Meet Guest Juror, Lynn Kibbe
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Artist Statement
I am inspired by animal life and nature, and these are my passions. My goal is to capture the beauty of my subjects in scratchboard and to make you feel intrigued or curious about them. I want my scratchboards to ignite wonder; perhaps inspire you to research the subject as I did to create it. After having worked in other fine art media, I now work exclusively in scratchboard. Scratchboard is a very tedious medium which takes many hours to complete. The image is created by scratching away the black ink layer (revealing the white clay beneath); then repeating it again and again to build depth and values. Color is added afterward and is again alternated with layers of scratching between color layers.
About the Artist
Lynn Kibbe is a professional artist specializing in nature and animal art. She creates still life, architecture, and landscape artwork as well. Prior to becoming a full-time artist in 2010, Lynn had a 10-year Air Force career as an administrative specialist and paralegal; performing both afterward as a civil service employee and lastly in the civilian sector; which allowed her various locations for reference material. After having worked in other fine art media, she now works exclusively in scratchboard. She is self-taught.
Lynn has demonstrated at area venues throughout Pennsylvania and has offered scratchboard workshops. Lynn is active in the local art scene and her work is with collectors across the United States and abroad; and has been chosen to be included in the Susquehanna Health Tower Project for use in medical centers around the region. She has also served on local (Bald Eagle Art League) and international (International Society of Scratchboard Artists) Boards. Her work was chosen as part of the permanent collection at the Lycoming Historical Society’s Taber Museum. She is the Featured Artist for the Lewisburg Arts Council for April 2026.
Lynn’s work has been juried into many national and international group exhibitions, gallery and museum invitationals, winning many awards.
She had a solo exhibitions at
The Lycoming Arts (Williamsport, PA)
Bellefonte Art Museum (Bellefonte, PA)
The Station Gallery (Lock Haven, PA)
The Taber Museum (Williamsport, PA).
Her work has been highlighted in several articles such as
Placed third in Artist’s Magazine’s “Artists to Watch.”
Wilds Cooperative of PA Blog, “Artisan Spotlight”
Lock Haven Express, “A Glimpse of Williamsport Exhibit”
Sun-Gazette “Scratchboard as a Fine Art Medium”
Sun-Gazette “Trout Run Artist Selected for California Exhibit”
The News-Herald, exhibition announcement as featured artist
Sidelines Magazine Featured Artist Spotlight, “Creating Artwork from Scratch”
Featured in
State College Magazine
Mountain Home Magazine
American Art Collector’s Magazine
She is a juried member of the International Guild of Realism and Associate Member of the American Academy of Equine Art. She is a Signature Scratchboard Artist with the International Society of Scratchboard Artists. She is a professional member of the PA Wilds.
Examples of Lynn Kibbe's artwork, above, from left to right, top first
Versatility
Max
Hanging Around
Zebra
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