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LYNDA A. N. REYES
Lynda A. N. Reyes is a visual artist; art historian, author, and art educator who paints representational subjects in oil and watercolor and is a highly skilled portrait artist. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree major in painting from the Philippines and holds an MA in Art History from Northern Illinois University.

Personal life
Lynda is a full-time professional artist and has been painting since 1973. Her paintings have been selected for exhibitions juried by notable figures in the art world such as Peter Frank, Ruth Weisberg, Mary Addison Hacket, Juan F. Bastos, Sam Mellon, Jay Belloli, Dr. Tanya Augsburg, Meg Linton, Joyce Aiken, Patricia Rodriguez and Michael Siegel.

Art Style
Lynda, a master in both watercolor and oil painting, is gaining with increasing momentum wider recognition in mainstream American art. Her recent productions and exhibitions attest to her accomplishments as a visual artist skilled in watercolor, a most difficult medium. Her watercolor painting titled California Grandpa was selected for publication in a top-selling book series titled “Splash” that showcases the finest watercolor paintings being created today by the best contemporary watercolor artists in America and around the world. According to her, she wants to ''“create 2-dimensional works that will trigger a lasting smile, a lasting longing to look, a lasting visual imagery that will encourage some positive view of our wonderful world and of the people living in it. I do not aspire to be the solitary eccentric, genius artist removed from the community. I want to actively interact with the community and for my paintings to relate to the society I am in. My works speak of the people and places of my home community and the kinds of scenery that capture the beauty and peace of nature I have experienced and wished to share”''.

Exhibitions
She has participated in juried exhibitions including the WCA Exhibit at the National Steinbeck Museum in Salinas, Brand 41 exhibit in Burbank, 2012 TAG California Open Exhibition at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, 2011 WCA Exhibit at SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco, 2011 Brand 40 Works on Paper, 2010 National Watercolor Society All-Member Show, Brand 38 Annual National Exhibition, Pasadena Society of Artists shows at the VIVA Gallery and in several other group exhibits at the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, the Arts and Books Gallery in LA, the Glendale College Art Gallery, the Brand Gallery and the Pete and Susan Barrett Gallery in Santa Monica. In the Philippines, she had a one-person show at the University of the Philippines Manila and several group shows at the Solidaridad Galleries.

Career as an art educator
Lynda has taught at Glendale College as adjunct assistant professor in Art History and in several community colleges in LA area including Santa Monica College and Pasadena City College. As a California Arts Council grant artist, she was a resource person for the visual arts for the Glendale Unified School District as part of the Arts as Basic program of the district.

She is best known in the international academia for her pioneering book titled “The Textiles of Southern Philippines” and her published studies in Philippine ethnic art. Her book is currently in the collection of 141 libraries of major universities and museums all over the world.

Major Works
➢	Rush hour Jam

Oil on canvas, 24” x 30”

(2012)

➢	 California Grandpa

Watercolor on paper, 21” x 29”

(2011)

➢	Dusk at Port Hueneme

Oil on Canvas, 36” x 24”

(2009)

Awards
-	2012: Second place, Glendale Art Association 2012 Fall Salon exhibit

-	2010: Finalist, 27th Annual Art Competition of the Artist’s Magazine

-	International Fellowship Award from the American Association of University Women

-	GAA Fall Salon Exhibit awardee

Sources:

http://www.asianjournal.com/fil-am-news/3-filamnews/16285-artist-lynda-a-n-reyes-on-the-road-to-mainstream-american-art.html

http://lyndaanreyes.com/

http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/106166-lynda-a-n-reyes

http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/14417/9-filipino-visual-artists-and-how-they-shine-in-the-us