Originally from Fort Worth, TX, Linda Tien is a visual artist, curator and exhibition producer of Vietnamese heritage. Linda has a studio background in metalsmithing & jewelry design but has always worked across media and formats including sculpture, performance, installation and video. She received her BFA in 2011 at Texas Tech University and her MFA in 2016 from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. In addition to her studio practice, Linda has many years’ experience in curation and gallery work. She has curated for many galleries including the galleries at the Appalachian Center for Craft (Smithville, TN), The Fuller Projects (Bloomington, IN), the Columbus Museum of Art + Design (Columbus, IN) and now currently works as the Director of the Grunwald Gallery of Art at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN). Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including venues such as The Wylie House Museum, the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology Park, Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Westobou Gallery, Galerie Lewis, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Vanderbilt University, The Museum of Fine Art Houston and more.
Contact Linda at lindakieuphuong at gmail dot com