Linda Brunker
- BIOGRAPHY
Born Dublin, Ireland,
13th March 1966
Education
National College
of Art & Design, Dublin 1983 - 1988
Degree in fine art, Sculpture - 1988
Diploma in fine art, Sculpture - 1987
Large commissions
‘The People's Counsil’, City
Hall, Laguna Beach, 2006.
Pact
Woodland Sculpture Project. East Tynon
Park,
County Dublin. 2006
Private
commission, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2005.
‘Earth, Water, Air’, private
commission, Newport, CA, USA, 2004.
‘Samhain
– (Winter), Bridgid’s Meditation
Garden, Roscahill, County Galway, Ireland,
2004.
‘Aphrodite Rising’, private
commission, San Francisco, 2004.
Project for Jury’s Hotel in Boston,
2004.
‘Voyager’, Laytown Strand,
commissioned by Meath County Council,
Ireland 2004.
Sculpture for Treasure Island Park, commissioned
by Laguna Beach City, California, 2003.
‘The Healing Tree’, Virginia
Community Services Center, Co Cavan, commissioned
by the NEBH 2002.
‘The Wishing Hand’, Department
of Education, Marlborough Square, Dublin,
commissioned by the OPW 2001.
Commission for the Sea Castle development,
Santa Monica Beach, California, USA, 2001.
‘Two For Joy’, Bray Garda
Station, commissioned by the OPW, 2001.
‘The Ocean Meets The Land’,
Hawaii, commissioned for the Maui Marriott
Hotel, 2000
‘Meeting Point’, Scotch Quay,
Waterford, commissioned by Frisby Construction,
2000.
A commission for the Telecom Ireland,
London Office, 1999.
‘Continuum’, Radisson St.
Helen's Hotel, Stillorgan, Co Dublin,
commissioned by Cosgrave Homes, 1999.
‘Overflow’, Pembroke Place,
Grand Canal Street, Dublin, commissioned
by Cosgrave Homes, 1998.
‘Orchard Gate’, Athy, commissioned
by Athy Urban District Council, 1997.
‘Signal’, RTE, Dublin, commissioned
by RTE, 1996.
‘Source’ RTE, Dublin, commissioned
by RTE, 1996.
‘Flow’ New York, commissioned
by the Lennox Hill Medical Imaging Center,
1996.
Piece overlooking Lough Owel, commissioned
by Westmeath County Council, Mullingar,
1993.
‘Awakening’, Rue Montroyer,
Brussels, commissioned by Irish Life Assurance
plc, 1991.
Sculpture for the plaza of the Earlsfort
center, Dublin, commissioned by Burke
Kennedy Doyle Architects 1990.
Selected Commissioned Award Pieces
Numerous award
and presentation pieces such as;
AIB Export Awards
1999/2000.
COTHU Art Sponsor of the Year Award 1999.
National Entertainment Awards 1997/1998.
Selected Collections
AIB plc, London.
AIB Bank, New York.
Irish Life Assurance plc.
N.C.B. Ireland.
TEAM Aer Lingus.
National Rehabilitation Board.
Jefferson Smurfit Group plc.
Aer Rianta.
A & L Goodbody Solicitors, Dublin.
Many private collections in Ireland, Europe,
Japan & USA.
Solo Exhibitions
1996
Department
of the Arts, Culture and Gaeltaght, Dublin.
Solomon Gallery, Dublin.
1995
American
Irish Historical Society, Fifth Avenue,
New York.
AIB, Park Avenue, New York.
1994
Solomon
Gallery, Dublin.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2005
Garden Art –
the best of British and Irish garden sculptor’s,
Clonlea
Gardens, & Solomon Gallery. Blackrock,
Dublin.
2004
Sculpture
Exhibition, Mullan Gallery, Belfast.
Summer Exhibition, Kilcock Art Gallery.
2003
‘Sculpture in Context’, Botanic
Gardens, Dublin.
Boyle Arts Festival, County Roscommon.
2002
‘Garden
Sculpture’, Frank Lewis Garden Gallery,
Muckross, Killarney, Co Kerry.
‘Sculpture in Context’, Botanic
Gardens, Dublin.
2000
‘AIB
Art in Poland’ an exhibition of
contemporary Irish figurative art from
the AIB collection, Poznan Castle, Poland.
1999
‘Sculpture
at Kells’, Kilkenny Arts Festival.
‘Coda 999’, Dublin Castle.
