My drawing and mixed medium pieces examine the symbolism of a single object, mostly from natural and biological worlds. Pattern and color call on order and control, yet the patterns break or have inconsistencies, proving control to be useless. Each piece is a milagro or talisman of sorts, invoking themes of fertility, mental health, and other parts of the human condition.
I currently live and work in Ohio.
Education
2003
Cleveland State University, Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art.
Exhibitions & Events
2021
Nuestro Teatro, Curtain Up Fundraiser, LatinUs Theater Co., Cleveland, OH
2021
2020
2017
National Juried Exhibition, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH
Talleres Sin Fronteeras, TANA, University of California, Davis, Woodland, CA
Humanities without Walls, Traveling Exhibition, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
2016
Spotlight: Linda Ayala, Heights Arts, Cleveland Heights, OH
Dare to be Heard, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
2014
Hispanic Art Show, Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Tiny Out Loud, S. Dot Galleries, Columbus, OH
2013
Passed Lives, Proximity Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2012
Animal Kingdom, S.Dot Gallery, Columbus, OH
Monster Drawing Rally, Spaces, Cleveland, OH
2011
Playing House, Wall Eye Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2307 Chester Ave, The Last Exhibition, Cleveland State University Art Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Conexion Octubre, West Shore Universalist Unitarian Church, Rocky River, OH
2010
Current Works, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Sin Titulo (Untitled), Wall Eye Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Undomesticated, Wall Eye Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2009
La Cosecha del Barrio, 78th Street Studios, Pop Up Show, Cleveland, OH
2007 &
2006
El Dia de los Muertos, Cleveland, OH
Mural: A Tribute to Roberto Ocasio, Cleveland State University Art Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Residencies
2017
Humanities without Walls Consortium Project, Segura Arts Studio, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
Projects
2014
Puppets and Performer (Dorrie), Tiny Out Loud - Dot & Dorrie Outtakes
Puppet, Dirty Energy Bars.
Press
Usmani, Josh: "Heights Arts Hosts Linda Ayala's Imaginative Interpretations of the Natural World", Scene Magazine, May 5, 2016.
Usmani, Josh: "Passed Lives - Fictional Portraits with Dynamic Personalities", Cool Cleveland, 2013.
Clark, Joseph: “No Place Like Home”, Scene Magazine, October 5, 2011.
http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/on-view-this-week/Content?oid=2741454
Utter, Douglas Max: “Stitches in Time”, Scene Magazine, March 31, 2010.
http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/stitches-in-time/Content?oid=1872907