2020-2021 Distinguished Alumni

Lindy

Cook Severns

Lindy Cook Severns earned a dual degree in English and biology in 1972. Today, she is a preeminent Southwest landscape painter, who has showcased work across the globe. Severns is the artist-in-residence at the Old Spanish Gallery and Museum, an upscale space on a heritage Davis Mountains ranch near Fort Davis, where she and her husband, Jim, reside. Her unique painting style captures an affinity for the dramatic skies and infinite horizons of the high desert of Far West Texas and Big Bend country.

Severns' creative spirit is born out of a lifetime spent across the diverse Texas landscape and her own heritage as a seventh-generation Texan. Throughout her career, Severns' work has been published and showcased across myriad prominent locations and galleries. In 2016, she was the featured artist on “Western Perspective,” a national PBS documentary featuring creatives. Her work also was published in “Texas Traditions, Contemporary Artists of the Lone Star State,” a definitive collection of 35 artists.

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