Lynne Graham

For many years, Lynne Graham has been honing her unique visual vocabulary, producing works that incorporate many different mediums and often blur the distinction between painting and drawing.

Graham was born in Yorkton and has lived in several cities and towns throughout Saskatchewan, residing in Saskatoon since 1994. Her formal art education began in 1981; while living in North Battleford she enrolled in classes through the University of Saskatchewan Extension Division. She also attended workshops at Emma Lake beginning in 1983, and again in 1985 and 1986. In 1985, she transferred into the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the University of Saskatchewan and began commuting to Saskatoon on a weekly basis to attend classes, completing her degree in 1990. She attended the Emma Lake Artist's Workshops in 2003 and 2005. Since then, she has continued to paint and draw, exhibiting her works throughout the city and province.

While Graham’s earliest works tended towards realism, her mature paintings and drawings are distinctly abstract. She begins with a recognizable subject, often a still-life arrangement or domestic interior, but abandons this imagery as the work inevitably progresses to become an exploration of colour, line, shape and texture. With striking colour combinations, dynamic shape relationships and delicate surface intricacies, Graham’s paintings present lyrical harmonies that are chained and ordered by their own internal logic.

Curriculum Vitae

Born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Currently resides in Saskatoon.

Education:

1963-65 Teachers College, University of Saskatchewan
1990 Bachelor of Fine Arts, With Distinction, University of Saskatchewan

Workshops:

Emma Lake Workshops, 1983, 1985, 1986
Emma Lake Artist's Workshops, 2003, 2005

Solo Exhibitions:

1985, Lynne Graham, North Battleford Arts Centre, North Battleford, SK
1988, New Works, Picturesque Gallery, North Battleford, SK
1989, Marks, Lines and Colour, Chapel Gallery (Ambulatory), North Battleford, SK
1990, Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduating Exhibition, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
1991, Lynne Graham, St. Thomas More Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2001, New Paintings, Frances Morrison Library Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2015, Tracings, The Gallery/art placement inc., Saskatoon, SK

Two Person Exhibitions:
2014,The Gallery/art placement inc., Saskatoon,SK, New Gallery Artists: Ruth Cuthand and Lynne Graham

Selected Group Exhibitions:

1985, North Battleford Art Club Group Show, North Battleford Arts Centre, North Battleford, SK
1986 - 1989, North Battleford Art Club Group Show, Chapel Gallery, North Battleford, SK
1987, Student Group Show, Diefenbaker Centre, University of Saskatchewan, toured throughout the province until 1987
1997 - 2002, The Gallery/art placement inc. Staff Show, Saskatoon SK
1999, Confections, St. Thomas More Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2000, No Apologies, Lynne Graham, Laura St. Pierre and Emma Williams, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
2004, Confections II, St. Thomas More Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2004, Recent Work (two-person show with Nancy Lowry), St. Thomas More Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2009, Confections III, ST. Thomas More Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2012 - 2013, After Hours, The Gallery/art placement inc. Staff Show, Saskatoon, SK
2013, 'tis the season, small works holiday show, The Gallery/art placement inc., Saskatoon, SK

Art Related Work Experience

1984 - 1989, Curatorial Assistant, North Battleford Art Centre and Chapel Gallery, North Battleford, SK
1986 - 1988, Committee Member, Art Focus, juried exhibition in conjunction with Battleford Handcraft Festival, North Battleford, SK