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Inspired by Dada's core tenets, the rejection of logic, and the embrace of the absurd, Lincoln Mayne makes visible his interest in how simple actions, spur profound shifts in otherwise common experiences. Through awareness of materials, explored over a 25-year career, the artist choreographs a dance between the boorish and the whimsical to poetically communicate something new.

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Mayne has maintained a dedicated interest in ceramics as an historical and ancient medium. His works manifest undercurrents of social conditions, which nods gently toward the roles of spectacle and entertainment as historical diversions. Mayne’s practice is underpinned by an embrace of humor, and considers the position of the artist as akin to that of the court jester.

Artist bio

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Lincoln Mayne was born in 1971 in Sydney, Australia, and currently lives and works between Los Angeles and New York City. Mayne studied fine arts at Claremont School of Arts, Perth, Western Australia, graduating with a sculpture major in 1996.

2023
Solo Exhibition, Ra Ra DaDa, Sculpture Space NYC
 
2022
Group Show, Vessel, Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA

2022/current  
Developer and educator, art therapy clay program in two addiction treatment and mental health clinics, Tulua Health and Purposes Recovery. Los Angeles, CA

2020-21
Developer and educator, at Sculpture Space, NYC, Summerstone Studio East Hampton, NY; Feed Feed Studio Los Angeles, and Choplet Ceramic Studio, NY

2020
Group Exhibition, Broken homes, VSOP Projects, Greenport, NY

2019
Artist in residence, Treiber Farms, NY

2018
Group Show, Urns, Cooler Gallery Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY

2017
Group Show, Busted, Cooler Gallery Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY

2017
Artist in residence, Canal St Market, NYC

2017
Guest artist presentation, Salon at Forest, Brooklyn, NY

2009
Collaborative exhibition with Michael Wong, Streaming, Naked Egg Gallery, NYC

1997 - 2015
Founder and director, LINCOLN MAYNE INC, a creative arts business focused, on art installations, illustration, fashion design, and product design

1998 - 2000
Creative Director, BBC, London England