Bio
Linda Fogg (nee Sawdo) was born in Atikokan, Ontario, and spent her earliest years on Sanford Lake where her parents owned a fishing camp. When Linda was 8, the family moved to Crystal Lake, a beautiful, clear water lake located about 30 km. east of Atikokan. She attended public school and high school in Atikokan.
Linda, who is largely a self-taught artist, began painting at the age of 13 when her parents gave her a set of oil paints for Christmas. At 14 she won a sponsorship from the Atikokan Lions Club to attend an art course at the Quetico Arts Training Centre located at Eva Lake, Ontario. She eventually took additional art courses at the Centre, and later in her career, attended workshops elsewhere when the opportunities arose. She learns from others by spending a lot of her free time going to galleries and reading books and articles on art techniques and styles
Education
Design Basics for Visual Media
Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB
1996
Applied Watercolor Theory
Frank Haddock, Edson, AB
1996
Drawing
Quetico Arts Training Centre, Eva Lake, ON
1966
Oil Painting
Quetico Arts Training Centre, Eva Lake, ON
1965
Painting
Quetico Arts Training Centre, Eva Lake, ON
1964
Linda is primarily a self-taught artist who began painting at the age of 13. Over the course of her career she has participated in professional collaborations with the following artists. These collaborations have served to further develop her knowledge of art and painting techniques.
Ms. Barb Brooks, Master watercolorist, Jasper, AB
Ms. Brenda Malkinson, University of Alberta art professor
Publications
Prairie Fine Arts Publishing, Sherwood Park, AB
Imaxe Publishers, Edmonton, AB
Memberships
Federation of Canadian Artists – Edmonton Chapter – active status since 1997
Edson Fine Arts Society – member 1991 to 2000; Vice President 1997, 1998; President 1999, 2000
Exhibitions
& Festivals
Something Old, Something New
Pictograph Gallery, Atikokan, ON
2016
Wildlife Images
Pictograph Gallery, Atikokan, ON
2005
Northern Jewels
Pictograph Gallery, Atikokan, ON
2003
Northern Jewels
Pictograph Gallery
2001
Mid Winter Art Show
Wild Rose Art Gallery, Carrot Creek, AB
1996
Reflections print release
Imaxe Gallery, West Edmonton Mall, AB
1995
Mid Winter Art Show
Wild Rose Art Gallery, Carrot Creek, AB
1995
Dryden Historical Museum
Dryden, ON
1995
Request of the Brides Family
Ear Falls, ON
1995
Private Showing
Calgary, AB
1995
Private Showing
Winnipeg, MB
1995
Valley Gallery, Drayton Valley, AB
1994
Snowbird Gallery, WEM, Edmonton, AB
1994
Town Reunion
Ear Falls, ON
1994
Pictograph Gallery, Atikokan, ON
1993
Red Brick Arts Centre, Edson, AB
1993
Grants
& Awards
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9 Original Lakescape Acrylic paintings purchased by Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation for presentation to members of their Board of Directors, January 2008
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Directed wildlife murals on side of Friendship Centre Building, Atikokan, Summer 2004, murals still in progress, completion Summer 2006
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Painting purchased by Northern Ontario Tourism Organization for presentation to a retiring President of NOTO, December 2000
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Commissioned by Mr. Peter Johnner, proprietor of PackRat Louis Restaurant, Edmonton, AB, to create and produce four large ceiling murals for the restaurant, 1999
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One of ten Aboriginal business owners from across Canada selected by Aboriginal Business Canada in Edmonton, to attend international meeting and trade shows in Paris, France and Milan, Italy, to promote Aboriginals artists and their artwork, 1997
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Painting purchased by Miller Western Inc., Whitecourt, AB, for donation to Trappers Association, 1995 and 1996
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Painting purchased by Floyd Becker, Jr., Edson, AB, for donation to Kinsmen’s Club 1994, 1995, and 1996
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Painting chosen by Lobo Music Inc., Edmonton, AB, for company logo, 1995
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Painting purchased by Carrot Creek Community Association, Carrot Creek, AB, for charity raffle, 1995, 1996
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Painting purchased by Edson Fine Arts Society, Edson, AB, for raffle, 1993
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Artwork featured in the Canadian Art Buyers Guide, Oct.-Nov. 1994