PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Stutz Artist Studio, Indianapolis, Indiana
Prolific Artist (July 2011 – Present)
Create and sell original, fine art pieces. Current bodies of work include newest series, Plasterworks, and existing series, Leafless and Something Old, Something New.
Linette’s Painting & Fine Art LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana
Owner and Artist (January 2009 – Present)
Design and produce custom murals, decorative painting, and commissioned art pieces for commercial and residential clients in studio and on site. Continuously develop and create new techniques in mural painting and faux painting, and provide color consulting services to clients. Most recently collaborated with Chatham Home on the 2013 Indianapolis Decorator’s Showhouse for the third floor playroom to produce the large scale, landscape mural for the space.
Custom Muralist, Decorative Painter and Fine Artist (July 2003 – Present)
Received hundreds of commissions from both residential and commercial clients for projects ranging from nursery murals to faux finishes to commissioned reproductions. Collaborated with interior decorator Anita McClellan of Nita Designs LLC from 2003 to 2007 to fulfill all decorative painting needs of Davis Homes LLC, and for KB Homes in 2007.
REPRESENTATION
White Key Gallery, Valparaiso, Indiana
2015 EXHIBITIONS
Plainfield Arts Gala, Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield, Indiana, juried group show
First Peek, Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
Common Ground: Breaking Out of Tradition, Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana,
two-person show
Cold. Dark. Unsecurity. Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
2014 EXHIBITIONS
First Jingle Stop, Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
Art on the Avenue: New Work by Linette Bledsoe, Madame Walker Theatre, Indianpolis, Indiana, solo show
Harvest Soul, Healing Arts Indy, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
Raymond James Corporate Office, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
1st Look, Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
IDADA’s Sneak Peek for the Stutz, Cole Noble Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
2013 EXHIBITIONS
Splendid Menagerie, Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
1st Look, Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
2012 EXHIBITIONS
Splendor, Mirth and Good Cheer, Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
One Peek Show, Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
April Featured Artist Show, Chatham Home, Indianapolis, Indiana, solo show
Put a Bird On It, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
Ten Yards, Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
2011 EXHIBITIONS
Small Treasures, Stutz Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, group show
OPEN HOUSES
Stutz Artists Open House, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2012 through 2015
Stutz Artists Holiday Show, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2011 through 2014
PUBLIC WORK
2014 Decorator’s Showhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Teen Study, collaboration with Chatham Home
2013 Decorator’s Showhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Children’s Playroom, collaboration with Chatham Home
1st Place Key Award and 1st Place People’s Choice Award
EDUCATION
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art with minor in Art History
May 2003 with High Distinction
ORGANIZATIONS
Stutz Artists Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, July 2011 – Present
IDADA, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 2011 – Present
PUBLICATIONS
Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana
“Linette Bledsoe Paints Her Pain”
Published February 2015
Southside Times, Indianapolis, Indiana
“Art: A Risky Business”
Published July 2012
Indianapolis Woman, Indianapolis, Indiana
“Five Questions For: Linette Bledsoe, painter”
Published April 2012
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