About the Artist

Linda Leviton attended the University of Cincinnati School of Design, Architecture and Art and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She worked as a graphic designer in Chicago for corporations and design firms, and as an assistant art director for Cuisine Magazine. Her background as a graphic designer helps her to work effectively with all types of clients.

While working for American Hospital Supply, Linda began creating artwork from found materials for their corporate art collection. She developed a series of wall hangings using textiles combined with metal and paint to create art quilts. This began her fascination with patterns and modules. Linda has exhibited across the US and internationally. She works with galleries, art consultants, architects and designers. Her commission work includes public art projects, installations, and wall sculptures up to 70 feet, as well as smaller residential works.

About the Work

She loves to work with copper, and developed five distinct bodies of work: large modular wall sculptures, “Patterns of Nature “ series, fold-formed wall-hung constructions, woven forms, and metal quilts. Her work evokes the colors and textures of nature.She uses etching, dyes, patinas, and paint to treat the surface with subtle or vibrantly colored designs. Linda makes her pieces modular so they can be hung as one large piece or mounted as smaller separate units creating flexibility for large installations and changing interior spaces.

Since copper is so wonderfully malleable, she likes to shape it using techniques from many disciplines including blacksmithing, sheet metal construction, welding, silversmithing and printmaking.For example, she fold-forms copper sheets into serpentine or leaf shapes.These shapes form a module or basic form.She combines these basic forms into larger more involved shapes, sometimes representational, sometimes abstract.But the connection with nature is always an undertone.

Her woven forms are created using a wire frame of heavy gauge wire, wrapped with colorful wire used in electrical motors.The "Eve" series of dresses and shoes uses this technique.

What Clients Say

I consider Linda the consummate "professional artist". Linda was commissioned to complete a large wall sculpture for the lobby of our new building. The pieces she created are impressive: in size, color, texture, and expression. During the concept development phase, Linda met with faculty interested in the project and stayed true to her artistic form. She was both patient with and responsive to requests made from the building project team. Linda provided regular updates during the development and execution phases of the project, and delivered on schedule and cost. It was truly a pleasure to team-up with Linda on this commission, and those residing in and visiting our building will be able to enjoy her work for years to come.

Paul Mantica
National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University

Your art has made an incredible impression. The President and CEO were over at the Cancer Center this morning and were very taken with both pieces. I so appreciate your contribution to this Center and to the journey that so many patients and their families are on.

With much appreciation, Martha
Adena Health System, Chilliocothe, OH

Seeing your beautiful art hung at the new Omaha Pinnacle bank motivated us to write a little note to express our gratitude. Your art is fabulous, and we are so thankful for how easy it was to work with you on this exciting commission. If you’re ever wanted to visit Omaha, feel free to drop by. Pinnacle is hosting a VIP event in August, and we’d love to see you there!

Holly Hackwith
Hackwith Art

Linda has proven to be a highly creative artist, while considering the client's requirements. Her creativity translates into unique works that are both beautiful and compliment the client's environment. I always know that I can count on Linda to provide well-scoped price estimates and schedules. When she makes a commitment, she keeps it. She delivers on time and within the budget.

Brenda Kroos
Brenda Kroos Gallery

Her initial presentation was not only the best artistic solution for the project but was easily in the top three as far as physical presentation quality. Linda hit all the scheduling marks, was communicative, produced exactly what she presented and never tempted the budget.Her work looks great in place and most importantly the client is thrilled with the final product.

Bruce Olson, President
L’idée, Art Concepts, Inc.

