Linda Gerson is a contemporary abstract artist working in acrylic, collage, and various mixed media. She grew up in New Jersey and has been living and painting in Maine for thirty years. A graduate of Simmons College and Boston University, Gerson also studied at Maine College of Art and Design. During that time, she participated in an art retreat to France and founded and led a monthly critique group that continued for twenty years and inspired several group exhibits.
Gerson’s paintings have been shown throughout New England. Most recently this has included solo presentations at Stonewall Gallery in Yarmouth, Maine, York Public Library, and several curated exhibits at Maine Jewish Museum. Her work is in a permanent collection at York Hospital. She has been described by art critic Jorge Arango as having “a wonderful sense of dynamism….and a lucid, lyrical manipulation of color and form.”
Gerson works part time as a psychotherapist and paints in her home studio the remainder of the week. Each process is separate but influences the other, is deeply personal, at times uncomfortable but also richly satisfying. She resides in southern Maine with her husband, Ray, and their rescue dog, Annie.