Portrait Sculpture in Bronze

Linda Preble McVay is an American portrait and medals sculptor, known for capturing the spirit and expression of the people she sculpts. Linda’s sculpture and medals have been juried into shows in the USA, Europe, Great Britain and Canada. Two of her bronze three inch medals were juried into the 6th International Biennal of Contemporary Medals, Seixal, Portugal in 2010. They were also selected as part of the USA Delegation to the XXXI FIDEM Congress which took place in Tampere, Finland in 2010. Linda’s medals were exhibited in the Numismatic Exhibition at the Belskie Museum of Arts and Science in Closter, New Jersey in 2009. Linda has studied with Daniel Altshuler, Eugene Daub and Merlin Szasz. She is represented by The Walsingham Gallery in Newburyport, MA. Her work can be found in private collections throughout the country and in the permanent collection of art medals, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina. Linda lives in Portsmouth, NH and has a studio at Sanctuary Arts in Eliot, Maine.

 

Artist’s Statement

My concentration has been portrait busts, medals and reliefs.  Inspiration has come from Houdon, Carpeaux, Saint-Gaudens and Grafly.  Although some of my work is life-size, I have also created smaller busts, reliefs and medals for display on mantels, bookshelves, table tops and gardens. My goal is to capture the expression in the moment that is both familiar and appealing. I enjoy sculpting in the round. However, my heart is in the medal. As medalists are expressing themselves by pushing the boundaries of what constitutes a medal, I have chosen to take a more traditional approach.

 

 

Memberships

FIDEM (Federation Internationale de la Medaille d’Art)

The American Medallic Sculpture Association

Medallic Art Society of Canada

New England Sculptors Association (accepted by Jury, April 2007)

New Hampshire Art Association (accepted by Jury, September 2005)

Episcopal Church & Visual Arts (ECVA), New York, NY

 

 

Installations

“The Good Samaritan”
Plaster Relief, 34 x 24 inches
The Common Room
Adelynrood Retreat and Conference Center
Byfield, MA
September, 2010

"The Good Samaritan"
Bronze Relief, 34 x 24 inches
The Lady Chapel Christ Episcopal Church
Portsmouth, NH
September 21, 2008

 

 

Upcoming Exhibit

Two of Linda’s three inch bronze medals have been selected as part of the USA Delegation to the XXXII FIDEM Congress which will take place in Glasgow, Scotland in July 2012.

 

 

Current Exhibition

Medallic Art Society of Canada
Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
October through December, 2011

 

 

Recent Exhibitions

“Walsingham Women”
Walsingham Gallery
Newburyport, MA
November 19, 2011

“The Art Medals:Past and Present”
Brookgreen Gardens
Murrells Inlet, SC
May7-July 24, 2011

FIDEM USA Delegation Exhibit
Medialia, Rack and Hamper Gallery
New York, NY
March 2-26, 2011

AMSA Exhibit
American Numismatic Association’s World Fair of Money
Boston, MA
August 10-14, 2010

6th International Biennial of Contemporary Medals
Seixal, Portugal
April 17 to June 10, 2010

US Delegation to the XXXI Federation Internationale de la Me daille d’Art (FIDEM)
Congress Tampere, Finland
June 2010.

Numismatic Exhibition
Belskie Museum of Arts and Sciences
Closter, NJ
September 13 to November 15, 2009

Prescott Park Public Sculpture Exhibition
Portsmouth, NH
June to November 2009

Invited New England Sculptors 2009
Barn Gallery
Ogunquit, ME
May 21 to October 2, 2009

USA FIDEM Member Exhibition
Medialia, Rack & Hamper Gallery
New York, NY
March 7, 2009 to September 2009

Carving Studio & Sculpture Center
West Rutland, VT
October 17th to November 16, 2008

Cotuit Center for the Arts
Cotuit, MA
July 28 to September 6, 2008

Cultural Center of Cape Cod
South Yarmouth, MA
July 2 to July 27, 2008

Invited New England Sculptors 2008
The Barn Gallery
Ogunquit, ME
May 24 to July 25, 2008

Newton Open Studios
Newton, MA
May 17 and 18, 2008

22nd Annual Omer T. Lassonde Memorial Juried Competition/Exhibition
New Hampshire Art Association
Portsmouth, NH
April 11, 2008 to April 27, 2008

Photography and Sculpture Exhibition
Marblehead Art Association
Marblehead, MA
March 1 to March 30, 2008

60th Annual Currier Exhibition
New Hampshire Art Institute
January 31 to March 1, 2008