Linda Casbon

Brooklyn artist Linda Casbon constructs functional clay objects and large-scale ceramic sculpture. She studied pre-architecture and ceramics at the University of Colorado (BENVD) and ceramics at Kent State University (MFA). After graduate school, Linda moved to Maine to be a part of the then newly established Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, which became her home base for a number of years.

Linda Casbon presents handbuilt ceramic sculptures that range from free standing to wall mounted in her second exhibition with Carter Burden Gallery. The monochromatic and subtly hued sculptures translate forms into a language of metaphoric associations. Hinting at meanings without using literal descriptions the objects are the visual sounds of language. When placed together these words form a sentence, a poem, and a narrative. Casbon states, “My work tends to approach ideas in a non-linear fashion. Pieces play off of each other unconsciously, forming a complete thought when displayed together.”

She has since participated in a number of artist residencies, including the Bemis Foundation, the Archie Bray Foundation and the Kohler Arts in Industry Program. Awards include a Faculty Research Grant and Presidential Award from Hofstra University and a New York Foundation for the Arts Artists1 Fellowship. Linda is currently teaching at Pratt Institute and Hofstra University and maintains an active studio practice.

Website: lindacasbon.com/home.html

Exhibitions

June 4 – July 1, 2020
Inside Outside

August 8 – September 4, 2019
On the Surface: A Ceramics Show