LINDA BANKERD

About the Artist

Bankerd has been making art for many years. Initially, she worked in silkscreen, producing multi-colored transparent abstract artworks. It proved to be an interesting change from making multiples—all exactly the same—to placing the paper under the prepared screen differently for each pass; therefore coming up with unexpected and innovative results. This experimentation in  printmaking led her to try painting. 

Expression through paint and brush proved to be much more direct for Bankerd than making screens and passing paper through them. She also found acrylic paint a forgiving medium, as it can be transparent or thick, shiny or dull; plus one can easily add other elements such as collage, pastel, crayon, ink, charcoal etc..

Linda Bankerd is a graduate of the College of Mount Saint Vincent and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and has studied painting under the tutelage of Deanna Schwartzberg at The Art League of Alexandria. Her previous solo exhibitions at Touchstone Gallery include: Nothing is Real (2023), Luscious Landscapes (2019), and Home is Where the Art Is (2016).

Learn more about Linda at lindabankerdart.com.