Linda Pochesci
Artist Bio Artist Work
Linda grew up in New Jersey and attended college there. While an undergraduate, she studied with the artist Mel Leipzig. Upon graduation, she moved to Boston and attended graduate school at Massachusetts College of Art. Linda studied with the artist George Nick while earning my MFA in painting.
She has exhibited extensively in Massachusetts and New Jersey, and was awarded a Pollock-Krasner grant for 2019. In 1995, The Dodge Foundation awarded her a major grant as part of their "Artist Initiative" program.
Linda currently lives in Boston, where she works professionally as an artist.
Education
M.F.A., Painting, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
B.A., Art Education, Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ
Teaching Experience
2019
Adjunct Professor 2D Design/Drawing, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
1992-2011
General Art, Painting, AP Studio Art, IB, Studio Art, West Morris Central High School, Chester, NJ
1986-1991
Continuing Education Instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1987
Visual Arts Instructor, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
1986
Artist in Education Program NEA Grant, Goff Junior High School, Pawtucket, RI
1981-1982
Visiting Lecturer, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Gallery Affiliations
The Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
Bernay Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA
Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
Collections
Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ
White House, Washington, D.C.
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Hale & Dorr, Boston, MA
Charles River Labs, Lexington, MA
Copley Investments, Boston, MA, Labs, MA
Aegis Fund, Boston, MA
New England Life, Boston, MA
Awards and Grants
2019
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
1997-2008
Geraldine Dodge mini grants-school art projects
1999
Who’s Who Among America’s Teacher
1998
Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA - Grant
1995
Geraldine Dodge Art Fellowship
Exhibitions
2025
Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA, Solo Show
Bernay Fine Arts, Great Barrington, Group Show
2023
Bernay Fine Arts, Great Barrington, Group Show
Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA, Solo Show
"Mel Leipzig and Friends", Provincetown Art Association Museum, Provincetown, MA, Group Show
2022
Palm Beach Art Fair, Palm Beach, FL, Group Show
2021
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Solo Show
Scope Miami, Miami, FL, Group Show
Coastal Contemporary Gallery, Newport, RI, 3-person show
Coastal Contemporary Gallery, Newport, RI, Group Shows
2019
Bernay Fine Arts, Great Barrington, MA, Group Shows
Coastal Contemporary Gallery, Newport, RI, Summer Group Shows
Clark Gallery at Provincetown, Provincetown, MA, featured artist
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA, Group Show
Palm Beach Art Fair, Palm Beach, FL, Group Show
2018
"Wonders Large and Small", Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, 5-person show
Clark Gallery in Provincetown, Provincetown, MA, Group Show
Palm Beach Art Fair, Palm Beach, FL, Group Show
2017
Scope Miami Art Fair, Miami, FL, Group Show
Art Museum Complex, Duxbury, MA, Mel Leipzig and Friends, Group Show
Clark Gallery in Provincetown, Provincetown, MA, Group Show
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Solo Show
2015
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Solo Show
2014
Yarmouth Cultural Center, Yarmouth, MA Group Show
2013
New England Biotech, Ipswich, MA, 2-person show
Cell Signaling Technology, Beverly, MA, 2-person show
“Romantic Realism”, Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ, 3-person show
2012
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
Gallery at Lofts at Westinghouse, Hyde Park, MA, Group Show
“The Galvanized Truth: A Tribute to George Nick”, Art Museum Complex, Duxbury, MA, Group Show
“Coming Home”, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Solo Show
2011
“From NJ to Cape Cod”, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA, 3-person show
2010
“Pine Barrens Rediscovered”, Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ, Group Show
The Princeton Club, Princeton, NJ, Solo Show
“Metaphor”, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ, 4-person show
2009
“Realism Unbound”, Noyes Museum, Smithville, NJ, Group Show
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
Munson Gallery, Chatham, MA, Group Show
2008
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
“Inside Out”, College of St. Elizabeth, Madison, NJ, Group Show
“Our Personal Landscape”, D&R Greenway Trust, Princeton, NJ, Group Show
William/Scot Gallery, Provincetown, MA, Group Shows
2007
William/Scot Gallery, Provincetown, MA, Group Shows
Noyes Museum, Smithville, NJ Group Show
New Jersey State Arts Annual
2006
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA Group Show
“The Comforts of Home”, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA Group Show
“Sense of Place”, Noyes Museum, Smithville, NJ Group Show
2005
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA Group Show
2004
“Work by Eight”, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
2004
“Two Views Paintings, Process & Ideas", Ride University, Lawrenceville, NJ, 2-person Show
2002
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
2001
“The Object of the Object”, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
“Earthline/Landscape”, The Gallery of South Orange, South Orange, NJ, Group Show
“Ellarslie Open”, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ, Group Show
2000
“Annual Salon Show”, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
1999
“Annual Salon Show”, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
William/Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1997
The Gallery at Bristol, Meyers and Squibb, Princeton, NJ, Group Show
1996
“Teaching about Ideas”, The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, Group Show
1994
“Eyes Open Minds”, The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, Group Show
“Ellarslie Open”, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ, Group Show
1993
Blue Mountain Gallery, NY, Group Show
“Seeing the Object, a Tribute to George Nick”, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, Group Show
1992
“New England/New Talent”, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA, Group Show
1990
Lenore Gray Gallery, Providence, RI, Solo Show
1988
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Solo Show
“Annual Salon Show”, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
1987
“Annual Salon Show”, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
1986
“Realism, 4 Points of View”, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
1985
“A Sense of Place”, Faneuil Gallery, Boston, MA, Group Show
1984
“Annual Salon Show”, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Solo Show
Mercer County College, West Windsor, NJ, 4-person Show
1983
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Group Show
1982
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, Graduate Thesis Show
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, Group Show
Bibliography
2004
"Contemporary Cape Cod Artists/ People and Places", a book by Deborah Forman, 2014, is one of the featured artists included in the book
2012
The Boston Globe, July 30, 2012, “Tribute to George Nick, Painter and a Teacher with Heart” by Cate McQuaid, featured in a review of the show at the Art Complex Museum
2006
The New York Times, January 2006, “From Waves of Grain to the Shore”, featured in a review of the show at The Noyes Museum by Fred B. Adelson
2004
The Trenton Times, April 9, 2004, “Two Views seeks to depict the mystery in reality” by Janet Purcell, Review of show at Rider University
The Star Ledger, April 2, 2004 “Paintings with structure”, by Dan Bischoff, Review of show at Rider University
2001
“Earthline/Landscape”, Gallery at South Orange, catalog of the show
1997
U.S. 1 Newspaper Jan.8, 1997 “Teachers who can and do”, featured in review of show at Bristol/Meyers Squibb
The Star Ledger, Jan.26, 1997, “An Opportunity for Teachers to display their hearts and souls”, featured in a review of the show at Bristol/Meyers Squibb
1996
The Star Ledger, Dec. 1996, featured in review of the show at Morris Museum
1990
Art New England March 1990, review of show at Lenore Gray Gallery
1988
The Concord Journal, June 9, 1988, by Marty Carlock, “Variations on Realism”
1986
The Concord Journal, March 20, 1986, by Marty Carlock, “Realism comes with at least 4 Points of View”
1984
Art New England July/August 1984, review of the show at the Clark Gallery
1983
The Boston Globe, August 4, 1983, “Perspectives” by Brian Kologe