Donna Lindeman Porter

Medium: Painting and Sculpture

Studio: Donna Porter Studio,

6314 Lake Washington Boulevard NE,
Email: Donnapmfa@gmail.com

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A producing and performing artist, curator, educator, lecturer and leader of international music, arts and crafts tours. She has a Masters and Bachelors of Fine Arts in painting, a Bachelors’s of Education from the University of Washington, with graduate studies in the Masters program of Public Administration.

Her exhibitiions have included Sea Tac Airport, Oregon State University, Henry Art Gallery and Cunningham Gallery at the University of Washington, Seattle Pacific University, Bellevue Art Museum, Kirkland Art Center, Bumbershoot, Seattle World Trade Center representing the Y. M. C. A. and Women Beyond Borders, Everett Art Center, Kirkland and Edmonds Performing Arts Centers, Bellevue Square, schools, libraries, corporate lobbies, and restaurants

As an artist-in-residence, her work has included the Harborview Hospital Burn Unit, schools, theaters and museums. She has served as Artistic Director for the Seattle Pacific Arts Center and Co-director for the Kirkland Arts Center. While Director, she developed programs that included job opportunities in the art world, gallery exhibits and projects for at risk, homeless children and adults with very specific advanced and inventive programs and classes for public and private schools.

Collaborations have included regional theaters, The Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Seattle Center, Boeing, Nordstroms, Seattle Downtown Association, Leadership Excellence, Boys and Girls Clubs, Y. W. C. A., Ryther School, First Place School, Seattle Children's Home. Cornish School, Lakeside School, School for the Deaf, Seattle Parks, with a funding sample from the City of Seattle, McDonalds, Wyman Youth Trust, Poncho, Chambers of Commerce and many others.

Cultural exchanges with China, Russia, Norway, King County Council, Smithsonian, The Kennedy Center, Union Gospel Mission and other shelters was provided by successful funding from cities and private grantors,

She leads international arts and crafts tours; past International tours have collaborated with FM stations in Seattle and Chicago, the San Francisco Baroque orchestra, Chicago symphony and the Northwest Chamber; with travel in Australia, India, China, South Africa, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatamala, France, Germany, England, Russia, Holland, Norway, Bhutan, Tibet, Bali, Thailand, Greece, Italy, Hawaii, plus cruises touching Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Maderia, Caribbean, Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, plus.