Linda Dumont

Artists of Texas

Dumont’s childhood introduction to a vibrant, experimental art world, as well as a single-mindedness to express a unique vision, show in every stroke on the canvas. Exactitude in stretching canvas or preparing maple, determination to use only the best materials, and the rigor of studies and structure before beginning that first brush stroke creates  extraordinary finished works. Dumont’s works have been featured in museum and gallery shows, on film, and in corporate headquarters, luxury department stores, hospitals, offices and private collections.

Dumont was raised in a family that had, on both sides, the legacy of extraordinary art. From Dumont’s paternal side, Great Uncle Joseph Margulies, known for his portraits and seascapes, has paintings in many collections including the Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Portrait Gallery. On Dumont’s maternal side, Great Uncle Mark Rothko is known as a lion of an artist, always experimenting and pushing boundaries. Although having the benefit of growing up surrounded by artistic greatness, Dumont realized early on that the artist must strike out to express the uniqueness of vision that is their own. In Dumont’s world, that vision is  a range of shapes and colors that burst with energy and joy.

Disciplined study of drawing and structure at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (SMFA Boston) gave Dumont the structure or the bones needed to create. Dumont always felt as if process were born to an artist. For Dumont, neither layers of emotional color nor bonds to realism felt adequate to express what was seen and felt. While studying at SMFA Boston, Dumont discovered the work of Frankenthaler and immediately sensed a jumping off point for the artist’s own work.