Frederick Lynch

 

BIO

Frederick Lynch (Born 1935, Lynn, Massachusetts) Personal History 1955 - 2016

1955-57: US Army. Attended Army Language School, Monterey, CA. Served two years overseas in Frankfurt, West Germany as a courier to West Berlin.

1958-62: BFA, Massachusetts College of Art, Painting and Printmaking.

1962-64: Art Supervisor, Huntington School Union, western Massachusetts.

1964: Masters degree inEducation, Westfield State College, Westfield, Massachusetts.

1964-72:

  • Assistant Professor, Westfield State College.
  • Travel to Spain and Portugal.
  • Travel to Italy.
  • Studies at Instituto-Allende, San Miguel, Mexico

1972-76: Moved to Lubec, Maine. Attended Boat Building School, restored a home and studio. Began painting full time.

1976-83:

  • Studios in Portland and Springvale, ME.
  • One person show in Bern, Switzerland.
  • Travel to Austria, Belgium.

1981-06:

  • Instructor at University of Southern Maine, Gorham ME.1984 Travel to London, Ireland, France and Holland.1985
  • One Person show, Portland Museum of Art. 1986
  • Permanent Installation of 7 large paintings in Portland Public Library, Portland. ME. 1988
  • First trip to New Mexico. 1993
  • Summer in Santa Fe, NM. 1996
  • Married Janice Deshaies, a painter. 1996
  • Home and Studio in Saco, ME

EDUCATION

BFA, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA -1962

MEd, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA - 1964

Post Graduate study, University of Massachusetts; Instituo de Allende, Mexico; Massachusetts College of Art and Maine College of Art

SELECTED SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • UMO, Orono, Maine, 2013
  • Icon Gallery, Brunswick, ME - 1997, 99, 2001, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13
  • Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME - 2010
  • Connecticut College, New London, CT - 2010
  • George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME - 2009
  • University of Maine, Presque Isle - 2007-8
  • Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, ME - 2005-6
  • Genovese/Sullivan, Boston, MA - 2002, 2004, 2006
  • Galleries, Universite de Moncton, NB Canada - 1996
  • Colby Museum of Art, Waterville, ME - 1995
  • Veilleux Gallery, Farmington, ME -1992, 1994
  • Dean Velentgas Gallery, Portland, ME - 1992
  • University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME - 1992
  • Barridoff Galleries, Portland, ME - 1983, 1986 and 1988

Group Shows

  • Miller Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Ma. 2014
  • Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells, Maine 2014
  • Contemporary Maine Wood Sculpture, Rockport ME - 2010/2011
  • University of New England, “Drawing” - 2010
  • Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor ME - 2009, 2012
  • Art Miami - Richard Levy Gallery - 2008
  • Montgomery College, Rockville MD - 2008
  • Farnsworth Museum, Rockland ME - 2008
  • McGowan Fine Art, Concord NH - 2007, 2010, 2012
  • Art Gallery, UNE “The Meunch Print Workshop” - 2006
  • Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland ME, “Velentgas Tribute” - 2005 MECA, Portland ME, “Sublime Geometries” - 2005
  • Merrimack College, N. Andover MA, “Fred Lynch & Jeff Kellar” - 2005
  • Center for Maine Contemporary Arts, Rockland ME, “Geometries” - 2004
  • All Maine Invitational, LA Arts - 1990 to 2004
  • Portland Museum of Art Biennial - 2003
  • Portland Museum of Art, Collection - 2003-4
  • Farnsworth Museum, “Abstraction” - 2002
  • Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport ME, “50th Anniversary Show” - 2002
  • Icon Gallery Group shows - 1996 to 2010
  • Genovese/Sullivan, Boston MA - 2000, 2004 , 2006
  • University of Southern Maine Faculty shows - 1981 to 2006
  • Colby College Faculty Exhibitions - 1994, 1995
  • Maine College of Art, “Intimate Observations” - 1995
  • Portland Museum of Art, “On the Edge” - 1993
  • Maine Coast Artists, “On the Edge” - 1992
  • Portland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions” - 1991
  • Maine Coast Artists, “Beyond Geometry” - 1991
  • Portland Museum of Art, “Perspectives” - 1990
  • Portland Museum of Art, “Paper Works” - 1987
  • University of Maine at Orono, “Contemporary Art in Maine” - 1987
  • Walker Art Museum, Bowdoin College, “Inside/Outside” - 1984
  • DeCordova Museum, “New England Still Life” - 1984
  • Boston Printmakers, Boston University - 1983
  • Boston Printmakers, DeCordova Museum - 1982
  • DeCordova Museum, “New England Drawings” -1980

TEACHING

1962

  • Decordova Museum Summer Art School Instructor1962-64
  • Huntington School Union, Huntington, MA: Art Supervisor and Classroom teacher

1964-72

  • Westfield State College, Westfield, MA: Assistant Professor, Drawing, Painting, Ceramics and Art History

1966-68

  • Our Lady of the Elms College, Springfield, MA: Lecturer, Contemporary Art

1980 to 2006

  • University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME

-Part time Professor of Fine Art

-Drawing, Painting and Design

-Also, Visiting Artists Series Lecturer

1991-93

  • St Joseph’s College, Windham, ME: Guest Lecturer

1992,97

  • Portland School of Art (now MECA): Guest Lecturer

1994-96

  • Colby College, Waterville, ME Visiting Assistant Professor, Painting and Design