exhibits

185 Towhee Trail
Tryon, NC 28782
828-8948394

PLACE OF BIRTH Converse, SC

EXHIBITIONS

INVITATIONAL
(2009 String of Pearls: 30 Years of Upstairs Art, The
Upstairs Artspace, Tryon, NC)
*(2009 The Spartanburg Artists Guild Gallery,
Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg, SC)
*(2008 Carol Beth Icard and Linda Hudgins, Abstract
Art, Cannon's Elementary School, Cowpens, SC
2008 "The Bold and the Beautiful, a Fifth
Anniversary Retrospective Exhibit" The Arts Council
of Hendersonville, Hendersonville, NC
2008 “RED” Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston,
GA
*2007 The Red Clover Gallery, Landrum,SC
2007 Landscape exhibition Upstairs [artspace]
Tryon, NC
*2007 “Road Show” Cannon’s Elementary School
Gallery, Cowpens, SC
2006 “New Faces, New Year” The Upstairs Gallery,
Tryon, NC
2005 “Up the Hill: Artist of the Landrum/Tryon/Saluda
Area” The Parsons Gallery, Spartanburg
Spartanburg Day School Friends and Family Art
Exhibit, Dent Center Gallery, SDS
2004 Spartanburg Day School Friends and Family
Art Exhibit, Dent Center Gallery, SDS
* “Colorful Surprises 2” The Essence Day Spa
Gallery, Tryon, NC
*2003 “Colorful Surprises” The Guild of Spartanburg
Artists Gallery, Arts Center; Pine Street School
Gallery, Spartanburg
Opening Exhibition, Bogari Contempory Furniture,
Greenville, SC
“Area Art Educator’s Exhibit” Eastwood Gallery,
Limestone College, Gaffney, SC
*   “A Show of Color” Cannon’s Elementary School
Gallery, Spartanburg
*2002 “Traveling in the U S” Cannons School
Gallery; Burgess Library Gallery at the Spartanburg
Methodist College
With the Landrum Life Study Group, Carolina
Foothills Gallery, Chesnee, SC
2001 “Grandmother/Granddaughter Summer Show”
with Doris Turner, Burgess Library Gallery,
Spartanburg Methodist College
“Let’s Go Outside” with Nancy Corbin and Doris
Turner at the Spartanburg Day School Gallery
1999 “Measuring NC” with Doris Turner and Marian
Jansen, Burgess Library Gallery, Spartanburg
Methodist Gallery
1997 “Construction/Destruction” an art exhibition
presented by Doris Turner and Linda Hudgins in
response to travels in China, Cannon’s Elementary
School, Spartanburg Methodist College Library
Gallery and several local secondary schools
1996 “Impressions from Ramokgwebana” by Linda
Hudgins, Marian Jansen and Doris Turner at the
Francistown, Supa-Ngwao Museum and Nhabe
Museum in Maun, Botswana, Southern Africa
1995 “Turkey Travels” Two person show with Doris
Turner, Spartanburg Methodist College
Gallery
   “An African Experience” with Marian Jansen and
Doris Turner, The Gallery of the Spartanburg Arts
Association, Spartanburg Arts Center; Cannons Art
Gallery; Spartanburg Methodist College Art Gallery
1992 “ARTWORKS ’92 The McCormick Arts Council
Endowment Fund Art Auction Exhibition,
"Stars and Stripes Forever" RH Love Contemporary
Gallery, Chicago
"Fantasies and Dreams" new works by Sheila
Noonan, Teresa Prater, Carolyn Collier, Linda
Hudgins, The Guild Gallery on Main, Spartanburg,
SC
*    New works by Linda Hudgins” The Spartanburg
Day School Gallery,
1991 Guild of SC Artists Alternative Exhibition, USCS
Gallery
1990 “Holland Works” with Doris Turner at
Spartanburg Methodist College Library Gallery
1989 “Paintings” with Doris Turner, Georgia Tech
Student Center Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“Recent Works by Doris Turner and Linda Hudgins”,
The Morris House, An Alternative Space,
Birmingham, AL
“Mixed Media” 21 artists from across the US exhibit
sculpture, water colors and screen printing, The
Spartanburg Day School Gallery
1988 "Seven Women, Seven Artists” Converse
College, Spartanburg, SC
"Memories from Abroad” an exhibit of mixed media
paintings by Linda Hudgins, Doris Turner and Elaine
Wagner, The Gallery of the Spartanburg County Art
Association, Spartanburg
“Artists of the Piedmont” presented by Wofford
students and John Morton Antiques, Spartanburg
1987 Arts Council Choice Exhibition, Spartanburg
Arts Center Galleries, Spartanburg, SC
“Reflections in Greece- Doris and Linda” a studio
show, 160 ½ East Broad Street, Spartanburg
“Common Ground” an exhibition of works by David
Bromley, Linda Hudgins, S Sides Stansell, Marcie
Weisberg, Florance Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Paintings” Linda Page Hudgins and Doris Turner,
Spartanburg Methodist College Library Gallery
*1986 “Paintings by Linda Page Hudgins” Sandor
Teszler Library Gallery, Wofford College,
Spartanburg
*1985 “Paintings and Drawings from a Summer in
New York” at John Morton Antiques, Spartanburg
*1979 “Linda Hudgins” recent works, College of
Charleston library gallery, Charleston, SC
*1978 Rhode Island School of Design Masters
Degree Exhibition, Wofford College, Spartanburg

