Linda Sorensen SCA AFC
It has always been Linda Sorensen’s destiny to become an artist. Mainly self-taught, Linda’s early influences include world renowned wildlife and conservationist Robert Bateman. Linda has lived close to the land in the Algonquin Park region for over 45 years where she took a sabbatical from her work to raise her family as part of the back-to-the-land movement of the 70’s. On returning to her art she has been a prolific award winning professional artist for almost 25 years. Linda’s work reflects her passion for wilderness and wildlife which speaks vibrantly as an advocate for nature. She paints on site in all seasons in oils. Working from her own photography, from wilderness trips she paints large iconic paintings on canvas in the studio and winter months. Linda is an elected member of Society of Canadian Artists and Artists for Conservation. She belongs as a member to East Central Ontario Artists Association. She is also a member of Wild Women, one of three women artists who paint the wilderness. The hardcover book, Wild Women Painters of the Wilderness was published. Linda has been a member of the Madawaska Valley Studio Tour for 20 years. Linda also operates her own studio-gallery, and is open by appointment year round.
Artist Statement
I am a mainly self-taught artist.
I had a fortunate early art influence by my then teacher, and the now internationally renowned wildlife artist and
naturalist Robert Bateman. His teachings on the “Disappearing World” back then have stayed with me to this day,
along with his dedication to Wildlife Conservation through his wildlife paintings.
Over the past 25 years I have developed my own original style of painting. My paintings reflect a passionate
interest in the Natural World and all that it encompasses. My connection to the wilderness has developed over
45 years of living in the Algonquin region where I draw inspiration from the untouched beauty of the landscape. I
enjoy exploring light and shadow and how the drama unfolds; along with wildlife and local heritage buildings that
reflect the history of area.
I paint plein-air in water mixable oils on canvas preferring their versatility to changing outdoor conditions, of sun,
wind, cold and numerous other elements that happen out there on site. I generally try to complete the painting
on site. I use a camera as reference in my wildlife and for larger acrylic studio paintings, these paintings being
different medium offer a different feel to my work. Photography is also a great passion for me.
I have always known that it was my destiny to be an artist. I continue to live my live as an advocate for nature and
close to the land. It is my aspiration to convey my vision of the natural world and its beauty and fragility through
my art. It is my hope to inspire others to respect our Natural World and become stewards of our wilderness and
wildlife habitats.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Mainly self-taught. Over 25 years a professional artist, www.lindasorensen.com
• 2007–2022, formed the wilderness painting trio Wild Women, www.wildwomenartists.ca
• 2008, workshop, Holly Hock, Gulf Island, British Columbia, Painting workshop with Robert Bateman
• 1970–1971 Lord Elgin High School, Robert Bateman, Teacher
• 1971–1972, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario
Exhibition History
SOLO EXHIBITS
• 2021, Madawaska Coffee Shop, featured artist, Barry’s Bay, Ontario
GROUP SHOWS
• 2018, May to October, Artists from Away, Deep River Gallery Town Hall, Deep River, Ontario
• 2011–2018, Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery of Bancroft, Bancroft, Ontario
• 2011–2013, 2017, Annual Juried Exhibition, ECOAA, John M. Parrot Art Gallery Kingston, Ontario
• 1999–2019, Madawaska Studio Tour, Annual Juried Exhibition
• 2008-2020, ECOAA (East Central Ontario Artists Association) annual Mystery of the Park show, Algonquin Visitor’s
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Centre, Algonquin Park
• 2016, Wild Women, three-women show, Algonquin Park Visitor Centre
• 2015–2016, Wild Women, three-women show, Eclipse Gallery, Huntsville, Ontario
• 2015, Wild Women, three-women show, South of 60 Arts Centre, Barry’s Bay Ontario
• 2011–2015, ECOAA Annual Juried Show, Ottawa Ontario.
