Curriculum vitae
Linda Lovisa
Natural Transitions Art Studio
3879 Glen Canyon Drive,
West Kelowna, BC, V4T 2P8
(250) 859-0918
Awards
Federation of Canadian Artists – OASIS – Third place award winner “Tree Climber’s View”
2023
Special Recognition – International Light Space and Time Abstract Art Exhibition
2023
Federation of Canadian Artists – OASIS – Gold award winner “Stormy Skies”
2014
Federation of Canadian Artists – Penticton, BC – Award of Excellence “Below Rainbow Falls”
2011
Federation of Canadian Artists Show, 1st place award painting “McDougal Rim Trail”
2009
Award of Recognition, Rainy River District School Board, work in the schools
2002
Ducks Unlimited Local Artist of the Year, painting Title “Golden Pups”
1997
Sioux Narrows, NW Ontario Art Show 1st place award, Painting Title “Frozen”
1998
Solo Exhibits
Most recent solo shows
Marmalade Cat Café gallery space
2023
The Cove Resort
2023
Summerland Art Gallery – Roots, Resilience, Rejuvenation
2022
The Landing, Cove Resort
2021-present
Innovation Centre Kelowna
2019
Shannon Lake Golf Course
2019
Canada 150 series of 150 paintings of my personal experiences
2017
Group Shows
I have participated in many shows; these are the most recent
Landscapes, Federation of Canadian Artist Gallery upcoming
April 2026
Artists of the Okanagan, Peachland Art Gallery
November 2025 – January, 2026
Landscapes, Federation on Canadian Artist Gallery, Vancouver, BC
September 2025
Artist of the Okanagan, Peachland, BC
November 2024 – January 2025
Peachland Art Gallery – ‘Bountiful Forests’
October, 2023
Federation of Canadian Artists Oasis shows
July 2019, 2020, 2023 ,2024, 2025
West Kelowna – Lions Hall Spring show
May, 2023, 2025
Artist in Residence – Summerland Art Gallery (with 2 other artists)
May, 2023
Works on Paper, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2020
Crisis, David Suzuki Foundation, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
October, 2020
Group of Seven Celebrating 100, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
March, 2020
Works on Paper, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
February, 2020
Penticton Art Gallery
2018
Shape and Form, Vancouver, BC, Federation of Canadian Artists gallery
2018
Kamloops Federation of Canadian Artists “Motion and Emotion”
2018
Community Involvement
1987 to present
Summerland Art Gallery volunteer, Gallery Director
2024 - 2025
Summerland Community Banner – Earth, Wind, Water, Fire – “Aerial Assist”
2023
City of West Kelowna Arts and Culture Board
2022 - present
Okanagan Folk School, Peachland, BC
April, 2022 - present
Okanagan Business Excellence Group
2018 – 2023
Rotary Art Show, West Kelowna, BC
2014 – 2017
Federation of Canadian Artists, National show, planning committee ~ Visions
2009 – 2011
New Moon Gallery and Natural Transitions Art Studio, West Kelowna, BC
2009 – April, 2020
City of Kelowna, Bronze Medallion, Community Spirit
2006
District Community School Demonstrations
2009 - present
Published books, interviews, articles, and blog posts
Island Arts Magazine (digital, online magazine), Editorial – Okanagan Arts Herald
2024 - 2026
SAGE-ING (digital, online Magazine)
Sept. issues, 2023 & 2022
June, 2021
fall, 2012
book 2015
Blog posts –
Creating a Series
2023
The Art of Scribbling
2021
Five Art Class Essentials
2021
How Do You Become an Art Teacher?
2021
Books -
“Mushroom Memories” – artwork and text
2023
“Adventures of Gordon the Canada Goose, Gordon Goes Skiing” Illustrator and Author
2020
“A Winter Poem, Winter Came Softly” Illustrator and Author
2020
Summerland Art Gallery ~ Philosophers Café ~ Kelowna Now ~ Community Focus
2014
“Reflections” ~ Artist’s journal
2012
Okanagan Art Works
2010
Painting Workshops and Residencies
Manotick Art Group – Ottawa, ON
2023
Peachland Art Gallery
2023 - 2025
Online Classes – presented each Tuesday
2021 - present
Kelowna Art Gallery watercolour
2016 – 2017
New Moon Gallery ~ Group Classes and private lessons Adult/School Children
2009 – 2020
Demonstrations at Opus Art Supply, Kelowna, BC
2010 - 2020
After-School Program, West Kelowna, BC
2010 – present
Summer Arts School for Youth, Lake Country, BC
2011
Summer Art Camp, New Moon Gallery, West Kelowna, BC
2010
District 23 schools, Kelowna, BC, K to grade 6
annual; 2009 – present
Learning Through The Arts, employed by The Royal Conservatory
2002 – 2006