Artist’s Bio

Linda Hammett Ory grew up primarily in the deep South, and she spent many of those years in Georgia. Her favorite childhood pastimes took her into the woods, the local waters, or vacant lots where she imagined herself an explorer. Linda’s love of the natural landscape is her strongest photographic inspiration today.

Linda’s long-time interest in photography became a passion in 2020 when she started formal training with Emily Belz, studying continuously with her ever since. Linda has also learned photo history and skills from Suzanne Revy, Sue Anne Hodges, Kathy Tarantola, and Jacob and Alissa Hessler.

Linda’s work has been exhibited in a Concord Art juried members show and at The Griffin Museum of Photography. From 2016-2019 she was President of the Board for deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, an organization she remains active with today. Linda is currently developing a body of work commissioned by Manuel de Santaren, co-chair of the Guggenheim’s Photography Council, for his Boston-based design firm.

Artist’s CV

GROUP OR JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2025
Sixth Annual Members Juried Exhibition, Juror, Emily Belz
Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, RI, April 17 - May 9, 2025

Juried Exhibition in Members Gallery
Concord Art Association, Concord, MA. Feb 27 - March 27, 2025

2024
Atelier 38 Exhibition
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA. July 31 - Sept 1, 2024
Multiple photos hung in main gallery ; Additional photos on Griffin Museum website.

2023
Winter Solstice Members Exhibition
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA

2022
Among the Trees, Centennial Members Gallery Juried Exhibition
Concord Art Association, Concord, MA

2021
Appreciation for the Sun, Instagram exhibit
Harvard Sun Club

2020
Corona, online exhibition juried by Crista Dix,
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA

ARTIST TALKS

2024
Atelier38
August 8 at 7pm Eastern Time, via Zoom.

ADDITIONAL ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE

deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park (2006 - present)
President of the Board of Trustees (2016-2019)
Chair of Landscape Committee (2014-2020)
Served in various board roles for deCordova and The Trustees of Reservations (current property manager) (since 2006 -ongoing)

Producer, children’s educational multimedia, (1993 - 1999)

WBZ, Children’s Saturday morning live action variety show
WGBH, Interactive media department
Reuters/InGenius, “What On Earth?” the world’s first, daily, interactive news journal for kids
Simon & Schuster, Red Rocket, educational toys and articles for parents.

Dancer/Choreographer for stage and screen, (1976 - 1996)
Hammettdanz dance company (NYC), choreographed Run DMC Rock Box music video, Tim Robbins & The Actors’ Gang theater productions (Los Angeles), solo theater/dance performer in NYC, Los Angeles, and Japan.



Photo Assistant and print model, (c. 1987 - 1992)
For Chip Simons, commercial photographer for record albums and national publications (including Photo magazine cover, MTV billboards).
For Andrew Bush, fine art photographer. Included in Vector Portraits series and two books.

EDUCATION

Jacob and Alissa Hessler
Maine Media Workshop, “The Quiet Landscape,” Sept 9-13, 2024

Emily Belz
Photography classes taught through deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Atelier 38 at The Griffin Museum of Photography, multiple group and private classes, February 2020 – ongoing.

Suzanne Revy
Photography workshop taught through The Umbrella Arts in Concord, MA, January 2023.

Kathy Tarantola
Lightroom tutoring, Sept ’22 – Feb ‘23



Sue Anne Hodges
Lightroom, The Griffin Museum of Photography, Spring ‘23
Digital Printing, The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winter ‘25

Harvard College
1982, A.B. Psychology and Social Relations concentrator
David J. McCord Award for Contribution to the Arts at Harvard

Harvard Graduate School of Education
1993, Ed.M., Technology in Education

INSTAGRAM @LindaHammettOry