
2014 Local Inspiration, Green Door Gallery, Webster Groves, Missouri
2014 33April Art Exhibition, Old Orchard Gallery, Webster Groves, Missouri
2014 WaxCentric Encaustic Invitational, Three Rivers Community College, Poplar Bluff, Missouri
2014 St. Charles Community College 2014 Juried Art Exhibition, St. Charles, Missouri
2014 Encaustic in Nature, The Art Center of Highland Park, Highland Park, Illinois
2014 Dual Identities 2014: Artwork by Current and Future KSU Art Educators
2014 33February Art Exhibition, Old Orchard Gallery, Webster Groves, Missouri
2013 33November Art Exhibition, Old Orchard Gallery, Webster Groves, Missouri
2013 Waxcentric Group Show, Lillian Yahn Gallery, O’Fallon, Missouri
2013 33October Art Exhibition, Old Orchard Gallery, Webster Groves, Missouri
2013 33September Art Exhibition, Old Orchard Gallery, Webster Groves, Missouri
2013 Collectors Choice, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, Missouri
2001 Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
1994 Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, Ohio
1993 Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, Ohio
Awards
Best in Show, 49th Annual Juried Exhibition, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 2020
Best in Show, Chagrin Falls Historical Society, Chagrin Falls, OH 2019
Honorable Mention, 72nd Annual May Show, Mansfield Art Center, 2017
Best in Show, 2015 National Juried Encaustic/Wax Exhibition, Encaustic Art Institute
Winner-Emerging Artist Competition, Morpho Gallery, 2015
First Place Juror’s Award, Into The Light Juried Exhibition and Gala, 2014
Second Place Juror’s Award, Dual Identities 2014-Kent State University
1994 Robert E. Campbell Memorial Award for Painting, Cuyahoga Community College
Press
Walsh, Meghan, "Art Center showcasing faculty, student pieces", Chagrin Valley Times/
Courier, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, January 27, 2022, p. B1-B2
Grossman, Sharon, "Rust": Heights Arts Promotional Video, Heights Arts, Cleveland Heights, Oh,
January 2022,(Vimeo Link Here)
Gill, Michael, “Prama Artspace: Ghost Opera”, Collective Arts Network, CAN Blog, Cleveland, Oh, October 2020, www.canjournal.org/2020/10/prama-artspace-ghost-opera/
Wein, Linda, “Creating From The Heart: A Late Bloomer Finds Her Way Home”, Encaustic Arts
Magazine, Winter 2015, Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Guerzon Mills, Bridgette, “Between Here and There: Linda Wein artist interview”, (blog interview),
April 7, 2015, www.guerzonmills.com/blog/between-here-and-there-linda-wein-artist-interview/
Wein, Linda, “An Encaustic Journey with Linda Wein”, Women’s Caucus for Art St. Louis Chapter Newsletter, St. Louis, MO, Fall 2014, p. 2-3
MacRobie, Barbara, “Bees, Sticky Trees, and Blowtorches: Encaustic Painting Enthralls Missouri Artists”,
Missouri Arts Council, St. Louis, MO, July 2014, www.missouriartscouncil.org
Reilly, Christopher, “Artist spotlight on Linda Wein: Myslart ‘33October’ Old Orchard Gallery”,
Alive Magazine 314 Blog, St. Louis, MO, October 9, 2013, www.alivemag.com
Nicely, Lisa L: “Art exhibit brings out best in students’ work”, Record Courier Fanfare Section,
Ravenna-Kent, Ohio, Feb 15, 2001, p. B4
Publications
Cover Art for The Art Teacher’s Survival Guide for Secondary Schools
by Helen Hume, Jossey-Bass, Publishers, February, 2014
Public Art
2009 “Reading Rocks” Book Mural, Washington West Elementary School, Washington, Missouri
Studies
Cleveland Institute of Art 2018 Summer Residency
MA, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Missouri-Graduated 2010
BA, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio-Graduated 2001
Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, Ohio