ABOUT
  LINDA

Linda Dry-Parker is an Australian painter whose career spans more than four decades, with a practice grounded in painting, printmaking, and ceramics. Born in Essex, England, she studied at Kingston Upon Thames, completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Painting at Newcastle Upon Tyne, and later undertook postgraduate studies in printmaking at Brighton School of Art.

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Since moving to Australia, Dry-Parker has exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia and internationally, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, the Gold Coast, and the United Kingdom. Her work has been shown through respected galleries including Manyung Gallery, Red Hill Gallery, and Soho Art Gallery.

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Alongside her exhibition practice, Dry-Parker has completed commissions for international hotels, hospitals, and corporate collections, including projects for Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Walt Disney Company, and St Vincent's Hospital Sydney.

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Her work has been recognised through numerous awards and finalist selections, including the Mosman Art Prize and the Alice Bales Award for Watercolour.

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Today, Linda Dry-Parker continues to paint from her Northern Beaches studio in Sydney, creating works that reflect a lifetime of observation, travel, and creative exploration.