LYNNE TOBIN
Lynne Tobin is a contemporary mixed-media artist known for her minimalist ink drawings that blur the line between gesture and meditation. Working with thread, string, and ink, she creates immersive compositions that explore spatial tension and presence. Her Line Studies series—during the 60th Venice Biennale—challenges the boundaries of drawing, transforming simple materials into contemplative forms that engage both the eye and the spirit.
“Each Line is now the actual experience with its own innate history. It does not illustrate – it is the sensation of its own realization.”
– CY TWOMBLY
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Jen Dragon, curator of VERTEX / Geometry of Edges
at the Richards Gallery
Lynne Tobin, “Line Drama” (2023), ink on paper.
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Lynne Tobin knows that the simple line is the ultimate muse. Her solo show is a celebration of the indomitable black line: going here, going there, going everywhere as guided by Tobin’s careful directions and discoveries. In “Threads #7” (2023), layers of them (one on top of the other) give the impression of woven fabric, while “Line Drama” (2018) is a long vertical drawing of five frantic black lines that start on the wall and run down to the floor in a beautiful and messy calligraphic jumble. In “Untitled” (2017), a meditative wave coming in from the right fades out into broken streaks of black stardust to the left.
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Jen Dragon similarly sees shows outside of the so-called "white cube" of gallery spaces as the right place to exercise new ideas and ways of presenting art. She curated VERTEX / Geometry of Edges at the Richards Gallery at Opus 40 in Saugerties. Opus 40 is one of the most incredible gems to experience anywhere in New York, consisting of a six-and-a-half-acre earthwork made of finely fitted bluestone in an abandoned quarry as created by the late visionary artist and Bard College professor Harvey Fite. When I visited on Friday, Dragon was overseeing the final touches of this gorgeous little group show including angular works by Osi Audu, Lynne Tobin, and Kati Vilim, among others.
Transforming Collage/ Group Exhibition
Curated by Alan Goodman
Upstate Art Weekend | Lynne Tobin - OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, June 13, 2026 | 5:00 - 8:00 PM
68 Prince St. Gallery
June 13 - July 12, 2026
68 Prince Street, Kingston, NY, 12401
Group Exhibition
ON VIEW
GROUP EXHIBITION AT OPUS 40
VERTEX/ GEOMETRY OF EDGES
Curated by Jen Dragon
Opus 40/Richards Gallery Saugerties, NY
June 26 - August 2, 2026
356 George Sickle Rd, Saugerties, NY 12477
Group Exhibition
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2026 WAAM Regional: Artists' Choice
Curated by Serena Depero
Creator and editor of the Conversations with Artists interview series and abstract painter.
Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Woodstock, NY
On view August 14 - October 4
Opening Reception: August 15, 4:00- 6:00 PM
Group Exhibition