Lives and works in Massachusetts
Education
2007 MFA Boston University
2001 BA Bennington College
2000 University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy
Awards and Residencies
2016 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
2016 Dieu Donne Papermill, Funded Studio Residency, New York, NY
2013 Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists
2010 North Carolina Individual Artist Grant
2008 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
2007 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant
2007 Esther B. and Albert S. Kahn Career Entry Award
2007 International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Achievement Award
2007 Edward F. Albee Residency Fellowship, Montauk, NY
2005 & 2006 Constantin Alajalov Scholarship, Boston University
2005 Bronze Casting Symposium, Lian Ja Tien, China
2004 Mosan Art Museum World Cultural Art Symposium, South Korea
2002 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2002 Symposium Norge, Larvik, Norway
Selected Exhibitions
2024 Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
2024 Off the Walls, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua, NY
2024 Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden Summer Exhibition, Chautauqua, NY
2024 Delicate Flowers, Planet Rooth Studios, Cathedral City, CA
2023-2024 Art on the Street 2023, Lafayette, CO
2023-2024 The Avenue Concept Public Art Exhibition, Providence, RI
2022-2024 In the Round, University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC
2023 Sculpture Now 2023, The Mount, Lenox, MA
2023 Refresh, Hodges Taylor Contemporary Gallery + Consulting, Charlotte, NC
2022 43rd Annual Peace Exhibition 8.9, Nagasaki Museum of Art, Nagasaki, Japan
2022-2023 The Avenue Concept Public Art Exhibition, Providence, RI
2021 Portraits of Appreciation, Castelli Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Still Contemporary, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2019 The Alchemy of Paper, Berkshire, Reese, and Paul Galleries, Herron School of Art + Design, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
2018 PAPER/PRINT: American Hand Papermaking, 1960s to Today, International Print Center New York, NY
2018 REVISIT: Artwork from Former Visiting Faculty, Van Every/Smith Galleries, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
2018 ArtSpace Outdoors, Maynard, MA
2017 Old Frog Pond Farm Sculpture Exhibit, Harvard, MA
2017 Solace in the Woods, Beals Preserve, Southborough Open Land Foundation, MA
2017 Nexus, Edith Wharton's House, Lenox, MA
2016 Small Matters of Great Importance, Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
2015 Stacked: New Work by Lydia Musco, Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT
2014 College of Fine Arts 60th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, Boston University, MA
2014 Lydia Musco & Josh Doub, The Petersham Art Center, Petersham, MA
2014 Common Ground, Sculpture at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s House, Lenox, MA
2008 – 2014 ArtScape: Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Pittsfield, MA
2013 Alumni Showcase 2013, Boston University, Boston, MA
2011 Chad Gerth & Lydia Jenkins Musco, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Lydia Musco: New Sculpture, William H. Van Every Gallery, Davidson College, NC
2010 Marlboro Gallery National Juried Sculpture Exhibition, Largo, MD
2010 New Media, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, MA
2010 Reunited, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
2009 Interpreting Wabi-Sabi, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2009 Joshua Doub & Lydia Musco: Sculpture and Painting, Carillon Bldg. Charlotte, NC
2008 Davidson College Faculty Exhibition, William H. Van Every Gallery, Davidson College
2008 Joan Mitchell MFA Grant Recipients Show, CUE Art Foundation, New York, NY
2008 Current: A Sculpture Tour, Garrison, NY
2008 SculptureNow: Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Lenox, MA
2007 Boston University School of Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Boston, MA
2007 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
2007 New Talent, Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA
2007 Boston Young Contemporaries, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
2007 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Boston University, Boston, MA
2006 Boston Young Contemporaries, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
2006 The Nature of Order and Chaos, University Place, Cambridge, MA
2006 College Art Association Exhibition, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
2005 The Idea of Two, New Gallery Concert Series, Boston, MA
2005 Sculpture and Drawing, Christine Price Gallery, Castleton, VT
2005 China, America, Canada, Korea, Dalian South-East Gallery, Dalian City, China
2005 8th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show, North Bennington Art Park, VT
2005 New England Photography & Sculpture Show, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, MA
Related Work
2015 – 2018 Lecturer in Sculpture, Boston University, Boston, MA
2018 Juror, Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship
2017 Visiting Artist, Bennington College, Bennington, VT
2016 Panelist, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, Providence, RI
2014 Visiting Artist, Boston University, Boston, MA
2014 Collaboration with Paul Chaleff, Ancram, NY
2010 Collaboration with Ken Tyler at Polich Tallix Foundry, Rock Tavern, NY
2008-2010 Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
2007-2008 Sculpture Fellow, Boston University School of Visual Arts, MA
2007 Substitute Professor, Sculpture I, Boston University, Boston, MA
2006-2007 Teaching Assistant, Principles of Painting Techniques, Boston University
2005 Teaching Assistant, Visual Art Sculpture I, Boston University, MA
2003 Substitute Sculpture Professor, Johnson State College, Johnson, VT
2002-2004 Staff Artist, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2001 Mark DiSuvero's Spacetime studio internship, Long Island City, NY
2001 Socrates Sculpture Park internship, Long Island City, NY
2001 Connecticut Sculpture Park internship, Bridgeport, CT
2001 Franconia Sculpture Park internship, Shafer, MN
Bibliography
Megan Chan, “Illustrations, murals and sculptures: Exploring Providence’s growing public art scene.” The Brown Daily Herald, November 2023
Cynthia Franca, "Dialogues." Art on the Trails, Finding Solace in the Woods, September 2017
Maura Snell, "Separation Anxiety." Art on the Trails, Finding Solace in the Woods, September 2017
Anne Thompson, "Q & A with Lydia Musco, '01," Bennington College Alumni News, August 2017
Linda Hoffman, "All About Art", August 2017
Dushko Petrovich, "Concrete Poetry." Catalog essay for Stacked at Morrison Gallery, 2015
Matthew Sepielli, “A Prairie as Flat as a Skyscraper”, essay for Chad Gerth & Lydia Jenkins Musco at Tiger Strikes Asteroid, February 2011
Ed Smith, “Victory of the Upright: The Work of Lydia Musco.” Catalog essay, Davidson College, 2010
Cultural Pittsfield, “Artscape Spotlight This Week: A Story of Solitude.” Cultural Pittsfield Online, February 25, 2009