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Artist’s Biography
Lynda Beth Smith
Lynda was born and raised in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, and graduated from State University of New York (Stony Brook) in 1968 with BA in Sociology. She spent 2 years with US Peace Corps in Ethiopia as a teacher. She received a Masters in Occupational Therapy from Texas Women’s University in l982, and has worked as an Occupational Therapist at Baylor Medical Center (Dallas) and Veteran’s Medical Center (Dallas) for 19 years.
Lynda began gourd crafting in 1996. She has shown yearly at the Texas Gourd Show since 1998, and received many awards there, including Best of Show in 2003. Other shows include Huffines Art Trails (2000), Denton Art and Jazz Festival (2000), Craft Guild (’98), and Taste of Addison (’98). Currently her gourds are on display at Sunset Canyon Gallery in Dripping Springs, west of Austin, and Crosseyed Moose, Cedar Hill.
Lynda Beth Smith
Lynda was born and raised in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, and graduated from State University of New York (Stony Brook) in 1968 with BA in Sociology. She spent 2 years with US Peace Corps in Ethiopia as a teacher. She received a Masters in Occupational Therapy from Texas Women’s University in l982, and has worked as an Occupational Therapist at Baylor Medical Center (Dallas) and Veteran’s Medical Center (Dallas) for 19 years.
Lynda began gourd crafting in 1996. She has shown yearly at the Texas Gourd Show since 1998, and received many awards there, including Best of Show in 2003. Other shows include Huffines Art Trails (2000), Denton Art and Jazz Festival (2000), Craft Guild (’98), and Taste of Addison (’98). Currently her gourds are on display at Sunset Canyon Gallery in Dripping Springs, west of Austin, and Crosseyed Moose, Cedar Hill.
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