Linda McCray received her BA in Fine Arts from Washington State University and her MFA in Fine Arts from The University of Montana. She has a passion for painting and utilizes her love of art to translate her beliefs into messages for her audiences. Her goal for the abstract paintings in this show is to communicate beyond works and leave some kind of imprint on her audience. Linda is currently an adjust professor at The University of Montana and The University of Mary.
By Linda Rosenblum
Small Works
EDUCATION
2010-present Program for Lay Ministers, 2-years, 12-credits in Pastoral Ministry,
Carroll College, Catholic Diocese of Helena, MT
2007 The University of Montana, Missoula, Missoula, MT,
MFA in Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing
1981 Washington State University, Pullman, WA, B.A. in Fine Arts, Cum Laude
TEACHING AND SPEAKING EXPERIENCE
2010-present Adjunct Professor, The University of Mary-Bismarck, ND
Art Appreciation: Sacred and Secular Perspectives (online)
2007-present Adjunct Professor, The University of Montana-Helena College of Technology, Helena, MT, Figure Drawing, Abstract Painting, Art Fundamentals, InDesign Desktop Publishing, Small Business Entrepreneurship
2011 Co-Lecturer with Marilyn Lande, artist/Jewish art historian: Icons & Spirituality in Jewish and Christian Art, Window to the Divine, Juried Art Exhibition, Madden Museum of Art, Denver, CO
Presenter, The University of Dallas Ministry Conference, Session: Contemporary Art and Its Place in Worship, Dallas, TX
Instructor, Artists Celebrating Christ, The University of Mary, Bismarck, ND
2010 Presenter and Panel Discussion Member, The University of Dallas Ministry Conference, Panel Discussion: Elements of Liturgical Design; Panel Discussion: The Liturgical Artist: Inspired by God in our midst; Session: Just the Basics of Seasonal Liturgical Art and Environment, Dallas, TX
Instructor, Artists Celebrating Christ, The University of Mary, Bismarck, ND
Facilitator, Lent Retreat, Blessed Trinity Catholic Community, Missoula, MT
2009 Presenter, Form/Reform: The National Conference on Environment and Art for Catholic Worship, The Marketing and
Advertising Way and Contemporary Art and Its Place in Catholic Worship, San Jose, CA
Lecturer, Carroll College, Spiritual Art History: Icons to Contemporary Spirituals,Helena, MT
Lecturer, The University of Montana-Helena College of Technology, The History of Art from Life and Beyond, Helena, MT
2008 Lecturer, Carroll College, Contemporary Art & Its Place in Catholic Worship,
Helena, MT
Facilitator, Advent Art & Faith Retreat, Saint Mary Catholic Community, Helena, MT
Instructor, Advent and Christmas Art for Sacred Space Workshop, Flatiron Gallery, Billings, MT
Lecturer, Saint Mary Catholic Community, Contemporary Images of the Virgin Mary, Helena, MT
Instructor, Chalk Technique Workshop, Chalk Up Helena, Helena Public Art
Committee, City of Helena, MT
Instructor, Gifted Institute, Carroll College, Helena, MT Pastels, Mosaic, Origami & Watercolor
Facilitator of Group Art Project, Intergenerational & RCIA Groups, Pentecost Window Installation, Saint Mary Catholic Community, Helena, MT
Mega-Session Presenter, The Way of the Cross through Heart and Hand: Deepening Personal Devotion through Making
Art, Catholic Youth Conference, Diocese of Helena, Helena, MT
2007 Adjunct Faculty, Carroll College, Helena, MT, Watercolor
Graduate Assistant, Instructor (responsible for entire course), The University of
Montana, Missoula, Missoula, MT, Art Appreciation
Lecturer, The University of Montana-Helena College of Technology, Aggiornamento, Helena, MT
2006 Lecturer, Miles Community College, Behind & Beyond, Miles City, MT
Lecturer, University Congregational Church, Made Manifest, Missoula, MT
2002-2003 Adjunct Faculty, Carroll College, Helena, MT
Desktop Publishing, Autumn 2002 & Spring 2003
Design, Autumn 2002 & Autumn 2003
2003-2004 Faculty Advisor, Carroll College Art Club, Helena, MT
2003 Instructor, Gifted Institute, Carroll College, Helena, MT
Drawing, 2003
RELATED EXPERIENCE, MEMBERSHIPS, CONFERENCES, RESIDENCIES
2008-present Association of Consultants for Liturgical Space, Secretary 2011-present
2007-present EnVisionChurch.org: Sacred Art and Architecture Shaping Catholic Liturgy and Spirituality, Member
2007-present Christians in Visual Arts, Member
1987-present Business Owner, Illustrator and Graphic Artist of Designs Unlimited
2009-2011 Liturgy Commission, Saint Mary Catholic Community, Member
2008-2010 Liturgical Art and Environment Committee, Saint Mary Catholic Community,
Member
2006-2010 Toastmasters, Member, Competent Communicator Toastmaster 2007
2009 Art from Life and Beyond, The University of Montana-Helena College of Technology, Exhibition Curator
Artist-In-Residence, Blessed Trinity Catholic Community, Fr. Ed Hislop, Pastor,
Sister Mary Jo Quinn, Liturgist/Music Director, Missoula, MT
2008 Home Show, Missoula Building Industry Association, Juror
2007-2008 Spiritual Committee, Saint Mary Catholic Community, Member
2004-2008 Helena Public Art Committee, Helena City Commission, Chair
2007 Form/Reform: The National Conference on Environment and Art for Catholic Worship, Milwaukee, WI, Attendee
2001-2007 Stewardship Advisory Council, Catholic Diocese of Helena, Art Consultant
2006 Tour of Homes, Hamilton Building Industry Association, Juror
1987-2004 Helena Advertising Federation, President 2003-2004
1985-1987 Art Director of Montana West Advertising Agency
1984-1985 Illustrator and Book Designer of Falcon Press Publishing Company
1979-1980 President of the Washington State University Art Student Union.
