Linette Childs CV
Born in Virginia, Linette Childs (formerly Cheng) started drawing at an early age, had piano, ballet and Chinese lessons beginning at age four. She recollects watching her mother drawing plans for construction of their new home, and by imitating her mother's space planning, drew a floor plan with crayons, to mimic her mother. A memory she holds dear to her. From the early age of 12, Linette won an art award for her illustration. As the "Black&White" graphic editor in her 10th year of secondary school, at Walt Whitman High School, in Bethesda, Maryland, her cartoons depicted various political and social issues of the time, of which she won, Maryland Press Women's "First Place in Cartooning", and Columbia University Press Association’s Exhibit & Award.
Linette started selling her original oil paintings at the early age of 14, and during the summer of 1991 she won Second Place in plein-air painting, at the local "Paint Bethesda" competition. She was a Gold Key Finalist & Exhibitor, at The Corcoran School of Art, in Washington, D.C. She attended Carnegie Melon’s Pre-College Program, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, won various regional and national awards, such as the prestigious "Presidential Scholar" award in 1995, a National competition held by YoungArts and the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars Foundation, awarding one senior in the Visual Arts category; Maryland Institute College of Art's "Hazel B. Fox of The Thalheimer Scholarship"; “ARTS Recognition & Talent Search" Scholarship; "Katten Muchin & Zavis" ARTS awardee and sponsorship; a Maryland Distinguished Teacher's Award & Dean's List; and Smithsonian Institute's Gold Medal Portfolio award. The ACA Exhibition Space, featured Linette’s work in New York, New York, in July.
In 1996, Linette was part of a group show in Sorrento, Italy, for the plein-air course work she painted on location, in Sorrento, as part of the abroad program she enrolled in with Maryland Institute, College of Art.
In 1997, Linette had a show at Yellow Barn Gallery, in Glen Echo, Maryland.
In 1998, the ACA Exhibition, featured Linette’s work in New York, New York, and participated in a group show at Yellow Barn Gallery, in Glen Echo, Maryland, a show featured in the Washington Post.
In 2000, Linette received a BFA in Interior Architecture and Design from the Maryland Institute, College of Art.
Immediately following, and to the present day, Linette worked as a draftsman and designer, at various Architecture, Interior Design and Engineering firms. After working in Philadelphia, Connecticut and New York, her career led her to Southern New Jersey, where she met and married her husband and has resided since.
In 2010, Linette paused her artistic and professional careers to give birth to twins, a boy and girl.
In November 2014 Linette had a solo show entitled “Esoteric Dreams”, at the Yellow Barn Gallery. It featured 60 new original oil paintings produced in 2013 and 2014.
During the summer of 2015, Linette could be found often locally plein-air painting on her own, with groups and at events. She became a regular fixture at the Saltwater Café, in Cape May, often painting the scenes there. In 2015 Linette also exhibited at the Avalon Performing Arts Council’s Annual Juried Show, where her painting “Muddy Boats” was selected as “Best of Show” from among the work of 50 very talented local artists. She also participated in the Brendan Borek Art Show, hosted at the Avalon Yacht Club and benefiting families affected by pediatric cancer. In November 2015, Linette returned to the Yellow Barn Gallery to coordinate and exhibit in a group show, reuniting eight talented fine artists from her days at Walt Whitman High School.
Multiple paintings by Linette can be found in private residences and a corporate collection, notably by Mr. & Mrs. Ralph C. Taylor, of Taylor Companies, headquartered in Washington, DC, of which the purchase of her painting "Angler's Inn" led to her work being displayed in the U.S. Department of Education’s office during the term of Richard W. Riley, former Secretary of Education, and is currently on display in Paris, France.