1998
‘AIB
Art on Tour’, an exhibition touring
Ireland and finishing at the Gallagher
Gallery, Dublin.
1997
‘Gateway
to Art’, Aer Rianta, Dublin Airport.
‘Little Sculpture’, Solomon
Gallery.
1996
‘Gateway
to Art’, Aer Rianta, Dublin Airport.
‘Women Sculptors’, Solomon
Gallery, Dublin.
1995
Boyle
Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon.
‘An tOireachtas’, Guinness
Hop Store.
1993
‘Little
Sculpture’, Solomon Gallery, Dublin.
‘Sculpture in Context’, Fernhill
Gardens, Co. Dublin.
1992
‘Sculpture
in Context’, Fernhill Gardens, Co.
Dublin
‘Gateway to Art’, Aer Rianta,
Dublin Airport.
1991
‘Art
Inc.’, An exhibition of art from
corporate collections, Guinness
HopStore, Dublin.
‘Gateway to Art’, Aer Rianta,
Dublin Airport.
1990
‘Springboard’,
Irish Life Exhibition Center, Dublin.
‘R.H.A. Banquet Exhibition’,
Gallagher Gallery.
1989
‘La
Revolution’, touring group exhibition
to mark the bicentenary of the French
Revolution:
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin.
Limerick City Gallery, Garter Lane, Co.
Waterford.
1988
‘Sculpture in
Context’, Fernhill Gardens, Sandyford,
Co. Dublin.
‘Sculpture Open’, Gallagher
Gallery, Dublin.
‘G.P.A. Emerging Artists’,
Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin.
R.H.A. Annual Exhibition, Gallagher Gallery,
Dublin.
Published Work
Catalogue for Smurfit Art Collection,
2001.
AIB Art Catalogue of AIB Art collection,
1998.
Catalogue for Solo Exhibition, Solomon
Gallery, Dublin 1996.
Catalogue for Solo Exhibition, AIHS Fifth
avenue, New York 1995.
Catalogue for Solo Exhibition, Solomon
Gallery Dublin 1994.
Selected
Press Coverage
'Daniella Walsh, Laguna, La Jolla, &
Beyond’, Artnews, Summer 2004.
Adian Dunne, ‘Brunker’s Original’,
The Irish Times Magazine, 17th March 2001.
‘A Future Created Through The Past’,
Sunday Independent, 16th January 2000.
‘Upfront And Meaningful', Irish
Independent, 15th December, 1998.
AIB Art 1998 ‘Pembroke Statue A
Watermark For Private Developers’,
The Sunday Tribune, 14th September, 1997.
‘Critics Choice’, The Tribune
Magazine, 10th November 1996.
Aidan Dunne, 'From Little Acorns', Social
& Personal Magazine, May 1995.
‘Big Apple Brunker’, The Tribune
Magazine, 30th April 1995.
‘Linda Bunker Solomon Gallery’,
The Tribune Magazine, 30th October 1994.
‘Linda’s Art Will Bring Irish
Life To Brussels’, The Sunday Press,
2nd June 1991.
Kevin Myers, 'An Irishman's Diary', The
Irish Times, 10th July, 1989.
Dorothy Walker, 'Bronze By Gold, The work
of Irish Women Sculptors', Irish Arts
Review, 1989/1990.
Dorothy Walker, 'Young Work Will Grow
In Value', Irish Independent, 6th December,
1988.
Other Information
Artist & work
featured on ‘Open House’ RTE
Television, March 2001.
Artist & work featured in Bulmers
‘Respect’ commercial - T.V.
& cinema 1999/2000.
Sculptures used as part of Lainey Keogh’s
Fashion Show, London, 1997.
Artist & work featured on ‘Kenny
Live’ T.V. show 1989.
Member of Board of
the Sculptor’s Society of Ireland
1988-90.
Member of organising committee of Sculptor’s
Society of Ireland ‘Millennium Sculpture
Trail’ 1988.
Organiser of ‘Sculpture in Context
Exhibition’ Fernhill Gardens 1991-94.
Organiser of ‘Sculpture in Context
Exhibition’, Dublin Castle 2000.
Represented by
Redfern Gallery,
Laguna Beach, California, USA.
Daniel Fine Art Services, Laguna Beach,
California, USA.
Marion Meyer Gallery, Laguna Beach, California,
USA.
Gallery 13
8302a Melrose, West Hollywood, Ca 90069.
323-951-0303