Organized activities, mediated between faculty and students, represented students at weekly faculty meetings and held weekly Art Student Union meetings. Activities: visiting artists, talent show, costume party, movies, discussion hours with guest faculty, art parade, undergraduate show and opening.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2011 Purchase Award, Artists Celebrating Christ, The University of Mary-Bismarck, ND, National Juried
Special Recognition, 13th Annual Judeo-Christian International Juried Online Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, International Juried
2009 Special Guest Liturgical Artist, Artists Celebrating Christ, University of Mary, Bismarck, ND, National Juried
Special Recognition, 11th Annual Judeo-Christian International Juried Online Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, International Juried
2007 Odyssey of the Stars Art Scholarship, The University of Montana, Missoula, Missoula, MT
2006 International Catholic Stewardship Conference, Honorable Mention, 2006 Diocese of Helena Stewardship Campaign, Design and Digital Photography
Avis Mitchell Scholarship in Visual Arts, The University of Montana, Missoula, Missoula, MT
Laura Bergh Barrett Scholarship, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2005 National Council of State Housing Agencies National Competition, First Place Award for Program Excellence, Montana Housing Solutions: Designing for Comfort & Quality, Design and Illustration
Fellowship Award, Soroptimist International of Helena, Inc.
2004 Fell Oskins Scholarship
Montana ADDY Awards, Gold ADDY in Advertising Industry Self Promotion, Design
Montana ADDY Awards, Silver ADDY in Advertising Industry Self Promotion, Design
1999 The Benjamin Franklin Award, National, 2nd Place History Book, Great Lodges of the Canadian Rockies, Book Design and Illustration
1998 The Benjamin Franklin Award, National, 1st Place History Book, Great Lodges of the West, Design
Montana ADDY Awards, Citation of Excellence in Letterhead Package, Design and Illustration
1994 Montana ADDY Awards, Citation of Excellence in Industry Self-Promotion, Design and Illustration
1991 Helena ADDY Awards, Silver ADDY in the Specialty Category, Design
1990 Helena ADDY Awards, Silver ADDY in the Print Category, Design
Helena Advertising Federations, Special Recognition Award
1987 The Benjamin Franklin Award, National, Best 4-Color Design Book, Montana on My Mind, Design
The Benjamin Franklin Award, Regional Area Book, Montana on My Mind, Design
Rocky Mountain Book Publishers Association, 1st Place Guide or How-To
Book, Hiker’s Guide to Arizona, Design & Illustration
1980 Gold Medal Painting, Art on the Gren-12th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival, Coeur ‘d Alene, ID
Jack A. Winter Art Scholarship, Washington State University
1st Place Drawing, Undergraduate Show, Washington State University
1979 1st Place Painting, Undergraduate Show, Washington State University
1978 James E. Bayeat Memorial Art Scholarship, Washington State University
1977 National Candidate Key Award Water Color, Spokane Scholastic Art Competition
National Candidate Key Award Oils, Spokane Scholastic Art Competition
Place Award Ink Drawing, Spokane Scholastic Art Competition
Place Award Pastel Drawing, Spokane Scholastic Art Competition
Place Award Oils, Spokane Scholastic Art Competition
Honorable Mention Oils, Spokane Scholastic Art Competition
Honorable Mention Pencil Drawing, Spokane Scholastic Art Competition
James E. Bayeat Memorial Art Scholarship, Washington State University
1976 1st Place Watercolor Color, Spokane Scholastic Art Competition
Best Junior Award, Spokane Scholastic Art Competition
High School Creative Arts Summer Series Scholarship, Eastern Washington State University
