Linda is a Toronto artist with a degree in Fine Arts. Her work is characterized by her great love of colour and texture and by the movement she creates in her paintings, using light, layers and stroke. Linda uses the palette knife and brush to create moody, emotional pieces that resonate with her audience.
Her landscapes and cityscapes hang in galleries, corporate and private collections across North America.
Linda is a sought after artist for workshops and classes in schools and galleries.
In addition to painting, Linda is a published poet, writer and cookbook author. Linda is also a master herbalist, acupuncturist and solulution focused counsellor. Her books, Smart Woman’s Guide to PMS and Pain-free Periods, The Vegetarian Passport Cookbook: Simple Vegetarian Dishes from Around the World, Healthy Herbs: Your Everyday Guide to Medicinal Herbs and Their Use, The Family Naturopoathic Encyclopedia and Sex & Fertility: Natural Solutions, and The All-New Vegetarian Passport can be viewed at her website (www.thenaturalpathnewsletter.com). Her new book Chocolate: Superfood of the Gods can be found here. Linda is also the organizer of Gimme Shelter, an annual benefit art event in Support of The Toronto Humane Society and Cedar Row Farm Sanctuary.
Linda has studied at the Avenue Road School of Art, George Brown College and The Toronto School of Art.
Linda has been in numerous art show and galleries.
Linda is, or has been, featured as an in house artist in:
- Millbrook Gallery
- Galerie Q
- Art Emporium by the River
- TAG Gallery
- Georgina Arts
- Up in Frames Gallery
- N Gallery
Classes & Workshops
Linda taught for several years at LucSculpture School and Studios on impressionism and getting emotion into your paintings. She has taught workshops and classes at several art galleries and art groups.
Linda is now teaching weekly on-line, interactive classes. In each series of five classes, Linda will help you to loosen up and to discover your own unique style of painting. You will learn how to paint the motion and emotion into your work that will captivate viewers. We will look at light, colour, texture, edges, composition, tonal value and stroke.
Linda also offers regular workshops on painting with oil paint and cold wax.
To enquire about classes or to register, call Linda at 416.782.8211 or email her at woolven@sympatico.ca
EXHIBITION HISTORY
- LucSculpture Studio
- Sunnybrook Hospital
- Rebellion Gallery 2014 winter, 2013
- TWG Gallery, Rousseau, Summer 2014
- Luc’s Gallery, Fall 2013, Winter 2013, Winter 2014
- Gallery 260 April 2014
- Mill Pond Gallery a juried show, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Winter, 2013, Spring 2013
- Mill Pond Gallery March 2014, A Solo Two women show
- Todmorden Gallery, Fall 2013, and Winter (2013), 2015 Fall, Spring juried show 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Steam Whistle Roundhouse Gallery 255 Bremner Boulevard (2007, 2009)
- Mill Pond Gallery (2013)
- George Brown Fine Art Gallery, 207 Adelaide Street
- Second Cup 1595 Bayview Avenue
- Starbucks 1740 Avenue Road
- Starbucks 1495 Yonge Street
- Starbucks 2293 Yonge Street
- Lola’s Kensington Market
- C’est what? Brew/Vin Pub-Restaurant, 67 Front Street, a one women show
- The Flower Nook, 1542 Bayview Avenue (Nuit Blanche 2010)
- Starbucks 1984 Queen Street East
- Brad’s Cafe 325 Roncesvalles Avenue
- Spazio dell’arte 400 Eastern Avenue, Suite 201
- Ontario Bar Association 20 Toronto Street
- Project Canoe Fund Raising Event (2011, 2012)
- Gimme Shelter: Artists in Support of The Toronto Humane Society & Cedar Row Farm Sanctuary (2011, 2012, 2014)
- Richmond Hill Group of Artists Culture Days Exhibition 2012
- Richmond Hill Group of Artists Small Treasures Exhibition 2012
- Luc’s Sculpture Studio (April 2013, 2014)
- Sunny Brook show, Summer 2013, Fall 2013, Winter 2013, Spring 2014,
- Mackenzie Health Center, Fall 2013, Winter 2013, Spring 2014
- Markham Theatre, Winter 2014
- Demi’s Greek Restaurant, 2014
- Aurora Town Hall Juried show Spring 2014, 2015
- Brad’s , 2013
- Lake Roseau Gallery, 2014
- Super Wonder Gallery, winter 2016, juried show
- N Gallery, winter 2016, in house artist. 2016
- TAG Gallery St. Catherines. Spring house artist 2016-present
- Up In Frames Gallery, Young Street Toronto. In house artist 2016-present
- Scarlet Leaf Review, first prize for art in March 2016
- University of Toronto, Faculty Club, As Canadian as . . . art show (spring/summer 2017