• 2001–2014, participant in juried shows over the years, South of 60 arts Centre, Barry’s Bay
• 2021, Wild Women, three-women show, Algonquin Park Visitor Centre
JURIED EXHIBITS
• 2013, Wild Women, three-women show, Art Gallery of Bancroft, Bancroft Ontario
• 2013, Art from the Valley, Annual Juried Show, Valley Arts Council, Pembroke Ontario
• 2011–2013 Wild Women, house artists, Red Canoe Café and Gallery, Wilno Ontario
• 2011, Great Big Smalls, Annual Miniatures Show, Cube Gallery, Ottawa Ontario
• 2006–2010, Solo House Artist, Red Canoe Café, Wilno, Ontario
• 2021, Art Gallery of Bancroft, Annual Juried Group Show
Awards
• 2017, Best Acrylic, Windswept, Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery of Bancroft, Bancroft Ontario
• 2014, Best in Show, Rocky Shore Majesty, East Central Artists Association Annual Juried Show, Algonquin Park
Visitor Centre
• 2012, Award of Merit, Sunset Drift, Acrylics Category, Valley Arts Council, Pembroke Ontario
• 2011, Best Acrylic, Gone Fish’in, Annual Juried Exhibition, Bancroft Ontario
• 2009, Don Maddocks Award, Rock Lake Autumn, ECOAA Juried Show, Art Gallery of Bancroft
Affiliations
• 2019–2022, Juried Member of Society of Canadian Artists, SCA
• 2011–2019, Artists for Conservation (AFC) International artists group as advocates for nature and conservation
• 2011–2022, member of the Art Gallery of Bancroft
• 2008–2022, member of East Central Ontario Artists Association (ECOAA)
Publications and Media
• 2020, published painting, Silent Sentinel, Artist for Conservation annual hard cover book
• 2019, published painting, Broken Silence, Artist for Conservation annual hard cover book
• 2018, published painting, The Return, Artist for Conservation annual hard cover book
• 2018, Wild Women – Painters of the Wilderness, Article Paddling Magazine, spring edition
• 2016, Painting in Nature, with Wild Women Wilderness Artists. Highland Village Films, by Mary Sheridan, Toronto
Short Film Festival
• 2015, The Link Magazine, Summer Issue, feature story, One Wild Woman
• 2014, Wild Women – Painters of the Wilderness, Hard Cover Book, Published by Innana Publishers, Toronto Ontario.
• 2011, featured artist, The Artists of Algonquin, Hard Cover Book
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• 2011, feature Story, 55 plus Magazine
• 2010, feature story, Eganville Leader, Eganville Ontario Feature Story, Barry’s Bay This Week, Barry’s Bay, Ontario
• 2008, Wild Women. Feature Article, County Connection Magazine, Summer Edition
• 2004, Artist of the Wilderness, Regional Contact, CJOH Television, Ottawa
Teaching
• 2015–2018, beginner paint along workshops, Basic Acrylics, Barry’s Bay, Ontario, Bancroft Ontario
• 2007–2019, formed the trio of women wilderness painters, Linda Sorensen, Joyce Burkholder and Kathy Haycock.
Wild Women have a shared commitment to wilderness conservation and sharing their vision of wilderness through
their paintings.
Wild Women, Painters of the Wilderness, have done a number of presentations over the years
• 2015, demo and slide presentation, South of 60 arts center, Barry’s Bay, Ontario
• 2014, slideshow presentation, Womens Art Association, Toronto, Ontario
• 2014, Algonquin and Beyond, slideshow presentation, Algonquin Park Visitor Centre
• 2012, plein air painting, artist talk, Renfrew Art Guild, Renfrew, Ontario.
Gallery Representation
• Eclipse Wilderness Gallery, 1235 Deerhurst Drive, Huntsville, Ontario, 705-789-8803
• Wilno Craft Gallery, 19 Borutski Street, Wilno, Ontario, 613-756-3010
• Blue Sky Gallery, 1012 O’Grady Settlement Road, Killaloe, Ontario, 613-717-9012
e-mail: linda@lindasorensen.com
https://www.lindasorensen.com
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Artist Statement
I am a mainly self-taught artist.
I had a fortunate early art influence by my then teacher, and the now internationally renowned wildlife artist and
naturalist Robert Bateman. His teachings on the “Disappearing World” back then have stayed with me to this day,
along with his dedication to Wildlife Conservation through his wildlife paintings.
Over the past 25 years I have developed my own original style of painting. My paintings reflect a passionate
interest in the Natural World and all that it encompasses. My connection to the wilderness has developed over
45 years of living in the Algonquin region where I draw inspiration from the untouched beauty of the landscape. I
enjoy exploring light and shadow and how the drama unfolds; along with wildlife and local heritage buildings that
reflect the history of area.
I paint plein-air in water mixable oils on canvas preferring their versatility to changing outdoor conditions, of sun,
wind, cold and numerous other elements that happen out there on site. I generally try to complete the painting
on site. I use a camera as reference in my wildlife and for larger acrylic studio paintings, these paintings being
different medium offer a different feel to my work. Photography is also a great passion for me.
I have always known that it was my destiny to be an artist. I continue to live my live as an advocate for nature and
close to the land. It is my aspiration to convey my vision of the natural world and its beauty and fragility through
my art. It is my hope to inspire others to respect our Natural World and become stewards of our wilderness and
wildlife habitats.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Mainly self-taught. Over 25 years a professional artist, www.lindasorensen.com
• 2007–2022, formed the wilderness painting trio Wild Women, www.wildwomenartists.ca
• 2008, workshop, Holly Hock, Gulf Island, British Columbia, Painting workshop with Robert Bateman
• 1970–1971 Lord Elgin High School, Robert Bateman, Teacher
• 1971–1972, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario
Exhibition History
SOLO EXHIBITS
• 2021, Madawaska Coffee Shop, featured artist, Barry’s Bay, Ontario
GROUP SHOWS
• 2018, May to October, Artists from Away, Deep River Gallery Town Hall, Deep River, Ontario
• 2011–2018, Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery of Bancroft, Bancroft, Ontario
• 2011–2013, 2017, Annual Juried Exhibition, ECOAA, John M. Parrot Art Gallery Kingston, Ontario
• 1999–2019, Madawaska Studio Tour, Annual Juried Exhibition
• 2008-2020, ECOAA (East Central Ontario Artists Association) annual Mystery of the Park show, Algonquin Visitor’s
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Centre, Algonquin Park
• 2016, Wild Women, three-women show, Algonquin Park Visitor Centre
• 2015–2016, Wild Women, three-women show, Eclipse Gallery, Huntsville, Ontario
• 2015, Wild Women, three-women show, South of 60 Arts Centre, Barry’s Bay Ontario
• 2011–2015, ECOAA Annual Juried Show, Ottawa Ontario.