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Passion to Pentecost II, Lake Burien Presbyterian Church,
Rev. Dr. Tobin E. Wilson, Seattle, WA
New Beginnings, Queens of the Arts Gallery, Helena, MT
2010 To Form Anew, St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN
Gifts of the Spirit, Habitat for Humanity Gallery, Helena, MT
2009 Agape: Abstract Spiritual Paintings of Love, Carroll College, Helena, MT
To Form Anew, First Boulder Valley Bank, Boulder, MT
2008 The True Light, Flatiron Gallery, Billings, MT
Dust to Dust, The University of Montana-Helena College of Technology, Helena, MT
Passion to Pentecost, Curated by Father Ed Hislop, Blessed Trinity Catholic Community, Missoula, MT
2007 Windows, D. Carlson Woodworker and Browning Kaleczyc Berry and Hoven, Helena, MT
Aggiornamento: Opening the Windows, MFA Thesis Exhibition, The University of
Montana, Missoula, Missoula, MT
Rebirth, Curated by Father Ed Hislop, Holy Family + Pope John XXIII Parish, Missoula, MT
Aggiornamento, The University of Montana-Helena College of Technology,
Helena, MT
2006 Behind and Beyond, Miles Community College, Miles City, MT
Made Manifest, University Congregational Church, Missoula, MT
2005 Recent Paintings, Myrna Loy Center, Helena, MT
2003 Recent Paintings, Carroll College, Helena, MT
2002 Recent Paintings, Signature Art Gallery, Watertown, SD
2001 Recent Paintings, Myrna Loy Center, Helena, MT
2000 A Signal of Time, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Recent Drawings & Paintings, Spirit of Montana Gallery, Missoula, MT
1999 Recent Drawings & Paintings, Spirit of Montana Gallery, Missoula, MT
1998 Recent Drawings & Paintings, Spirit of Montana Gallery, Missoula, MT
1997 Recent Drawings & Paintings, Big Sky Java, Montana City, MT
1992 Recent Drawings & Paintings, Modern Reproductions, Helena, MT
1983 Recent Drawings & Paintings, Art Chateau, Butte, MT
1977 Recent Drawings & Paintings, Cheney Cowels Museum, Spokane, WA
Two-Person Exhibitions
2001 Viewpoints from Montana, Myrna Loy Center, Helena, MT
Group Exhibitions
2011 Window to the Divine, Madden Museum of Art, Denver, CO, Juried Art for God’s Sake, St. Anastasia Roman Catholic Church, Troy, MI, Juried
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA, Invitational
Artists Celebrating Christ, University of Mary, Bismarck, ND, National Juried
13th Annual Judeo-Christian International Juried Online Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, International Juried
2010 Liturgical and Sacred Art Exhibition, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL, Juried
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA, Invitational
Artists Celebrating Christ, University of Mary, Bismarck, ND, National Juried
12th Annual Judeo-Christian International Juried Online Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, International Juried
2009 Celebrating Creation on the Prairie, First Presbyterian Fine Arts Festival, Bismarck, ND, National Juried
Light Fantastic Exhibition, The Main Street Gallery, Groton, NY, National Juried
Motivation: Behind Good and Evil, Caladan Gallery, Cambridge, MA, National Juried
A Fine Line, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA, National Juried
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA, Invitational
Artists Celebrating Christ, University of Mary, Bismarck, ND, National Juried
11th Annual Judeo-Christian International Juried Online Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, International Juried
Powerful & Fragile Earth, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA, National Juried
Juried Biblical Art Exhibition, White Stone Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, International Juried
2008 Artist Exhibition, 2008 University of Dallas Ministry Conference, Dallas, TX, Invitational Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA, Invitational
