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LINDA SKALENDA
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Email Address: lskalenda@shaw.ca Website: http://www.LindaSkalenda.com
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| Biography: | |
| Born and raised in Victoria, Linda Skalenda started her art education early with youth art lessons at The Greater Victoria Art Gallery. They proved to be a great inspiration and has been drawing and creative in many ways since. Her interests in colour and design lead her into a career of interior decorating.
Working with clients on choosing colour she helped create the perfect living environment. In that time she had a need to create in a personal way and started to explore and express her feelings and mood through paint on canvases.
Linda Skalenda’s painting study came mostly from her own efforts painting continuously.Starting with Watercolours and exploring and studying pastels, acrylic and oils also through work shops.
Linda Skalenda worked in and ran her successful studio/ gallery for five years two in Nanaimo, BC and three in Qualicum Beach, BC. She gathers inspiration for her colourful canvases by sketching or taking photographs while hiking, kayaking and travelling with her husband. Whether it’s her whimsical animals or her sensitive land or seascapes, the passion and use of exciting, vibrant colours that she puts onto her canvases make you stop in your tracks to take a second look. Linda has garnered “Awards of Excellence”, “Honorable Mentions” and the all important “People’s Choice” awards in many Federation of Canadian Artists and selected juried fine art shows. Her works are now in collections across Canada, the United States, Ireland and the UK. |
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| Arts and Music in The GLENDALE GARDENS 2012 is happening the weekend August11&12 with 60 artists plus music and delicious food not to mention beautifull gardens to explore MOSS STREET PAINT-IN Vancouver Island’s largest outdoor visual art event, the TD Art Gallery Paint-In is celebrating its 25th Anniversary! So mark your calendar and plan to stop by and say hello on Saturday July 21,between 11 and 4:30 GORGE ON ART SHOW June 23,2012 11-4:30 artists set up along the Gorge walkway 12TH Anniversary Show opening at MORRIS GALLERY Friday March 2nd 2012 7-9PM Reception, Autumn Show at MORRIS GALLERY 2011 - SOLO SHOW Featured artist for month of June 2011 GORGE ON ART July 2nd 2011,11-4PM Set up on the beautifull Gorge Walkway Seee you there! GLENDALE GARDENS VICTORIA AUGUST 6& 7th 2011 I Won’t see you at The Moss Street Paint-In this year heading to the Lavender Festival In Sequim for more inspiration for my Lavender Paintings! Just Finished!!!!FEATURE ARTIST large window display at IMAGINE THAT! GALLERY Duncan BC April 4th- 30th Thank you to all for your interest in my work 11th ANNIVERSARY SHOW MORRIS GALLERY MAR 11-31 2011 SOLO SHOW MORRIS GALLERY October 2010 MORRIS GALLERY VICTORIA Fall Group show SIDNEY FINE ART SHOW October 15-17 2010 SOLO SHOW MORRIS GALLERY Victoria, BC Featured Artist for the month of October 2010 MORRIS GALLERY Victoria BC, Group Show September 10-30th 2010 opening reception Sept. 10, 7-9 "GLENDALE GARDENS Art In the Gardens" Victoria BC August 7&8 2010 "MOSS STREET PAINT-IN" Victoria, BC Comming July 17 2010! GREATER VICTORIA ART GALLERY Summer Small Works June -Sept.2010 LEGACY GALLERY Victoria, Painting on Location July 10, 2010
"GORGE ON ART" Victoria, BC, Hugely successfull show Eaglewood "ART AND HOMES SHOW"Qualicum Beach June 12&13 2010 Coast Collective Bloomin’ Show March 2010 Brant Art and Photography Show March 2010 LOOK! Art Show Victoria, BC. March 2010 Greater Victoria Small Works Christmas Show 2009 SIDNEY FINE ART SHOW October 2009 Englishman River Gallery Outdoor Art Show 2009 The Old School House Art Center Autumn Views Show Oct. 2009 Kitty Coleman Woodland Garden Show Sept. 2009 Coast Collective-Land and Sea Show plus the Clothesline Show Summer 2009 Moss Street Paint-In Victoria 2009 Victoria Art Gallery Small works Summer Show 2009 Legacy Gallery Aug 2009 SIDNEY FINE ART SHOW October 17th-19th 2008 Englishman River Gallery Fall 2007 SOLO Show October 2008-Sooke harbour House Opening Oct. 5th Sooke Fine Art Show Summer 2008 SOLO SHOW Nov. 12-2007 at The old School House Art Center , Qualicum Beach BC SIDNEY FINE ART SHOW Fall 2007 NANAIMO ART GALLERY, Spring Show April 2007 Oceanside Art Show march 2007 SIDNEY FINE ART SHOW Fall 2006 SOLO SHOW-NANAIMO ART GALLERY, Artist for the month of July 2006 featuring "The West Coast Residents" series of paintings *SPIRIT BEAR* "BEARS IN THE CITY" Lions Club Program on display in public outdoor space in Victoria, BC May-October 2006 FCA Fall2005 FCA Spring2005 OCEANSIDE 2005 Art Coucil Show GALLERY 223 223 Commercial street Nanaimo,BC Aug.4th-18th 2005 Studio Artists Show Featured in the main Gallery FCA Fall2004 FCA Spring 2003 Oceanside Art Coucil Show 2003,2002,2001 Metchosin "GREEN" Art Show Spring 2002 |
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| Awards: | |
| OCEANSIDE COMMUNITY ART COUNCIL Shows
*2001 Award of Excellence
*2002 Peoples Choice award
*2003 Award of excellence plus Peoples choice award
*2005 Award of excellence BRANT FESTIVAL Art Show- *2003 Honorable mention plus People choice award FCA Art Shows- *Spring 2003 Jurors choice award *Fall 2004 Jurors choice *Spring 2005 Award of excellence,Honorable mention and Jurors Choice *Fall 2005 2 Jurors Choice Awards *2003 Artwork "Englishman River Estuary" Also selected By the Oceanside Monetary Foundation to be printed on the Five dollar bill *Spring 2005 The Rotary Club of Nanaimo voted "Forest Melody" For the Cover of The 2006 Art Calendar The Art work Was auctioned off at a Charitable Gala Affair Sept.17-05 At Bowen Park Auditorium.Nanaimo.BC. |
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| Exhibits: | |
| Representation: MORRIS GALLERY, Victoria, BC. LEGACY GALLERY, Victoria, BC. Little Cricket Gift Gallery two locations- Fort Langley,BC and Maple Ridge, BC. Nanaimo Art Gallery-Nanaimo,BC. Qualicum Frameworks-Qualicum, BC Shorewind gallery-Tofino,BC Sooke Harbour House Gallery- Sooke, BC The Old School House Art Center |
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| Collections: | |
| National and International collections. | |
| Instruction and Workshops: | |
| Join me at OPUS Victoria November 10th from 2-4 where I will be doing a palette knife demo. | |
| Contact Information: | |
| Email:lskalenda@shaw.ca | |
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