Linda Lovisa
New Moon Gallery
#3 1726 Byland rd
West Kelowna, British Columbia V1Z 1A9 [email protected] newmoonartgallerykelowna.com
778 797 0791 Awards
Federation of Canadian Artists ~ Oasis ~ Gold award winner “Stormy Skies” 2014
Federation of Canadian Artist – Penticton BC – Award of Excellence “Below Rainbow Falls” 2011
Federation of Canadian Artist Show, 1st award Painted Title “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 award, Painting Title “Frozen” 1998
Solo Exhibits
Canada 150 series of 150 paintings of my personal experiences 2017
Quail’s Gate 2017
A Lovisa Collection, Retrospect 2015
Art in the Garden, Quails Gate Winery 2015
Garden Show ~ Mission Hill Road 2014
Hot Holiday Homes Exhibit ~ Mission/Kelowna BC 2013
Little Straw Winery West Kelowna, BC 2011
Art in the Garden, Westbank, BC 2009
Quail’s Gate Winery, Kelowna, BC 2007~ 2010
Duffer’s Golf and Country Club, Kelowna, BC 2007~ 2008
Studio Show, Beyond the Garden Door 2006
Natural Transitions Show, La Place Rendez-Vous, Fort Frances, ON 2005
Old English Sheep Dog Show, Brandon MB 1994 Pictograph Gallery Atikokan, On 1994
Rainy River Community College, International Falls, Minn. USA 1994
Fort Frances Museum, Inside, Outside My Back Door Show 1993
Group Shows
Penticton Art Gallery 2018
Shape and Form, Vancouver, Federation of Canadian Artist gallery 2018
Kamloops Federation of Canadian Artists “Motion and Emotion” 2018
Autumn Gallery, Federation of Canadian Artists, Kelowna 2017-2018
Okanagan Artists, Peachland Art Gallery 2017
“Muse” Federation of Canadian Artists, 2017
Oh Canada, Federation of Canadian Artist 2017
Art Fair~ Rotary 2016/17
Art for Life show, West Kelowna 2016
Oasis symposium ~ Federation of Canadian Artists 2014- 2016
International Artist Show, White Rock BC OCT 2013
Art in the Garden ~ Lavender Farm, Kelowna BC 2013
Federation of Canadian Artists, Artwalk Show, Lake Country, BC 2012
Lake Country Gallery Members Show 2012
Lake Country Gallery Show “Art for Change” 2012
Art Walk, Winfield BC 2012~ 2013
Junk Yard Joe’s Gallery March Challenge, Westbank BC 2012
New Mooner’s Show Peachland 2012
Something Jazzy show, New Moon Gallery, Westbank, BC 2011
Paint Ontario show, Langdon Gallery, ON 2010~2013
Lake Country Gallery, members show, Lake Country, BC 2011
A Painting a Day, New Moon Gallery Westbank BC 2010
Visions, Federation of Canadian Artists National Show, Kelowna, BC 2009-2010
Art Walk, Winfield, BC 2009
Green Show, Fort Frances, ON 2008
City of Kelowna, Bronze Medallion Project, Kelowna BC 2007
Elements, Thunder Bay Museum, Thunder Bay, ON 2004
Reflections of North West Ontario, Thunder Bay Art Gallery 2002-2004
Out of the Blues, Fort Frances, ON 2004 Wild and Woolly, Fort Frances, ON 2003
Ontario Hydro Show, Atikokan, ON 2003
Group of Three, Fort Frances, ON 1991-1996
Rainy Lake Creative Arts Society Fort Frances ON 1991-2002
Water, Wind and Fire Show, Winnipeg MB 1998
Children’s Aid Art Fund Raiser, Ottawa, ON 1985-1987
Fort Frances Arts and Crafts Association Spring and Fall Shows 1981-1990
Community Involvement 1987 ~ 2015
Rotary Art Show 2014 - 2016
Federation of Canadian Artists, National show, planning committee ~Visions 2009 - 2011
New Moon Gallery and Natural Transitions Art Studio, Westbank, BC 2009 –Present
City of Kelowna, Bronze Medallion, Community Spirit
District Community School Demonstrations
Kelowna Salmon Festival, Kelowna, BC
Musical Canvas With Borderland Community Orchestra ~Fort Frances, On. and Lady Lake , Florida USA
Fort Frances Arts Organizing Committee
Fort Frances Museum ~ Children’s program development
Published interviews and Articles
Saging – book 2015
Summerland Art Gallery ~ Philosophers Café ~ 2014
On line interview ~ Kelowna Now ~ Community Focus 2014
Sage- Magazine Fall 2012
Reflections ~ Artist journal 2012 ~20 images of Linda’s paintings with artist quotes and artistic prompts
Okanagan art Works 2010
On Line interview with Jade Blackwater 2009 Linda Lovisa Teaching Experience
Summer Arts Program
Teens Summer Art school 2015
Summer Arts School for Youth, Lake Country, BC 2011
Summer Art Camp, New Moon Gallery 2010
Sponsored by Fort Frances Museum 2006
Introduction of art in varied mediums – watercolour, acrylic sketching, sculpture, collage, printmaking, and casting ~ children ages 6-16
Artist in the school
District 23 schools, Kelowna K-6 2009 –present
Colour theory, demonstrations, sketching, painting, weaving
Learning through the arts employed by royal Conservatory 2002 ~ 2006
Teaching core curriculum through art Northwestern Ontario, Thunder bay, Manitoba, French and English Schools Excellence in the arts, Kelowna 2009- present
Painting Workshops
Kelowna Art Gallery watercolour 2016 - 2017
Kanata Art Club, Ontario Oct. 2016
Creative Thursdays In Focus 2016
New Moon Gallery ~ Group Classes and private lessons Adult/School Children 2009-2016
Federations of Canadian Artists, Kelowna Chapter 2013
Peachland Art Group spring 2013
Barrier BC Art Group 2013
Mission Artists FCA Kelowna Chapter 2013
Oils – developed and allergy to oils in 1994 1989-1994
Acrylic, Watercolors and mixed media 1998-present
Daylight Series ~ an afternoon of exploration, different mediums for seniors 2009 - 2010
Linda owns New Moon Gallery at #3- 1726 Byland rd where she displays her work as well as local artist works. She paints and teaches full time in the gallery classroom.