Artist Statement

I work in a variety of media including clay, encaustic, oil, and acrylic.  Working in both three dimensional and two dimensional, large and small, my awareness of the presence and physicality of the work is constantly renewed and energized.   Through play and experimentation, I work intuitively, often without a final product in mind in the initial stages, to allow the present moment to guide my marks, texture, imagery, and colors.  I keep my mind open for new opportunities to arise, a silent dialogue balancing between material, lived experience, the moment, and the viewer.

My creative process is used as a tool to explore and discover my conscious and subconscious understanding of myself in the context of the universe around me, including the societal structures that affect me. This requires examining the coherence of my personal experience in relation to my identity, community, and humanity as an interconnected part of nature and the universe.

I attempt to convey this interconnectedness by creating tension between the familiar and the unknown, making connections with my viewers where he or she can find comfort in the familiar. Ambiguity exists where meaning is not fully resolved and requires the viewer to absorb and interpret the piece in the context of his or her own lived experience.  



Studio

My studio is located at:
Western Avenue Studios - Studio #122
122 Western Avenue
Lowell, MA
Open Studio to the public every first Saturday of the month throughout building and last Fridays on the first floor only.

You can also reach me by emailing me at info@lotuslien.com.  If you'd like to receive my studio newsletter of upcoming events, you can sign up here.

​Gallery Representation

Paintings:
Granite Town Gallery
42 South Street 2nd Floor, Milford NH 03055
603.769.4224 
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Exhibitions, Shows, and Open Studios

​2017 Holiday Studio Sale
Saturday 12/16, Tuesday 12/19, Saturday 12/23 10am-2pm
Lien Studio, Langer Place 4th Floor
55 S. Commercial Street. Manchester NH

​NHIA 2017 Holiday Maker Fair
December 3, Sunday 10-4pm
New Hampshire Institute of Art. French Hall Auditorium
148 Concord Street. Manchester NH

​Lotus Lien: Lyrical Ruminations
September 1-October 15, 2017. Reception: September 7 from 5:30-7:30 pm
Granite Town Gallery, 42 South Street, 2nd Floor, Milford, NH

13th Annual Artwalk Nashua
October 15-16, 2017, Saturday 11am-5pm Sunday 12-4pm
​Riverwalk Cafe, 35 Railroad Square, Nashua NH

Open Doors Manchester/Trolley Nights
October 5, 2017 5pm-8pm
July 20, 2017 5pm-8pm
Langer Place 4th Floor, Lien Studio
55 South Commercial Street, Manchester, NH 03101​

Open Studios Spring 2017
May 6-7, 2017, 11am-4pm
Lien Studio, Langer Place 4th Floor
55 South Commercial Street, Manchester, NH 03101

YART Sale
April 22, 2017, 10am-3pm
3S Artspace, 319 Vaughn Street, Portsmouth, NH

SQUARE
April 3-May 5, 2017, Reception: Thursday, April 13 from 5:30-7 pm
Lyceum Gallery, The Derryfield School
​2108 River Road, Manchester, NH 03104

A Little Abstracted
April 1-May 13, 2017, Artist’s Reception: Thursday, April 6 from 5-7 pm
Twiggs Gallery, 254 King Street, Boscawen, NH 03303

HEALINGinCOLOR
January 6-February 28, 2017, Artist’s Reception: January 12 from 5-8 pm
120 Main Street, Suite 104, Nashua NH 03060

NH Open Doors Fall 2016
November 5-6, 2016, 11am-4pm
Lien Studio, Langer Place 4th Floor
55 South Commercial Street, Manchester, NH 03101

Nashua Artwalk 2016
October 15-16, 2016, Saturday 11am-5pm Sunday 12-4pm
Healing in Color 120 Main Street, Suite 104, Nashua NH

Picker Building Holiday Open Studios 2015
December 6, 2015, 11-4pm
Picker Building, 4th Floor, 99 Factory Street Extension, Nashua NH

Nashua Artwalk 2015
September 12-13, 2015, 10am-4pm
Picker Building, 4th Floor, 99 Factory Street Extension, Nashua NH

Love, Lust, & Desire
January 27-February 13, 2015. Reception January 30, 5-7pm
McGowan Fine Art
10 Hills Avenue, Concord, NH
www.mcgowanfineart.com

Driven to Abstraction
November 22, 2014-February 28, 2015 Reception January 18, 11am-12:30pm
Children's Museum of NH, Gallery 6.  Dover, NH

Picker Building Holiday Open Studios 2014
December 6, 2014, 12-4pm
Picker Building, 4th Floor, 99 Factory Street Extension, Nashua NH

2014 NHIA Juried Alumni Exhibition of Contemporary Art
November 3-28, 2014. Reception November 7, 2014, 5-7pm
Kimball Jenkins Estate / School of Art, 226 North Main Street, Concord NH 03301

Nashua Artwalk 2014
October 18-19, 2014
Picker Building, 4th Floor, 99 Factory Street Extension, Nashua NH

Women's Caucus on Art Annual 6x6 Signature Show
October 1-31, 2014. Reception October 3, 2014, 5-8 pm
NHAA "Robert Lincoln Levy" Gallery, 136 State Street, in Portsmouth NH.

Picker Building Spring Open Studio 2014
Saturday, April 26, 12-5pm
Picker Building, 4th Floor, 99 Factory Street Extension, Nashua NH

2013 NHIA Juried Alumni Exhibition of Contemporary Art
January 23-February 24, 2014. Reception January 29, 2014, 5-7pm
New Hampshire Institute of Art - French Building, Manchester NH

Picker Building Holiday Market/Open Studio 2013
December 7, 2013, 12-4pm
Picker Building, 4th Floor, 99 Factory Street Extension, Nashua NH

McGowan Fine Arts 2013 Holiday Gift Guide

New Hampshire Magazine - December 2013

Nashua Artwalk 2013
September 28-29 2013
Picker Building, 4th Floor, 99 Factory Street Extension, Nashua NH

Lotus Lien - Brahma Vihara Series- Joy, Love, Compassion, and Equanimity
January 15 - February 15, 2012
Aloft Hotel, Lexington, MA

Lotus Lien - Lynda Litchfield - Frederick Lynch
September 7-October 8, 2010. Reception September 10, 5-7pm
McGowan Fine Art
10 Hills Avenue, Concord, NH
www.mcgowanfineart.com

Lexington Open Studios
May 15 and 16, 2010. 11a-5p
Munroe Center for the Arts, Second Floor
1403 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington NH 02420

Contemporary at the Coast III
July 10 - August 16, 2009, Reception July 12 5-7pm
Coolidge Center for the Arts at the Wentworth Coolidge Mansion Historic Site
375 Little Harbor Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801
McGowan Fine Art - www.mcgowanfineart.com

Senior Capstone Exhibition 2009
May 2009.  New Hampshire Institute of Art - Amherst Gallery, Manchester NH


Education

New Hampshire Institute of Art
BFA Interdisciplinary Ceramics and Painting

University of Wisconsin - Madison
BBA Business and Marketing Administration