What is it about living and making art in the North?

Visual artist and theatre artist, Linda Leon, has lived in Whitehorse for fifteen years. She finds inspiration in the natural world. She usually works in two dimensions using oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel and charcoal drawings. Currently she has been exploring the cosmos. When provoked, she indulges in satire. 

A graduate from University of Manitoba, School of Fine Art, Linda maintained an art practice in spite of a busy thirty-five-year career as stage designer throughout Western Canada. Her art has been shown at Northern Front Gallery, Art House in Carcross, Arts Underground and Yukon Artists at Work Gallery where she is a member.  She is also a member of Associated Designers of Canada.

Visit Linda Leon’s website at http://www.lindaleonart.com

Check out Lindaleonart on Instagram and LM Leon on Facebook

Visit Yukon Artists at Work Gallery on Facebook and at www.yaaw.com

• Martha

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  Was a co-production between Manitoba Theatre for Young People, La Maison Theatre and Arts Club in 2003. Set design.

• The Last Scruple - a Mid-winter's Tale

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  An illustrated political bedtime story available online at lulu.com.

• Fear Face

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  Detail from collage drawing, "Struggle Against the Darkening of the Light". Conservative Party propaganda compliments of former Conservative MP, Chuck Strahl, charcoal, conte, pastels and pencil crayon on archival illustration board. From "What is Trash", an art show using tax payer funded propaganda leaflets known as Ten Percenters as medium and inspiration. Shown in Cadence Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon, 2010.

• Detail - "Stampede"

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  Detail of the left panel of a large triptych - acrylic painting, some time between 2003 and 2006

• Salmon in the Sky

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  Small oil painting

• Blue Swan

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  Small oil painting - 7" x 7" - 2016

• Scarse Infant

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  Small limited edition hand printed relief print on paper.

• Andromeda

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  "Andromeda" is a lino-cut relief printed on Arnheim Paper using Bill Barnie's press in 2018. It is aLimited edition of 25. The image is 15" x 15". "Andromeda" is available at Yukon Artists at Work.

• "Peacemaker"

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  Set and costume design for "Peacemaker", a touring children's play for Quest Theatre.

• Avenging Angel

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  Enough already with the trash flying around the Peace Tower!

 

For more information and  prices: lm64leon@gmail.com

Or through Yukon Artists at Work Gallery, (4129 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 1H7), yaaw@artlover.com.