Curriculum Vitae
Artist Statement
Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Lynne Hobaica received her BFA from Syracuse University in History of Art and Ceramics. After a couple years of traveling and working in various studios, she moved to Austria to be a nanny for a year during which was provided with a ceramics studio to work in. When the little one went off to kindergarten, the nanny gig ended and Lynne stayed in Austria to get her MFA in Conceptual Ceramic Sculpture at the University of Art and Design in Linz. After having lived and traveled to 9 cities in a 5-year span, Lynne observed how relationships evolve and grow through distance and time, which along with emotional communications became huge inspiration to her work. Lynne has exhibited and done residencies throughout the US and internationally, has interned at museums, and worked in galleries. She currently lives in Bakersville, NC where she shares a home and studio with her darling, Rickie Barnett.
Artist Statement
Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Lynne Hobaica received her BFA from Syracuse University in History of Art and Ceramics. After a couple years of traveling and working in various studios, she moved to Austria to be a nanny for a year during which was provided with a ceramics studio to work in. When the little one went off to kindergarten, the nanny gig ended and Lynne stayed in Austria to get her MFA in Conceptual Ceramic Sculpture at the University of Art and Design in Linz. After having lived and traveled to 9 cities in a 5-year span, Lynne observed how relationships evolve and grow through distance and time, which along with emotional communications became huge inspiration to her work. Lynne has exhibited and done residencies throughout the US and internationally, has interned at museums, and worked in galleries. She currently lives in Bakersville, NC where she shares a home and studio with her darling, Rickie Barnett.
