STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The gallery at Tarleton State University’s Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center will host “Greetings From the Regenerative Aesthetics Playground” by Waco artist Tina Linville beginning Friday, Jan. 9.
Working with materials including found fragments that carry visible histories and handcrafted textiles and objects shaped by prior use, Linville constructs a dynamic ecology of renewal where play guides the act of making and creativity becomes a generative force. The exhibition invites viewers to consider how processes of reuse, improvisation and material transformation can model hopeful, regenerative ways of engaging with the world.
Linville, who works at the intersection of fiber, sculpture and installation, holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington and a Master of Fine Arts degree in fibers from California State University, Long Beach. She teaches fiber arts in the Baylor University Department of Art and Art History.
Her work has been included in exhibition projects with Textile Arts LA, the Handweavers Guild of America, the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation and Craft in America. She has shown at Jason Vass Gallery, the Amarillo Museum of Art and numerous education institution art galleries across the country.
Recipient of the 2024 “Best of Fiber Award in the Materials Hard + Soft Contemporary Craft Exhibition,” Linville has also participated in the 2025 international residency “Boundary Crossings: Artists in Interfaith Dialogue” in Mussoorie, India.
Collaboration is central to Linville’s practice. She partners with Sarah Mosher and Rachel Wilkerson on fiber, sustainability and data visualization projects and co-founded Painting and Sculpture Outpost with artist Joe Lloyd, a platform for artist-run exhibitions, community projects and ongoing creative exchange.
The Tarleton State exhibition runs through Jan. 29 and features an artist’s talk at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21.
A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of more than 21,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For over 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.