Lynne Riding

A childhood spent in Mid Wales instilled a love of landscape and, awe for the power and fluctuations of the elements. As a traveler of both land and sea, I draw on these experiences in my work.
Life experience and concerns with being and spirit are reflected in my work.
Major components of my work are issues of impermanence, shifting perspectives, displacement and loss, aligned with the dichotomy of hope, that which drives us on. My inspiration stems from the landscape in which I find myself, be it referential to color, form, or a line seen in space. My interests are to be found in the subtle undercurrents, the not so blatant, crude or obvious, in other words, a case of paying attention to what happens between the obvious. While involved in my painting, which involves much layering, I am considering what to bury and what to reveal. Initially, I work in an investigative manner, using my drawing in the landscape or urban environment as a jumping off point. Drawings made in the landscape serve as meditations and find their way into my paintings where they act as metaphors for a deeper meaning.
After working in London as a freelance illustrator for a few years, I then made the move to the USA where I have continued to develop my...

MFA. San Francisco Art Institute, CA
BA. Manchester College of Art & Design, UK
Art Foundation. Hereford College of Art & Design, UK

Solo Exhibits
2018 Hyman Fine Art Center, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
2015 Redux Contemporary, Charleston, SC
2014 “Aberson Exhibits” Tulsa, OK
2011 “Scratching the Surface”, Corrigan Gallery, Charleston, SC
2009 “Connections - An Inner Landscape”, Corrigan Gallery, Charleston, SC
2009 “Drawing a Line” The Art Institute of Charleston, Charleston, SC
2007 “Concerning Transparency”, Zane Bennett Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM

Exhibition – Invitational
2017 "The F Word", Riverworks, Greenville, SC
2017 “Art Fields” Lake City, SC
2016 "80x80" The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
2015 “Art Fields” Lake City, SC, Catalog
2013 “Art Fields” Lake City, SC
2012 “Abstract Art SC -1949-2012”, SC State Museum, Columbia, SC Catalog
2011 “Reconsidering Regionalism”, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art at Auburn University, Auburn, GA. Catalog
2011 “Interpretations: Work by Gallery Artists”, Gebert Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ
2010 “All Abstract”: 6 Gallery Artists”, Gebert Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ
2010 “Contemporary Charleston 2010 - Inf...