EDUCATION
1967 B.F.A. Connecticut College, New London, CT
1967 – 69 Museum School of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
1968 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
2001 – 2010 Sanctuary Arts South, Elliot, ME
PROFESSIONAL COMPETIONS / SHOWS
2016 Transformations: beauty color form, Endicott College, Beverly, MA
2016 International FIDEM Congress Exhibition, Brussels, Belgium
2015-16 Celebrating the Art of Sculpture, Peabody Institute Library, Danvers, MA
2013-16 Flying Horse Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, South Hamilton, MA
2015 Reflections: Five Visions, Mill Brook Gallery, Concord, NH
2014 International FIDEM Congress Exhibition, Sofia Bulgaria
2013 Pigment, Wax & Metals, Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2013 Celebrating the Art of Sculpture, Peabody Institute Library. Danvers, MA
2012 International FIDEM Congress Exhibition, Glasgow, Scotland
2011 Recent Medallic Sculpture, Medialia Gallery, New York, NY
2011 MASC Exhibition, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
2010 International FIDEM Congress Exhibition, Tampere, Finland
2009 Numismatics: The Art of Coins & Medals, Belskie Museum of Art & Science, Closter, NJ
2009 New England Sculptors at the State Transportation Building, Boston, MA
2008 Summer Bliss, Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2006 Art Miami, Miami, FL
2006 Expressions in Life; Past and Present, Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2006 Fearured Showcase Artist - Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME
2005 Joan Paul & Lindley Briggs - Painting and Sculpture, Hawthorn Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2004 Sculpture 2004, Sheraton Ferncroft Resort, Danvers, MA
2004 Expressions, Sheraton Ferncroft Resort, Danvers, MA
2004 Among Friends, Family Tree Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2003 The Maine Event, Number Two Marborough Gallery, Newport, RI
2002 – 2013 Invited New England Sculptors, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME
2002 Waves, Sam Sargent Gallery, Newburyport, MA
1993 Portraits from Imaginary Regions, Firehouse Art Center, Newburyport, MA
1989 Flights of Fancy, Engel Gallery, East Hampton, NY
1986 Marine Fantasy, Sam Sargent Gallery, Newburyport, MA
1983 Recent Work, Signature Gallery, Boston, MA
1979 Second Annual American Wood Show, Maker’s Gallery, New York, NY
1979 Expressions in Wood, The Kiva Gallery, Scarsdale, NY
1978 Over the Rainbow, The Galleries, Wellesley, MA
1976–77 Spring Show, Artspeak Gallery, New York, NY
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
The Banks Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Barn Gallery, Ogunquit ME
Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Gingerbread Square Gallery, Key West, FL
Graficas, Nantucket, MA
Mast Cove Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME
Medialia Gallery, New York, NY
Millbrook Gallery, Concord, NH
Paula Estey Gallery, Newburyport, MA
Piscataqua Fine Arts Studio & Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
COMMISSIONS
2007 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
1997 Dr David Reczek, Newburyport, MA
1989 The Newburyport Five Cent Savings Bank, Newburyport, MA
1988 Bloomingdales, New York, NY
1988 Bonwitt Teller, Boston, MA
1986 Governor of the State of Oregon, Portland, OR
1986 Freedlander Financial, Richmond, VA
1985 Drexel Burnham & Lambert - Stephen Weinroth, New York, NY
1982 Strem Chemicals, Newburyport, MA
1976 Artspeak, New York, NY
PUBLICATIONS
2004 Boston Globe, September
2002 Portsmouth Herald, June
2000 Newburyport Daily News, August
2000 Builder/Architect, June
1995 Newburyport Arts, October
1990 East Hampton Star, August
1987 Art Business News, March
1982–84 The Strem Catalog Cover Illustration
1984 Yankee Magazine, January
1979 Fine Woodworking Design Book II, September
1979 Westchester Weekend, April 6
1979 Gifts and Decorative Accessories Part I, March
1978 Honolulu MAgazine, November
1976 Hudson’s Home Guide, Issue 84
1976 Fine Woodworking, Fall
WORK EXPERIENCE
1970–88 Partner in Briggs Bugs & Butterflies–Fantasy Wood Sculptures, Newburyport, MA
1986–88 Designer for Microwood Inc., Ivyland, PA
1989–91 Colorist for Monica Dietrich Designs, Salem, NH
1990–93 Designer for PAK 2000, Mirror Lake, NH
1993–96 Designer and Product Development Talus Corp., Portland, ME
1993–96 Designer for Malden International, Wareham, MA
1987–01 Designer and Colorist for Fabricon Carousel Company Inc., New York, NY
1989–Present Partner in Briggs Design–Sculptural Design Company, Newburyport, MA
BIOGRAPHY
Lindley Briggs earned her B.A. from Connecticut College, New London Connecticut in 1967. She studied sculpture at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts and The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture from 1967 through 1969. In recent years she has returned to working with clay on portrait and figure sculpture at Sanctuary Arts in South Elliot, ME in order to gather some reality data to add to the mythical creatures she creates in her studio.
Throughout her career, she has had numerous shows featuring her sculpture, drawings, collages and prints. Her work has been featured in national publications such as - YANKEE MAGAZINE, FINE WOODWORKING, THE NEW YORK TIMES, ART BUSINESS NEWS and THE BOSTON GLOBE. Her current collection of bronze sculptures is represented in galleries from California to Florida as well as throughout New England.
In 2004, she was commissioned by Brandeis University’s the National Women’s Committee at to create a sculptural limited-edition brooch to be awarded to “Library Benefactors”. In 2009 she became a member of FIDEM (Federation Internationale de la Medaille d’Art). Last fall two of her bronze medallions were on display at the Belskie, Museum of Art & Science in Closter, NJ in “NUMISMATICS: THE ART of COINS AND METALS”. In 2010, four of her bronze medallions were juried into the International Exhibition at the FIDEM Congress in Tampere, Finland.
Lindley has been collaborating with her husband Jeff for the past 40 years. In 1970, she and Jeff started a wood sculpture business. Together they created sculptures that were sold to shops, galleries, and collectors throughout the country. Next they branched out into creating one-of-a-kind sculptural prototypes and designs that were produced and marketed by other companies. Many of their designs were produced in China. They collaborated on colossal props for the visual merchandising market in NYC - 6’ Chinese Ginger jars, vases, and plates for Bloomingdales, 9.5' Art Nouveau Ladies for Bonwitt Teller, a 10’ mountain for The Rockport Shoe Company, to mention a few. They both worked for the Fabricon Carousel Company of Brooklyn NY for many years - Lindley as a colorist and Jeff as principle designer. Samples of their collaborations can be seen on their website: www.briggssculpture.com.
The links below show some recent projects:
Lindley Briggs: Winged Migration
Lindley Briggs: National Sculpture Society