Linda Foard Roberts
EDUCATION
Arizona State University, School of Art, Tempe, AZ. Masters of Fine Arts, 1987-1990.
Tasmania School of Art, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Independent Study, 1985.
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Scholarship student, 1981-1984.
Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA. Bachelors of Arts Degree in Photography. Honor Roll, 1979-1982.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Executive Director, The Light Factory Photographic Arts Center, Charlotte, NC, 1990-1995.
Assistant Director, Graduate Research Assistant, Northlight Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 1988.
Visiting Instructor, Sydney College for the Arts, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1986.
Assistant to the Director, Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, 1983-1984.
Photography Technician, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 1982-1983.
EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL
2008
Telling Our Stories, Group exhibition traveling to 34 venues throughout North Carolina
The Greenill Center, Facing South, Greensboro, NC.
Blue Spiral Gallery, Honoring the Earth, Asheville, NC.
The Mint Museum, Artist Forum, Charlotte, NC.
Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Sol del Rio, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America
2008 North Carolina Visual Artist Fellowship Grant
2007
Gregg Museum of Art and Design, Southeastern Photo Triennial, Raleigh, NC.
The Wellington B. Grey Gallery, 5th Photographic Biennial Exhibition. Cash award winner.
Esteeming the Pearls, The Light Factory Photographic Arts Center, exhibition with Luis Gonzalez Palma.
Passage, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
2006
Photo Lucida's Critical Mass Top 50
The Photo Review 2006 Competition Issue.
Photography Now, one hundred portfolios, CD-ROM
Calumet Photographic Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
The Texas Photographic Society Members Juried Show. Houston, TX.
2005
Passage. One Person Exhibition. Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA.
2004
Virginia Intermont College Alumni Exhibition. Bristol, VA.
The Light Factory Members Exhibition, Charlotte, NC. 3rd place.
Still Life: A Journal. One person Exhibition. Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC.
2003
The Light Factory 11, Middleton-McMillian Gallery. Group Exhibition. Charlotte, NC.
The Light Factory Annual Members Exhibition. Charlotte, NC. Best of Show.
2002
Hart-Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, NC. Group exhibition.
2001
What’s Missing?, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC. Curated group exhibition.
1999
Women of Vision Revisited, Queens College, Charlotte, NC. Curated group exhibition.
Alida to Zack, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Invitational group exhibition.
1993
Women of Vision. Queens College, Charlotte, NC.
1991
Homecoming, Artists Celebrate Their Teachers, Middleton-McMillian Gallery, Charlotte, NC. Curated group exhibition.
1990
Freedom of Expression. Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC. Group exhibition.
Boundaries, Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Northlight Gallery. ASU. Tempe, AZ.
1989
The Alternative to the Silver Print. Organized by Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ. Curated traveling group exhibition.
The Five Senses. Purchase Award. ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ.
1988
Heitland Foundation International Student Award. Financial support for creative work with Platinum/Palladium printing.
1987
Graduate Academic Scholarship. ASU, Tempe, AZ.
Northlight Gallery. School of Art, ASU, Tempe, AZ. Group exhibition
1985
Salamanca Place Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. One person exhibition.
1984
University of Tasmania, School of Art, Hobart Tasmania, Australia. One person exhibition.
Iris Photographic Printworks, Asheville, NC. One person exhibition.
1984
Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. Two person exhibition.
1983
Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. Faculty exhibition.
1982
Photo Flow. Arlington, TX. Juried exhibition.
Virginia Intermont College. Bristol, VA. Graduate exhibition.
The Light Factory National Juried Show. Charlotte, NC.
1979
Eastman Kodak $2,000 Scholarship. First Place, National Scholarship Award. Group Show. American Standard Building. New York, NY.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL
2002-Present
Advisory Board, the Light Factory Photographic Arts Center, Charlotte, NC.
1993-1996
Treasurer, Board of Directors, National Society of Photographic Education.
1993
Distinguished Alumna Award, Virginia Intermont College.
1991-1992
Vice-President, Board of Directors, Southeast Society for Photographic Education.
Artist Panelist for Artist Project Grants for the North Carolina Arts Council
1990-1993
Board Member, Scholastics Art.
COLLECTIONS
Collections include BankAmerica, The Betchler Collection, The Mint Museum of Art, Duke Energy, Gregg Museum of Art and Design, Haarmann & Reimer of West Germany, Fidelity Bank, and many private collections. Represented in North Caroloina by Hodges Taylor Gallery, and in Guatemala by Sol del Rio.