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Linda was born in 1953, and has maintained a strong connection to her family throughout her life. After having worked at Arts of Life for 16 years, Linda moved to Minnesota in December of 2018 to be closer to her family. While working at Arts of Life she developed a rich practice as a mixed media artist. Linda chooses her medium based on its ability to best express and bring alive her subject matter.

Linda treats her work playfully, open to and amused by what others see within her composition. Linda freely mixes abstract drawing and painting with representative images of animals, people, and plant life.

“I use paint – it gets messy, I like to use the brush with it. I like acrylic paint. I like watercolors. They’re pretty. I draw with colored pencils and sharpies. People say they’re nice. Horses, houses, windows, flowers, cakes.”

In addition to her solo work, Linda has developed collaborative projects with WomanMade Gallery and the 20 Neighborhoods Project. She exhibited at Dock 6 for Art and Design 11. Most recently, she was featured in the Chicago Cultural Center exhibition In Good Company, and the Circle Contemporary exhibition Entrelazar, curated by Edra Soto.

Portfolio Work

Love Rope, 2016

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Flowers, 2017
mixed medium
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Mom, 2016
acrylic
22" x 14"

Sunday, 2016
acrylic
12" x 12"

Sunday, 2017
mixed medium
24" x 12"

The Church, 2016
Watercolor
14" x 11"

Red, 2016
Watercolor
10" x 17"

Night Sky Deer, 2014
mixed media on board
14" x 12"

Flower Lily, 2014
mixed media on board
12" x 12"

Flower Bouqet with a Bow, 2017
Acrylic on panel
12" x 15"

Flower, 2016
mixed medium
14" x 11"

Africa Swimming,
mixed medium on cardboard
13" x 15"

Explosion, 2017
mixed media on board
6" x 9"

Dragon Sparkle Fire, 2014
mixed medium on cardboard
11" x 14"

Grass, 2016
Oil Pastels
14" x 11"

House Cats,
mixed medium on cardboard
16" x 12"

Mommy Alien, 2017
Collage
15" x 11"

Snow Flurry, 2017
Acrylic on panel
16" x 12"

Solar System, 2014
mixed media on board
11" x 14"

A Church, 2016
Watercolor
11" x 14"

Bare Moon, 2011
mixed media on board
12" x 16"

Blue Tree, 2014
screen print
14" x 10"

My House, 2015
Watercolor
12" x 12"

Summer Sunset Storm, 2014
acrylic
24" x 18"

Yell Wild, 2014
mixed media on board
22" x 14"

Exhibitions

Design & Art 11

Dock 6 - 2018

Et Tu, Art Brut

Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, New York - 2017

A is for Artist

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago IL - 2017