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Education

            2018            MFA      Printmaking, Academy of Art University, San Francisco California

            1986            BFA       Design with University Honors, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

            2016                        Summer Study in Florence Italy through Academy of Art University

            2011–14                   Valencia Community College, Orlando Florida

            1988                         Carlow University, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

           

Awards

            2017            Orlando Museum of Art First Thursday, Best in Show

            2017            Academy of Art University Spring Show, Second Place Master Book Arts
            2015            Valencia College Student Art Show, Fine Art Faculty Award

            2014            Valencia College Student Art Show, Best Typographic Award for Typography Book

            1996            The International Design Resource Awards, Seattle Washington

            1988            Print Industry Association of Western Pennsylvania, Honorable Mention

            1988            American Federation of Arts Award of Excellence, Category Programs, Brochures, and Guides

            1985            Warner Lambert, Morris Plains, New Jersey, Second Place Package Design

            1982            Scholastic Art Award Show, Gold Key Finalist for Ohio and National Honorable Mention

 

 

Solo Exhibition
          
2019             Orange County Library, Southwest Branch, A Printmakers Journey, January-March
           2018              Timucua, solo artist December 15-21


Group Exhibitions

            2019           Books and Paper Art, University Downtown Gallery, Kokoma Indiana

            2019           Fresh Art, Marin Society of Artist, San Rafael California

            2019           Kansas City Zoo Benefit Art Show, Kansas City Missouri

            2019           Original, Crooked Tree Gallery, Travers City Michigan

            2019           Works on Paper, Webster Gallery, Missouri

            2019           Innovations in Printmaking, Cade Art Gallery, Arnold Maryland

            2019           Delight in Disorder, Sobo Gallery Winter Garden Florida

            2019           Leave No Sight Unseen, November, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Florida

            2019           Artistically Yours, July, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Florida

            2019           Future Indigenous, June, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Florida

            2019           Waterworks, Sobo Gallery Winter Garden Florida

            2019           Flower Power, Sobo Gallery Winter Garden Florida
            2019           Travel, Sobo Gallery, Winter Garden Florida

            2019           Flower Power, Sobo Gallery, Winter Garden Florida
            2019           Florida Grown, March, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Florida
            2019           Language of Love, February, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Florida
            2019           Age of Aquarius January, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Florida
            2019           Concealed and Revealed, Sobo Gallery, Winter Garden Florida
            2018           Under 200 First Thursdays December, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Florida
            2018           6th Annual International Print Exhibition, The Remarque Albuqueque New Mexico
            2018            In the Fields Botanical Lore, Benicia California

            2018            All Things Considered, September Art Walk, Sanford Florida

            2018            Animalia, Sobo Gallery, Winter Garden Florida

            2018            Stand Out Prints Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis Minnesota

            2018            First Thursday at the Hyatt Regency, Orlando Florida

            2018            The Printed Image 7, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka Kansas

            2018            Going Global Sobo Gallery, Winter Garden Florida

            2018            Open Call First Thursdays July, Museum of Art, Orlando Florida

            2018            Kaleidoscope, July Art Walk, Sanford Florida

            2018            Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco California

            2018            Art and Architecture First Thursdays June, Museum of Art, Orlando Florida

            2018            Top Choice Sobo Gallery, Winter Garden Florida

            2017            Pandora First Thursday August, Orlando Museum of Fine Art, Orlando Florida

            2017            Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco California

            2016            Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco California

            2016            Academy of Art University Summer 2015 in Florence Show, San Francisco California

            2015            Valencia College Student Art Show, Orlando Florida

            2014            Valencia College Student Art Show, Orlando Florida

 

Bibliography

            2019            Salann Magazine, 3rd edition

            2016            Kusuma, Lynda “CinqueTerra.” The Oakland Review Fall 2016: 22. Print.

                                Kusuma, Lynda “Pecking Order.” The Oakland Review Fall 2016: 23. Print.

Experience

            2005–11      Teacher, Little Fishes Preschool, Orlando Florida           

            1988–98      Designer, Lynda Kusuma Design, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

            1986–89      Designer, Thought Platform, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

                                    Previously Agnew Moyer Smith

 

MFA Thesis

            2017            Biomimicry a Comparison of the Natural and Man-made Environments

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