* one person exhibitions

WITH SOUTHERN EXPOSURE
(2008 Upstairs Artspace, Tryon, NC)
2008 Southern Exposure at The Red Clover Gallery,
Landrum, SC
2007 Southern Exposure at the Saul Alexander
Gallery, Charleston, SC
2007 “Journey” Cannon’s School Gallery
2006 “The Box Show” Fine Arts Center, Greenville,
SC and Lulu’s, Spartanburg, SC
2004 Yartsale, Exhibition and sale at BB&T/Denney’s
Corporate Headquarters, Spartanburg, SC
Southern Exposure @ Wofford College,
Spartanburg, SC
Southern Exposure, Upstate, SC, 25th Anniversary
Exhibition, The Parsons Gallery, Spartanburg Arts
Museum
2003 Yartsale, Exhibition and sale at BB&T/Denney’s
Corporate Headquarters, Spartanburg, SC
The Gallery at the GSP Airport
The Guild Gallery, Spartanburg Arts Center
“Southern Exposure: A Mix” The Dent Gallery, The
Spartanburg Day School
“The Art of Food” Elderart Gallery, Charlotte, NC,
March, 2003
“Textile Town” Arts Center, Spartanburg
2002 “Cornered” at four Spartanburg County
Libraries and at the Main Library, Spartanburg
2000 Lawson’s Fork Creek on site installation for
Headwaters Festival sponsored by Hub City Writers
1999 “Figures” Spartanburg Arts Center; Cannons
School Gallery
1998 “Red” Spartanburg Arts Center
1994 "The Home/The Homeless" Traveling
Exhibition, Spartanburg, Columbia, Lander, Gaffney,
SC
1992 "Thirteen South Carolina Artists" Gallery 101
Wooster, New York
1992 "A Common Thread and New Works" Southern
Exposure, Eleven Artists from South Carolina, Living
Gallery North Cross School, Roanoke, Virginia
1991 “Black and White” new works by Southern
Exposure, The Gallery-Spartanburg County Art
Association, The Arts Center, Spartanburg
1991 "A Common Thread” traveling exhibition, The
Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC; Anderson SC; Lenoir,
NC and Spartanburg, SC
1990 “Southern Exposure” The Upstairs, A
Contemporary Artspace, Tryon, NC
1990 “Southern Exposure- a diversified group of
South Carolina artists” Caldwell Arts Council Gallery,
Lenoir, NC
1990 “Southern Exposure” changing exhibitions at
Pointe West, Spartanburg
1987 “Southern Exposure” The Pinecrest Inn, Tryon,
NC
1987 “Ya’ll Come” Jazz and Juleps, A Southern
Exposure Opening, The Gallery of the Spartanburg
County Arts Association, The Spartanburg Arts
Center