• 2001–2014, participant in juried shows over the years, South of 60 arts Centre, Barry’s Bay
• 2021, Wild Women, three-women show, Algonquin Park Visitor Centre
JURIED EXHIBITS
• 2013, Wild Women, three-women show, Art Gallery of Bancroft, Bancroft Ontario
• 2013, Art from the Valley, Annual Juried Show, Valley Arts Council, Pembroke Ontario
• 2011–2013 Wild Women, house artists, Red Canoe Café and Gallery, Wilno Ontario
• 2011, Great Big Smalls, Annual Miniatures Show, Cube Gallery, Ottawa Ontario
• 2006–2010, Solo House Artist, Red Canoe Café, Wilno, Ontario
• 2021, Art Gallery of Bancroft, Annual Juried Group Show
Awards
• 2017, Best Acrylic, Windswept, Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery of Bancroft, Bancroft Ontario
• 2014, Best in Show, Rocky Shore Majesty, East Central Artists Association Annual Juried Show, Algonquin Park
Visitor Centre
• 2012, Award of Merit, Sunset Drift, Acrylics Category, Valley Arts Council, Pembroke Ontario
• 2011, Best Acrylic, Gone Fish’in, Annual Juried Exhibition, Bancroft Ontario
• 2009, Don Maddocks Award, Rock Lake Autumn, ECOAA Juried Show, Art Gallery of Bancroft
Affiliations
• 2019–2022, Juried Member of Society of Canadian Artists, SCA
• 2011–2019, Artists for Conservation (AFC) International artists group as advocates for nature and conservation
• 2011–2022, member of the Art Gallery of Bancroft
• 2008–2022, member of East Central Ontario Artists Association (ECOAA)
Publications and Media
• 2020, published painting, Silent Sentinel, Artist for Conservation annual hard cover book
• 2019, published painting, Broken Silence, Artist for Conservation annual hard cover book
• 2018, published painting, The Return, Artist for Conservation annual hard cover book
• 2018, Wild Women – Painters of the Wilderness, Article Paddling Magazine, spring edition
• 2016, Painting in Nature, with Wild Women Wilderness Artists. Highland Village Films, by Mary Sheridan, Toronto
Short Film Festival
• 2015, The Link Magazine, Summer Issue, feature story, One Wild Woman
• 2014, Wild Women – Painters of the Wilderness, Hard Cover Book, Published by Innana Publishers, Toronto Ontario.
• 2011, featured artist, The Artists of Algonquin, Hard Cover Book
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• 2011, feature Story, 55 plus Magazine
• 2010, feature story, Eganville Leader, Eganville Ontario Feature Story, Barry’s Bay This Week, Barry’s Bay, Ontario
• 2008, Wild Women. Feature Article, County Connection Magazine, Summer Edition
• 2004, Artist of the Wilderness, Regional Contact, CJOH Television, Ottawa
Teaching
• 2015–2018, beginner paint along workshops, Basic Acrylics, Barry’s Bay, Ontario, Bancroft Ontario
• 2007–2019, formed the trio of women wilderness painters, Linda Sorensen, Joyce Burkholder and Kathy Haycock.
Wild Women have a shared commitment to wilderness conservation and sharing their vision of wilderness through
their paintings.
Wild Women, Painters of the Wilderness, have done a number of presentations over the years
• 2015, demo and slide presentation, South of 60 arts center, Barry’s Bay, Ontario
• 2014, slideshow presentation, Womens Art Association, Toronto, Ontario
• 2014, Algonquin and Beyond, slideshow presentation, Algonquin Park Visitor Centre
• 2012, plein air painting, artist talk, Renfrew Art Guild, Renfrew, Ontario.
Gallery Representation
• Eclipse Wilderness Gallery, 1235 Deerhurst Drive, Huntsville, Ontario, 705-789-8803
• Wilno Craft Gallery, 19 Borutski Street, Wilno, Ontario, 613-756-3010
• Blue Sky Gallery, 1012 O’Grady Settlement Road, Killaloe, Ontario, 613-717-9012
e-mail: linda@lindasorensen.com
https://www.lindasorensen.com
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