Linnie Greenberg
Contact Information
Phone: (610) 517-0029
Recent Works
Artist's Biography
Linnie stumbled upon mixed media collage 9 years ago at a workshop held at Main Line Art Center in Bryn Mawr, PA.
It opened up a wondrous world of sparkle, spin and joy. Mainly self-taught, she considers herself a "naïve" or "outsider" artist. Her pictures are often colorful and whimsical with hidden surprises that appear childlike.
She gets inspiration and idea sparks everywhere:
Tree branches whipping and swaying on a windy day. A baby's perfectly round, perfectly soft, perfectly pink cheeks. The incredible architecture of a 7-inch, high-heel shoe. Patterns the sun makes on everything it kisses.
Linnie holds Signature Member status at the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, has served as a board member of the Delaware Valley Art League and at Tri-State Artists Equity.
She's hosts free mixed media workshops in libraries, retirement communities and community centers where participants include adults, children, seniors, those with dementia, and those with social problems. She received a grant from the Philadelphia Cultural Alliance to give 20 such art workshops throughout the local area in 2017. Recently, she taught children with disabilities how to make their own stickers at the Please Touch Museum.
She also teaches Mixed Media Collage at Lower Merion High School under the auspices of Main Line School Night.
She is also honored to have received among others, First place at Harcum College's 100 Years of Art Exhibit in 2015; First place in ArtAbility's annual juried exhibit to benefit Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Center, Malvern 2016 and 2017; First Place - Delaware Valley Art League juried Spring show, 2016; inclusion in the annual Art of the State juried show at the State Art Museum in Harrisburg; First Place Graphics - Greater Norristown Art League juried spring exhibit 2015.
Artist's Statement
I don’t know what compels me to get up each day and rifle though images and painted papers to find the stuff that I paste on a canvas, board or piece of paper. I think I’m obsessed.
I’d hazard a guess that selling vintage picturebooks for nearly two decades had a hand in this manic pursuit. I so admire the illustrators of these books that must influence my choice of subject matter –
colorful, imaginary landscapes and creatures.
Using hand-painted papers and ephemera, I make whimsical worlds filled with critters, carnival whirligigs and joyous, playful people wearing funny hats and bow ties. If the result makes me laugh, I’m satisfied. If the result makes a viewer smile, I consider it a success.
I’m playing with other media now -- especially photography. What fun!
Stephen Hawking said, “We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe.”
I’m so grateful and cognizant of my one life and aim to fill it with laughter, love & fun.
Making art is playful. It fills me with joy. It’s fun. It’s as simple as that.
Awards & Honors
2019
Spring Exhibition, Tri-State Artists Equity @ GoggleWorks, Wayne, PA
Honorable Mention
2018
Spring Exhibition, Tri-State Artists Equity, Wayne, PA
Honorable Mention
2017
ArtAbility Annual Juried Art Gala to benefit Bryn Mawr Rehab Center
First Place
2016
ArtAbility Annual Juried Art Gala to benefit Bryn Mawr Rehab Center
First Place
Spring Juried Show, Delaware Valley Art League, Wilmington, DE
First Place
2015
100 Years of Art Anniversary Exhibit, Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, PA
First Place
Spring Juried Show, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Philadelphia, PA
Honorable Mention
2014
Spring Juried Show, Delaware Valley Art League, Wilmington, DE
Honorable Mention
Juried Spring Exhibit, Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists
Third Place
2013
Juried Spring Exhibit, Greater Norristown Art League, Norristown, PA
First Place, Graphics
2012
Winter Juried Show, Delaware Valley Art League, Wilmington, DE
Purchase Prize
Recent Artist Member Mentions on InLiquid
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Unprecedented Times: A Socially Distanced Art Project
Virtual Reception: Thursday, February 11 6:30 – 7:30 at Venture Café Philadelphia In-Person Reception: TBD Unprecedented Times features artwork of … See Full Post
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Many Members in EKG Exhibition
Agathe Bouton, Angela McQuillan, Arlene Solomon, Bhavisha Patel, Carole Loeffler, Diane Lachman, Ellen Rosenholtz, Emily Selvin, Florence Weisz, Kristin Osgood Lamelas, Linnie Greenberg, Maggie Mills, Nazanin Moghbeli, Patricia Moss-Vreeland, Pedro Zagitt, Rachel Blythe Udell, Robert Zurer, Sandra Benhaim, Tom Herbert, and Tyler Kline are all in Esther Klein Gallery’s exhibition Unprecedented Times: A Socially Distanced Art Project from February 11 – April 30, 2021. There will be a virtual reception Thursday, February 11 6:30 – 7:30 at Venture Café
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Main Line Art Center 2021 Virtual Student Exhibition
Main Line Art Center students, past and present, reconnect to share their creative journeys during the pandemic with artwork made … See Full Post
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ARTSisters Group Exhibition Video
ARTSister members Barbara Dirnbach, Florence Weisz, Jenn Hallgren, Linda Dubin Garfield, Linnie Greenberg, Nancy Freeman Tabas, Priscilla Bohlen, Sandi Neiman Lovitz, Sally K. Eisenberg, and Sandra Benhaim‘s works are all featured in Artists in the Time of Pandemic, an online video exhibition that can be viewed below!
Feature image: Three Wishes, Linnie Greenberg
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Members in Abington Art Center’s Summer Juried Show
Bill Brookover, Jean Burdick, Jennifer Brinton Robkin, Jill Robostello, Lee Muslin, Linnie Greenberg, Paula Mandel, Rebecca Schultz, Su Knoll Horty, and Tom Herbert are all in Abington Art Center’s Summer Juried Show from August 4 through August 28.
Feature image: York Street, Jean Burdick