Linda DiFrenna

1982-1983       Rhode Island School of Design Providence RI
                       -Masters Art Education 

1980-1982       Roger Williams University Bristol RI
                       -Bachelor Arts 

1977-1979       University of Maryland European Division Frankfurt Germany 

Teaching 

1988-2001       Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design,  Providence RI
                       -Painting, Drawing, 3D, Alternative Photography

1991-1994       Fisher College, Continuing Education Attleboro Ma                                           
                       -Art History I & II 

1993-1994      St. Andrew’s School, Barrington RI
                      -Head Art Instructor Studio Classes                                                                             

Grants + Awards  

1990     Organizational Grant  Rhode Island State Council on the Arts                 

2005     Honorable Mention  Photography  Newport Art Museum Newport                                                                                                            

2004     Honorable Mention  Photography  Attleboro Museum Attleboro Ma

2002     Best in Show  Photography  Attleboro Museum Attleboro Ma

2002     Honorable Mention  Photography  Attleboro Museum Attleboro Ma

2002     Honorable Mention  Photography  Attleboro Museum Attleboro Ma      

2000     Award of Excellence  Photography Providence Art Club Providence RI    

2000     Honorable Mention  Mixed Media  Attleboro Museum Attleboro Ma

2000     Honorable Mention Painting Providence Art Club Providence RI

1999     Honorable Mention  Works on Paper  Attleboro Museum Attleboro Ma

1998     First Place Award  Painting   Attleboro Museum  Attleboro Ma

1993     First Place Award  Painting   Attleboro Museum Attleboro Ma

1990     First Place Award  Drawing  Mystic Art Association Mystic Ct

Apprenticeships

1999    Art Restoration  Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design
           Linda Catano Curator 
          
           Art and History of Tattooing  Rusty Ash Tattoo Artist   

           Jewelry Design and Production  Deanne Ragsdale Jewelry Designer

2005    Venice  Italy 

2004    Taormina  Sicily       

2003    Madrid  Spain 

2002    Florence Italy   

2005     BLACK  Recent Paintings  Imago Gallery  Warren RI  

2004     European Photos  Quequechan Club Fall River, Ma             

2003     Abstraction   Providence Art Club Providence RI 

1998     Recent Works   Main Street Gallery Warren RI 

1993     Visions   Catamont Art Center  St Johnsbury  Vt 

Group  Exhibitions 

2006     Small Works Exhibition  CoSo Gallery Boston Ma

2005     Small Works Exhibition  Gallery Z Providence RI

2005     Big & Bigger Imago Gallery Warren RI

2005     Members Exhibition  Newport Art Museum  Newport RI

2004     Members Exhibition  Copley Society of Boston  Boston Ma

2004     Small Works   Attleboro Museum Attleboro Ma

2004  17th International  Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, La

2003     Watercolor Show  Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida,  Panama City Fla

2003  Sanctuaries  Trichet Art Gallery Litchfield Ct

2003     Small, Smaller, Smallest Bromfield Gallery Boston, Ma

2003     Group Exhibition Imago Gallery Warren RI

2002     Group Exhibition   Bert Gallery  Providence RI

2002     Fall Members Exhibition  Copley Society of Boston  Boston Ma

2002     Women Past & Present   Providence Art Club  Providence RI

2002     Photography Exhibition Provincetown Art Museum Provincetown Ma

2002     Regional Exhibition  Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery BCC  Fall River Ma

2002     Three Women Painters DeBlois Gallery Newport RI

2002     Small Works   Attleboro Museum  Attleboro Ma

2001     New England Photographers ‘01  Danforth Museum of Art  Framingham Ma

Solo Exhibitions

2001      Convergence X  Providence RI 

2001      Recyclable Art  Gallery X  New Bedford Ma 

2001      Squares  Providence Art Club  Providence RI 

2001      Group Exhibition  Sarah Doyle Gallery  Brown University  Providence RI 

2000      Summer Salon 2000  Ward-Nasse Gallery New York, NY 

2000      New Members Copley Society of Boston  Boston Ma 

2000      Slightly Surreal Three Person Exhibition Providence Art Club  Providence RI 

2000      Members Exhibition  Newport Art Museum  Newport RI 

2000      Members Exhibition  Attleboro Museum Attleboro Ma 

2000      Photography & Sculpture  Providence Art Club  Providence RI 

2000      Photographers Guild Newport Art Museum  Newport RI   

2000      Members Exhibition  Providence Art Club  Providence RI 

1999      Faculty Exhibition  Woods Gerry Gallery RISD  Providence RI  

1999      Photography Invitational   DeBlois Gallery  Newport RI 

1999      Reflections ‘99   Museum of Art RISD  Providence RI 

1999      Recycle Show   Center City Artisans Gallery  Providence RI 

1999      Multi-Media Three person Exhibition  Providence Art Club  Providence RI

1999      Photographers Guild  Newport Art Museum  Newport RI 

1999      Members Exhibition  Newport Art Museum  Newport RI 

1999      Members Exhibition  Attleboro Museum  Attleboro  Ma                       

1998      Photographers Guild  Newport Art Museum Newport RI 

1998      Alternative Photography  Red Eye Gallery RISD Providence RI 

1998      Members Exhibition Providence Art Club  Providence RI 

1997      Art in a Box  Museum of Art RISD Providence RI 

1997      Group Exhibition Happy White Gallery Barrington RI 

1996      Human:Figure and Portrait  Kougeas Gallery Boston Ma                 

1995      76th National Springfield Museum of Fine Arts  Springfield  Ma 

1995      RI Art Teachers  Museum of Art RISD  Providence RI 

1995      Group Exhibition  Northern Essex Community College  Haverville Ma 

1995      The House Show  Providence Art Club  Providence RI 

1995      On or Of Paper  Sarah Doyle Gallery  Brown University Providence RI 

1995      Merz  Ward-Nasse Gallery  New York NY 

1994      Epiphanies  Ward-Nasse Gallery  New York NY 

 Attleboro Museum  Attleboro Ma          

 Copley Society of Boston Boston Ma      

 Revolving Museum  Boston Ma            

 Newport Art Museum  Newport RI         

 Ward-Nasse Gallery NY 

 Photographic Resource Center Boston Ma 

 Imago Gallery Warren RI 

Collections 

Louisiana State University                

Hasbro Children’s Hospital  

Roger Williams University

Miriam Hospital

Prince Georges Community College          

Rhode Island Hospital

Rod’s Grille                              

Sampson Construction

Lepage’s Seafood Restaurant 

Avery & Smith Insurance  

                        
Also included in numerous private collections