EXHIBITIONS
2008, 2007, 2006 SOFA Chicago, Katie Gingrass Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 American Craft Council, Baltimore, Maryland American Craft Exposition, Northwestern Univ, Evanston, IL SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2004 Craft America, West Palm Beach, FL Sherrie Gallery, Columbus, OH 2003 100 Years of Hats, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH Sofa Chicago, Gallery 500, Chicago, IL Craft America, Westchester, NY Craft America, Washington D.C. 2002 American Craft Council, Baltimore and Chicago Contemporary America in Metal, Sangre De Cristo Center, Pueblo, CO Gallery del Mano, Los Angeles, CA Katie Gingrass, Milwaukee, WI SOFA New York, Gallery 500, New York, NY 2001 Art Access, Columbus, OH Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongiu, Korea OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH Rosewood Art Center, Dayton, OH American Craft Council, Baltimore and Sarasota, FL Schumacher Gallery, Capital Univ., Columbus, OH Stuart Weitzman, Chicago, IL 2000 Ohio Designer Craftsman Museum, Columbus, OH American Craft Council, Baltimore and Sarasota, FL Brigham City Museum and Gallery, Brigham City, UT Towson University, Towson, MD	1999 Rock County Historical Society, Janesville, WI Brown Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD American Craft Council, Baltimore and Chicago Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH Craft America, White Plains, NY Art Access, Columbus, OH Ohio Designer Craftsman, Columbus, OH Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst, Mt. Vernon, IL Worthington Arts Council, Worthington, OH 1998 Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary,Williamburg, VA Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL Esvelt Gallery, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA 1997 Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA Ohio Arts Council, Ft. Hayes, Columbus, OH Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, NY Aronoff Center, Cincinnati, OH Hebrew Union College Skirball Museum, New York, NY Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN Schumaker Gallery, Capital Univ., Columbus, OH American Craft Council, Chicago, IL Acme Art Co., Columbus, OH 1996 The American Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA Quilts, Inc., Houston TX University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Chelsea Gallery, Cleveland, OH Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, IN 1995 Arrowmont School, Gatlinberg, TN Owens Illinois Art Center, Toledo, OH Columbus Art League, Columbus, OH Schumacher Gallery, Capital Univ., Columbus, OH Beechwood Arts Council, Cleveland, OH Worthington Arts Council, Worthington, OH Jewish Community Center, Columbus, OH
INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS
Baptist Medical Center South, Jacksonville, FL Western Asset Management, Pasadena, FL and London, England Sanibel Island Resort, FL Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee, WI Rockwell, Cleveland, OH Maguire & Schneider, LLP, Cols, OH Beaverton Public Library, Beaverton, OR General Electric, Milwaukee. WI Harford Insurance Co., Hartford, CT Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN Temple Israel, Columbus, OH Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center, Columbus, OH National Council of Jewish Women, New York, NY Applied Performance Technology, Inc., Worthington, OH Trinity United Methodist, Marblecliff, OH State of Ohio, Columbus, OH Glenn Weber and Assoc., Washington., D.C. Presents Inc., Irvine, CA St. Matthias Church, Columbus, OH Longmont Medical Center, Longmont, CO Northwest Airlines, Detroit Airport, MI WICHE, Inc., Boulder,CO	Northeast Utilities, Berlin, CT St. Vincent’s Childrens Hospital, Indianapolis, IN Univ. of Southern California, Medical Research Facility Tait, Weller & Baker, Pholadelphia, PA Shreve, Crump and Low, Boston, MA Nestle/Ralston, St. Louis, MO Reading Hospital, Reading, PA Georgia Tech Hotel, Atlanta, GA Best Buy, NY, NY Symantec Inc., NY, NY Christ Hosptial, Cincinnati, Oh Kaiser Permante,Los Angeles,CA Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima,OH Shades of Green, Disneyworld, FL Hendricks Hospital, Shelbyville, OH Palisades of Bethesda, Bethesda, MD Interstate Hotels and Resorts, Fairfax, VA Ohio State Univ. Ross Heart Hospital, Columbus, OH MedCentral Hospital, Mansfield, OH Stuart Weitzman Shoes, New York, NY Careworks, Columbus, OH
AWARDS AND HONORS
2003 - Ohio Arts Council, Individual Artist Grant 2001 - Ohio State Fair 2001 - Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2000 - Rosewood Arts Center 1999 - Ohio State Fair 1998 - American Craft Council, Grant 1998 - Spertus Museum 1996 - Spertus Museum 1995 - Ohio Arts Council, Grant 1993 - Indiana Arts Commission 1992 - Indiana Directions '92