Linda's profile
Linda Popp creates narrative found object assemblage sculptures. She uses artifacts and symbolic objects to convey stories about relationships with family, place, love, faith, nature, self, time, and other themes. During the process, she goes beyond her personal stories and the narrative becomes universal as she feels our stories are all connected. Some objects/symbols are obvious; others may be interpreted by viewers differently as they bring their own experiences to the work. Linda enjoys the idea that something from her story may cause others to reflect on their own narrative. Reflection on personal narratives in order to better understand self and others is a very powerful experience that continues to draw her to the studio and her work. Linda has come to trust her collecting and allows objects to come to her during the art-making process. Many of the titles of her work come from music, books, and poetry that then guide her intention as she assembles her found objects.
Linda Popp is originally from Chicago but has lived in the Baltimore area since 1974.
She retired in 2016 after a 41-year career, teaching visual arts with Baltimore County Public Schools (30 years in secondary art and 11 years as the Visual Arts Coordinator). She then taught in the Maryland Institute, College of Art MAT Program for one year. Linda supervised art education student teachers at Towson University, and then retired again in 2021. She was on the Maryland Art Education Association Council and even has an MAEA Leadership Award named in her honor. Linda has served on the National Art Education Association Council as the Secondary Division Director and Eastern Region Vice-President and was named a Distinguished Fellow in 2018.
Since retiring, she has been able to shift her focus full-time to her studio work. She is a member of the Hamilton Arts Collective, the Towson Arts Collective, Creative York, Creative Alliance, Maryland Art Place, and the Maryland Federation of Art. Linda exhibits her work in several other galleries on the East Coast. She maintains a website, www.lindapopp.com She also presents her work on Instagram @lpoppart. She has created several videos documenting aspects of her assemblage process on her YouTube channel that have been used in the classroom and by individuals. She has had assemblage workshops and presentations at Stevenson University, Towson University, Tennessee Art Academy, the National Art Education Association Conference and elsewhere. She has been featured in Bmore Art Magazine, Uppercase Magazine, and Studio Art Magazine. This year she is the guest artist at St. James Academy in Monkton, teaching narrative found object assemblage sculpture to 350 preK-Grade 8 students.