2007 Annunciation to the Shepherds, Artists Depictions of Christmas Night, from A.D.
1306 – 2007, Christianity Today International, ChristianityToday.com,
Carol Stream, IL, Online, Juror: Katelyn Beaty, International Juried
Créche Exhibit, EnVision Church, Georgetown Center for Liturgy, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. Online, Juror: Johan van Parys, Director of Liturgy and the Sacred Arts at the Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Artistic Director of EnVisionChurch, International Juried
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA,
Invitational Exploring Spirituality, The Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA, National Juried
2006 12th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT, Juror: John Calsbeck, Assistant Curator and Preparator, Missoula Art Museum, Juried Art Sagrado ’06, Concordia University, Austin TX,
National Juried, Jurors: David Kroft, Director, Gallery at Concordia, Austin, TX and Eric Gibbons, Painter, Austin, TX
38th Annual Art Auction and Exhibition, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, Juried
Art Auction Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, Juried
Montana Sweepings, Hawthorne School, Invitational
2005 Portraits of Railroading, Penn State University, Altoona, PA, Invitational
11th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT
10th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2004 Big Sky, Wind and Wheat, Lewistown Art Center, Lewistown, MT, Juried. Juror: Jessica Hunter Larsen, Paris Gibson Square
2000 Governor’s Cultural Foundation Group Show, Governor’s Executive Residence, Invitational
1998 Smithsonian Artrain, Studio Artist, Missoula, MT, Invitational
1995 Minitreasures: Miniature Works of Western Art Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, Invitational
1995 Meadowlark Art Review ’95, Helena, MT, Juried
1994 Eleventh Annual Gallery ’76 National Juried Art Exhibit, Wenatchee, WA, Juried
Meadowlark Art Review ’94, Helena, MT, Juried
Electrum Juried Art Show, Helena, MT, Juried
Featuring Montana Contemporary Artists, Copper Village Museum and Arts Center,
Anaconda, MT, Juried
1993 Electrum Juried Art Show, Helena, MT, Juried
1985 Electrum Juried Art Show, Helena, MT, Juried
Works by Helena Artists, Custer County Art Center,
Miles City, MT, Juried
1982 Fourth Annual Arts Exhibition, Missoula Museum of the Arts, Missoula, MT, Juried
1980 Art on the Green, 12th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival,
Coeur d’ Alene, ID, Juried
Four Person Show, Gallery II, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, Invitational
Undergraduate Show, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, Juried
1979 Undergraduate Show, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, Juried
1978 Undergraduate Show, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, Juried
1976 Lincoln Mutual Savings Bank, Spokane, WA, Juried
Arts and Crafts Harvest Festival, Spokane, WA, Juried
ART IN THE PUBLIC EYE
2011 Lake Burien Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, Permanent Collection, Acrylic Painting
2009 Covenant Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX, Permanent Collection, Acrylic Painting
Saint Mary Catholic Community, Helena, MT, Permanent Collection, Acrylic Painting
Saint Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN, Fall Ordinary Time Installation, Reproduction on Canvas
2007 Montana Museum of Art and Culture, The University of Montana, Skaggs Building, Missoula, MT, Permanent Collection, Acrylic Painting
Blessed Trinity Catholic Communityi, Missoula, MT, Fr. Ed Hislop, Pastor,
Acrylic Triptych Painting above Baptismal Font and Acrylic Paintings above Sacred Oils
2006 Helena Regional Airport, Permanent Collection, Acrylic Painting
2001 Crossroads Sports & Fitness, Lobby Mural, Acrylic
1998 Crossroads Sports & Fitness, Bike Area & Weight Lifting Area Murals, Acrylic
1997 Crossroads Sports & Fitness, Track Area Mural, Acrylic
1984 Washington State Arts Commission, Works for Public Places,
Lakes Elementary School, Lacey, WA, Oil Painting
1984 Washington State Arts Commission, Works for Public Places, Bellingham School District #501, Voc-Tech Building, Bellingham, WA, Oil Painting
PUBLISHED ARTICLES WRITTEN BY LINDA McCRAY
2009 Windows to the Spirit, Ministry & Liturgy, Volume 36 Number 9, November 2009, San Jose, CA
2008 A Brief History of Spiritual Art, EnVision Church, Georgetown Center for Liturgy, Georgetown University
2007 Where have liturgical paintings gone? Part II: Bringing Back Paintings for God’s
Sake, EnVision Church, Georgetown Center for Liturgy, Georgetown University
Where have liturgical paintings gone? Part I: The Fall of Liturgical Paintings,
EnVision Church, Georgetown Center for Liturgy, Georgetown University
Be Not Afraid of Contemporary Spiritual Art, EnVision Church,
Georgetown Center for Liturgy, Georgetown University
Passing On The Faith Through Contemporary Visual Language,
EnVision Church, Georgetown Center for Liturgy, Georgetown University
PUBLISHED ARTICLES ABOUT THE ART OF LINDA McCRAY
2011 On Art: Dust to Dust by Linda McCray, Lois Huey-Heck, The Christian Century, March 8, 2011
2007 The Spirit and the Brush: Artist develops spiritual paintings, liturgical art, Renee St.
Martin Wizeman, The Montana Catholic, Diocese of Helena, June 15, 2007
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