JURIED
2008 Tryon Painters and Sculptors Biennial Juried
Exhibition, Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon, NC
2007 Spartanburg Artists Guild Annual Juried
Exhibition
2005/4 Annual Juried Exhibition, the Bascom-Louise
Gallery, Highlands Visual Arts Center, Highlands, NC
QS1 Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg
Spartanburg Artists Guild Annual Juried Exhibition
2002 “First Annual Small Works Juried Art Show”
juror, Christie Taylor, Director, Hodges Taylor
Gallery, Charlotte, NC, The Upstairs Gallery, Tryon,
NC
2000, 1975,1976,1979-1983,1985-88 Spartanburg
Artists Guild Juried Shows,
1995,1988 Guild of SC Artists Annual Juried
Exhibition
1994 “Artists in Botswana” National Museum,
Monuments and Art Gallery, Gaborone, Botswana,
1991-1992 33rd Springs Mills Traveling Art Show,
opening at McKissick Museum, the University of
South Carolina
1988 SC Watercolor Society Annual Juried
Exhibition, Anderson, SC
1989 NAEA Electronic Gallery, Washington, DC, and
traveling show
1988 SCAEA Teachers as Artists Juried Slide Show,
University of SC
1988 The First Annual N C N B Art Exhibition, juror,
Salvatore G. Cilela, Jr, Executive Director the
Columbia Museum of Art, NCNB, Spartanburg
1988 South Carolina Arts Commission Annual Juried
Exhibition, juror, Jerald Melberg. Jerald Melberg
Gallery, Charlotte, NC, Stanback Museum, South
Carolina State College, Orangeburg,
1987 Greenville Open Juried Exhibition, Thomas
Roe Fine Arts Center, Furman University
1975,1976 South Carolina National Bank Annual
Juried Show, Spartanburg

AWARDS
Johnson Develop Assoc. Inc. Community Excellence
Award, Artists Guild of Spartanburg, 2000
Mountain Shoals Yacht Club Cash Award, 15th
Artists Guild of Spartanburg Juried Exhibition, 1988,
juror, Sandra Blain, Director of Arrowmont School of
Arts and Crafts
Kimlo Custom Framing Cash Award, 13th Annual
Juried Exhibition, The Artists Guild of Spartanburg,
1986, juror, Russ Warren, associate professor of art
at Davidson College, NC
6th Annual Spring Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg
Artists Guild, Spartanburg Arts Center Galleries,
1978, juror: Leo Marske, assistant professor of art at
the College of Charleston
Juror's Choice, Greenville Open Juried Exhibition,
1987, jurors: Jacqueline Heer, artist: Judy Larson,
curator, American Art, High Museum, Atlanta, GA
Billie Sumner Studio Gallery & Strathmore Paper
Cash Award, SC Watercolor Society Annual Awards
Exhibition, Traveling Exhibition, 1988
Springs Mill Annual Juried Exhibition Traveling
Exhibition

FUNDRAISER AUCTIONS (Invitationals)
2008 Our Voice, Asheville, NC
2001,2002,2003 Governor’s School for the Arts,
Greenville, SC
2003 SCETV 25th Anniversary televised auction
2002 Artisans for IFC, Chapel Hill, NC
1999 Upstate Hugo Arts Relief Auction
1992 ARTWORKS’92 McCormick Arts Council
Endowment Fund, Inc

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Norman Powers, “Hidden Talents” Bold Life,
Asheville, NC, October 2007
“Linda Hudgins featured at Red Clover Gallery,
Tryon Daily Bulletin, September 13, 2007
Gallery ETV 2003 The ETV endowment of South
Carolina’s Second Televised Art Auction catalogue
Kim Atchley, “Love for art follows painter around
world” Spartanburg Herald Journal, 2003
Kim Atchley, “Artists Guided by Travels” Spartanburg
Herald Journal, January 2003
“New Exhibitions at Supa Ngwao Museum” review by
MGF, TNA, Francistown, Botswana, 1995
Valerie R. Cann, “Inspired by Africa” The
Spartanburg Herald Journal, 1995
“Artists in Botswana ’94” exhibition catalogue, 1994
Mark Packer, review of “Fantasies and Dreams” New
Art Examiner, spring, 1992
“Stars and Stripes Forever” catalog, RH Love
Gallery, Chicago, 1992
“ARTWORKS ‘92” catalogue
Melinda Mooty, ”Art Leading the Way in Renovating
City Downtowns” The Spartanburg Herald Journal,
1992
Mary Ann Claud, Times-News Columnist, “Upstairs
Show Features Diverse Work” 1990
“Spartan Artists Open Downtown Studio,” The Paper,
Spartanburg, SC, 1986

