Linda Colletta Art

⚡️ANNOUNCING…The Stairwell Space⚡️
is a new contemporary art gallery in Bridgeport, Connecticut. TSS it is situated in the historic American Fabrics Arts Building, inhabiting the building’s original entrance, a grand marble foyer that features a two-story spiral staircase. An alternative space, it aims to contextualize and champion the work of local, regional, and national artists, cultivating meaningful conversations about art and culture.

The Stairwell Space will kick off with its inaugural exhibition, “I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like,” during the 2024 Bridgeport Art Trail, with a reception on Thursday, November 7th from 6-8pm and gallery hours from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9 and Sunday, November 10. The exhibition will be open for public educational programs or by appointment through Sunday, December 15, 2024. A closing reception with artist talk is scheduled for December 15 from 2-4pm.

Curated by Terri C Smith in collaboration with Linda Colletta, the group exhibition draws its inspiration from pioneering video artist Bill Viola’s work of the same name. In it, Viola films an owl and slowly zooms in on its pupil until the artist is reflected back. To varying degrees, the artists in “I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like” also explore intersections of process, introspection, and reflection.

Featuring an intergenerational roster working in a variety of media, artists include Bobby Abate, Damali Abrams, Linda Colletta, T.J. Dedeaux-Norris, Alex Dolores Salerno, Ada Friedman, Crystal Heiden, Luis Lopez, Lauren Luloff, Alyse Rosner, Roxy Savage, Kristen Schiele, and Emily Weiskopf.














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🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃
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If anyone knows how to stop photos from getting dark like this ⬆️ when you upload them to insta please lmk. It’s driving me crazy. And yes, I’ve turned up the brightness etc. It’s not how I’m editing, it’s something IG is doing and I don’t know whyyyyyyy 😩😩 plzzzzz take a look at this bug 🐛 helpppppp. Ps. This is a new painting called “Hocus Pocus” and it’s made from about 9 different previous paintings, sewn together with shiny duct tape and zigzag stitches 🧵 okie byeeeeeee.
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Renting out our cozy cottage!

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‼️Please consider a $300 donation to own this piece, here’s why…

I am proud to be part of to the highly anticipated “10 squared - Using Art as a Vehicle for Change” exhibition and fundraiser, taking place on October 5th at ART06870 Gallery. This event brings together over 100 national, regional, and local artists in a remarkable display of creativity and community engagement. In a unique full-circle event, professional artists give back to the community by enabling workshops that will reach thousands of children in the area.

This event is in collaboration with Greenwich Alliance for Education and proudly supported by The Developing Artist Program, made possible with generous grants from the Greenwich Alliance, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, the Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) and supplemental support for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Each artist has contributed a 12 x 12” panel of original artwork, available for auction at a set price of $300. The proceeds will support art workshops designed to enrich the lives of children. These workshops, conducted at the Boys & Girls Club and at additional locations in local schools, museums, galleries, and studio spaces, will provide creative outlets for thousands of children.

Your collaboration will directly support workshops for students and aspiring young artists. As adults, we can all recall specific moments when people inspired, mentored, or provided opportunities for us. These workshops will do just that—enriching and expanding the lives of so many kids in the area.

Link in Bio to view the work and support this meaningful endeavor.

Jupiter Junk
12” x 12”
Paint skins of wood panel

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Chex Mix 🥨this was the closest emoji I could find lol.
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We should stick together 🪶✨

Dusty Rose, 2024
18” x 26”
Acrylic on Belgian Linen

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a pretty little ditty named Jelly Fishin’
Acrylic on canvas, torn and woven.
Enjoy and TIA for looking, liking & sharing 🙏
On show and available at
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I made this painting and I really love it.
The end.

Raggedy Ann, 2024
Acrylic on Belgian Linen, torn & woven
12” x 20”


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T’was a lovely evening with friends, family and neighbors. Thank you for coming out! 💕💕
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Excited to share 12 new small scale woven paintings with you, at the opening of Parallel Play this Saturday Sept 7th 6-8pm at in my hometown of Redding CT. Here’s a peak 👁️
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It never gets old 🤩
Commission for private collector.
Archangel, 2024
8’ x 17’
acrylic on canvas

Don’t you just want to eat it?! Yum 😋

Easy Tiger 💎
Paint skin assemblage on wood panel
Juicy and delicious

hubba hubba 💜 17 ft of yum 🍭 headed to Chicago, can’t wait to show you where’s she going ⚡️

I recently had the pleasure of creating this piece for and 💙💚🩵🤍
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I am definitely walking on some sunshine today, and feeling so incredibly grateful to all who came out in the sweltering heat, and for all your love, support and well wishes. I’m really proud of this work and so happy to share it with you all. Thank you and for this incredible opportunity 🙏
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So much going on, almost forgot to post about my group show with and What an extraordinary experience, to spend a year of my life learning, growing, changing, building with these incredibly talented and inspiring women .elsner and our fearless leader There’s no way to thank you all enough 💓💓💓 And a very heartfelt thank you to and for creating NYC Crit Club, literally best thing I’ve ever done 🙌
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Incredibly excited to announce my NYC debut, and solo show with Opening July 9th.
This is literally a dream come true. Please rearrange your entire life so you can come 🤭 no, actually. Lol.
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sometimes I paint on paper 🤓🔮 also…if I don’t post on instagram, do I still exist? asking a for a friend…

I could not be more excited for this show!!! I’ve had the pleasure and privilege to spend the last year working along side these incredible artists - learning, growing and discovering ourselves and our work, I am gutted it’s over but so psyched to see you all IRL next week!
Please join us! Deets below 👇

Warm Embrace
June 27 - June 29, 2024

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 27, 6-8 pm
Gallery Open: Friday, June 28 + Saturday, June 29, 12-5 pm
NYC Crit Club / Canopy Studio
508 W 26th St. 
New York, NY

Warm Embrace is a group exhibition celebrating the work of nine artists who championed each other for the last year along with their mentor, Kimia Ferdowsi Kline, as part of the 2023-2024 Canopy Program. This all-woman show explores the dimensional, emotional, and transcendental nature of painting and sculpture through the lens of each artist’s experience and relationship to memory, nature, catharsis, nostalgia, and humor. 
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Coral el Camino, 2024
84” x 60” acrylic on torn, woven, collaged, taped, stapled and sewn canvas.
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Post Grunge Neo Punk, 2024
40” x 50”
Acrylic, oil, graphite, ink and gloss medium on canvas
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