Lynn Weiler Liverton
Kailua, Hawai‘i

The Nine Lives of Leadbelly
felted cat fur, cat whiskers, iron wood, lead
30.5 x 18 x 9.5 cm
2005



____Selected exhibitions

  • Hawai‘i Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition, Academy Art Center. Honolulu, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1993
  • The 8th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition, traveling exhibition, University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery, 2003-2005
  • Artists of Hawai‘i, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995
  • Faculty Exhibition, University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery, 2000, 1998, 1997
  • Commitment to Excellence, Amfac Center Plaza, Honolulu, 1998

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, 1964, Lynn Weiler Liverton has a BArch, 1988, from the University of Arizona, Tucson and a MFA, 1996, from the University of Hawai‘i. She received commissions to create the OIF/OEF 25th Infantry Division Memorial, Schofield Barracks, 2006, Jack Lord Memorial, Honolulu, 2003, and a bronze installation for King David Kawananakoa Middle School, Honolulu, 2002.

I am often inspired by images in my dreams and seek meaningful connections in the objects I find. Once something triggers my imagination, the combinations and permutations are endless and everything becomes a vehicle for expression.