The Window Project - Lindsay McCulloch

Heat Wave, site-specific mural, 96” x 261”, 2026. Site-specific painted mural. Created for this exhibition; available as a commissioned installation for other locations, produced in collaboration with the artist.

Press Release

The Exhibition 

This series of work by Lindsay McCulloch explores themes of femininity, craft, motherhood, ego, memory, and nature through abstract painting and mixed media work. McCulloch combines everyday materials such as paper, yarn, ribbon, thread and fabric with more traditional painting. These objects have a history tied to female craft and domestic work that often goes unrecognized.  Painting, by contrast, is traditionally tied to the individual artist's authorship and their self-expression. By bringing the two together, McCulloch creates a natural tension in her work. She responds to her materials intuitively, and the deeper meaning of each piece usually reveals itself through the act of making it. 

For this installation, titled Heat Wave, McCulloch has brought that same intuitive, hands-on process to the walls themselves. The mural's design grew out of two pieces from this series, chosen to tie the installation together visually. As with the rest of her work, the title came to McCulloch spontaneously during the process rather than as something she planned in advance.  She designed the mural during a heat wave this summer, and once the title came to her, she didn't question it. Trusting that instinct is central to how she works and it felt natural to extend the mural’s title to the overall exhibition. 

The Artist

Lindsay McCulloch is an abstract painter and mixed media artist based in Frederick, MD. She holds an MFA in Painting from Boston University and received her MA and BA from the University of Virginia. Her work has been featured in museums and galleries in the U.S. and abroad, including the Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art at the University of Richmond Museums in Richmond, VA; the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, MA; the American Poetry Museum in Washington, DC; R02 Art in Dallas, TX; Bowery Gallery in New York City, NY; Fraser Gallery in Bethesda, MD; Whitelight Contemporary in Santa Fe, NM; Shockoe Artspace in Richmond, VA; Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, TX; John Rylands Library in Manchester, UK; Jemulpo Gurakbu in Incheon, Korea; and Casa del Lector in Madrid, Spain; among others. McCulloch holds various awards, including a Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship, a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship for Painting, and a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award. She is a two-time recipient of an Individual Artist Grant from the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County. Her work is featured in numerous public collections, including the Iraq National Library in Baghdad, Iraq; the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, TX; and Ko Song Culture Foundation in Incheon, Korea. 

Website: www.lindsaymcculloch.com
Instagram: @lindsaymccullochart