Lynda Rockwood

(American, born 1949)

Seattle-based artist Lynda Rockwood creates sculptures and installations that incorporate natural imagery and universal symbols.

Rockwood was raised in Randle, Western Washington, a small logging community between Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens. She received a Master of Arts degree in Photography from Central Washington University in Ellensburg in 1973. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1978. She served as a Professor of Sculpture at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1985 to 1993. She served as a welding instructor at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle from 1994 to 1996.

In addition to her artistic practice and teaching, Rockwood works as a conservator. She provides fabrication, condition, and restoration consultations for artists, private collectors, and public collections.