Background
Nelson-Mayson, Linda Ruth was born on January 9, 1954 in Vincennes, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Robert Arthur and Darleen Marie (Andrews) Nelson-Mayson.
Nelson-Mayson, Linda Ruth was born on January 9, 1954 in Vincennes, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Robert Arthur and Darleen Marie (Andrews) Nelson-Mayson.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1976. Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, 1981.
Co-director, Artreach Gallery, Columbus, Ohio., 1980-1982;
art instructor, gallery assistant, Ohio U., Chillicothe, 1982-1983;
assistant curator, Ross County Museum, Chillicothe, 1982-1983;
art director, Aaron Copland Music & Arts Program, White Plains, New York, 1982-1985;
artist-in-education, Nebraska Arts Council, Omaha, 1983-1985;
curator, Art Museum South Texas, Corpus Christi, 1985-1989;
curator collections, Columbia (South Carolina.) Museum Art, 1989-1992;
deputy director curatorial services, Columbia (South Carolina.) Museum Art, 1992-1994;
curator, Minnesota Museum American Art, St. Paul, since 1994. Juror art exhibits Corpus Christi Arts Foundation, 1986-1988, Hardin Simmons U., 1987, Anderson College, 1989, Hilton Head Art League, 1994. Member public art selection panel South Carolina.
Arts Council, 1990; member steering committee South Texas Regional Arts Conference, 1986-1988. Adjunct lecturer art history University of Southern California, 1989-1994. Chairman curators committee S.E. Museum Conference, 1991-1993, chairman localprogram committee, 1992, member program committee, 1992-1993.
Member exhibitions panel Exhibits United States of America, 1997-1998. Member Minnesota Percent for Art Panel, 1998, McKniett Grant Panel, 1998.
Member american Association Museum (co-chairman exhibits competition 1991-1993, chairman curator's committee 1993-1995, chairman of SPC committee 1994-1995, nominating committee 1994-1995), Minnesota Association Museum (chair since 1998), Midwest Museum Association, College Art Association.
Married William A. Mayson, June 12, 1982. 1 child, Eric Nelson.