EDUCATION

MAE        Rhode Island School of Design
BA          Converse College

ADDITIONAL STUDIES
Batik techniques, Ghana, West Africa, 2000
Chinese decorative style painting, tutor, Chen Ying,
Art Instructor, Guangxi Teachers University, Guilin,
1998
Pottery and Beadwork Workshop, Northern Art
Teachers Association (NATA) Francistown,
Botswana, 1995
Printmaking Workshop,NATA, Francistown,
Botswana, 1995
Pottery Workshop (NATA), Lekgaba Pottery in
Francistown, Botswana, 1994
Weaving Workshop (NATA) in Francistown,
Botswana, 1993
RISD Honors Seminar for Teachers, 1990
Seminar for Teachers of Advanced Placement
Studio Art, Ogelthorpe University, 1990
Visual Studies Institute, Phillips Andover Academy
and Pratt Institute, 1998
University of South Carolina Graduate School,
Painting Critique,1986
Summer Graduate Atelier Program, New York
University, 1984

OTHER ARTISTIC INVOLVEMENTS
Set design for Wofford College
Set and playbill design for Spartanburg Youth
Theater
Poster and playbill design for Spartanburg Little
Theater
Exhibition coordinator for “Women’s Invitational
Project Number One” curated by Dorothy Gillespie, a
traveling exhibition sponsored by The Spartanburg
Day School, Wofford College and Converse College,
Spartanburg

EMPLOYMENT
1997-99 English Teacher, Foreign Language Middle
School, Guilin, PRChina
1996-97 Art Teacher, Oriental English College,
Shenzhen, PRChina
1993-1996 Art Teacher, Ramoja CJSS, Botswana
1965-1992 Art Teacher, Department chair,
Spartanburg Day School, Spartanburg, SC
1964-1965 Art Teacher, Jenkins Junior High School,
Spartanburg, SC
1961-1964 Art Teacher and English Teacher,
Woodruff Junior High School, Woodruff, SC

Other:
Limestone College: Intro to Art History, Beginning
Painting and Beginning Printmaking
Interim sessions in Filmmaking and in Stained Glass
at Wofford College, Spartanburg
Gifted program, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
Life drawing, The Arts Center, Spartanburg, SC

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
The Red Clover Gallery, Landrum, SC

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Southern Exposure, Exhibiting Artists Cooperative,
President 1990; 2002-04
Artists Guild of Spartanburg, Vice President in
charge of fourteenth annual juried exhibition
South Carolina Guild of Artists, President, (1987-88),
Board Member (1988-89), Exhibitions Committee
(1991-1992)
Tryon Painters and Sculptors

Study and Work abroad resulting in Exhibitions and
Awards: (1981-1997)
Greece and the Aegean Islands
Holland
France
Eastern Europe, Istanbul and Western Turkey
Mexico
Botswana
China
Ghana

PRESENTATIONS
“The African Experience” ARTSMARTS, ETV,
Spartanburg, SC
“A Teaching Gallery in the School” National Art
Education Association, Atlanta, GA
“Some Contemporary American Artists” Limestone
College, Gaffney, SC
“Let’s Look at a Work of Art” Leadership
Spartanburg for the Spartanburg Arts Council
Several presentation for the docent education
program of The Spartanburg Art Association
Preparation of teaching tape to accompany “Picasso
and Friends” an exhibition sponsored by the Friends
of the Arts, Spartanburg
Seminar leader, Art component to “The Age of
Enlightenment” North Carolina Center for the
Advancement of Teaching, Western Carolina
University, Cullowhee, NC
Seminar leader, Art component to “Eros, Philos,
Agape” North Carolina Center for the Advancement
of Teaching, Western Carolina University,
Cullowhee, NC