The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Linda Christianson
Born 1952 Rice Lake, Minnesota
EDUCATION
1970-1974 BA Studio Art, Hamline University, St. Paduate Apprenticeship Program, Hamline University, St. Paul Minnesota
1975-1977 Ceramic Studio Workshop Program, Banff Centre School for Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1977 onward Potter
1983 Kiln Designer and Instructor, Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
1992 Instructor, Cleveland Art Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
1993 Lecturer, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
1996 – 1997 Lecturer, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, Minnesota
2002 Koopman Distinguished Chair in Ceramics, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
2001-2003 Dayton-Hudson Distinguished Visiting Teacher/Artist, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
2010 Instructor, Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
2011-2014 Instructor, Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, Massachusetts
2012 Kiln Designer and Instructor, Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, Minnesota
2013-2015 Instructor, Bethel Horizons Art Venture, Dodgeville, Wisconsin
BIOGRAPHY
Linda Christianson is known for wood fired stoneware pottery. Christianson lives in rural Minnesota and has been working as a studio potter since the 1970’s.
Linda Christianson recorded an oral history in 2014; “A Measure of the Earth: An Oral History of the Potters of the St. Croix River Valley,” which can be found in the Minnesota Digital Library Archives, and was published in cooperation with the American Craft American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
East Central Arts Board, Mora, Minnesota
Frederick Weisman Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Glenboe Museum, Calgary, Alberta
Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, Navarre, Florida
Margaret Harlow Collection, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota
Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, Mashiko, Japan
Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Parks Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Plains Art Museum, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ron Gallas Cup Library, St Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
Shimpo America, Naperville, Illinois
Southwest State University, Marshall, Minnesota
Union University, Jacksonville, Tennessee
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Christianson, Linda. “A Potter’s Day: Linda Christianson Wood-Fired Pots in Minnesota, USA.” Ceramic Review, Sept./Oct. 2001, Issue 91.
Christianson, Linda. “Linda Christianson: Lindstrom, Minnesota.” Ceramics Monthly, Jun-Aug. 2012, Vol. 60, Issue 6.
Christianson, Linda. “The Practice of Reading.” Studio Potter 35, no. 2 (Summer Fall 2007).
Christianson, Linda. “Get the Pots to the People.” Studio Potter April 2020.
Silberman, Robert. “Linda Christianson.” Ceramic Arts and Perception, 2013, Issue 92.
Tudball, Ruthanne. “Linda Christianson: Talk & Walk: Westminster University/ Contemp. Ceramics, London.” Ceramic Review, Jan./Feb., 2002, Issue 93.
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