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Linda is a self taught and community informed multidisciplinary artist born and raised in the U.S./Mexico border. She creates jewelry, sculptures, fashion, and wall art from aluminum cans and other repurposed materials.
After moving to San Antonio in 2011, she started illustrating promotional posters for local punk music shows and skill shares hosted by Comunidad Unida: a collective she was part of which mission was to create community unity through art and activism.
As her digital art skills progressed, she took her first commissions from Southwest Workers Union and has continued working with them as well as with other organizations and non profits in San Antonio and beyond.
Her piece “Commute” was recently featured in the group show “Resilient and Responsive: Artists and the Environment” and acquired by COSA Department of Sustainability. She is currently working with Esperanza Peace & Justice Center in preparation for their inaugural exhibit at Museo del Westside. Her next body of work will be featured in Madre_Land exhibit (curated by Bonnie Ilza Cisneros) coming to Centro de Artes in October 2025.
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MORE ABOUT THIS ARTIST
Artist Type: Media Arts: Graphic Artist, Media/Visual Communications; Multi-Disciplinary: Multiple Art Forms; Performing Arts: Musician, Vocalist/Singer; Visual Arts: Artisan, Craftsperson, Illustrator, Jeweler, Muralist, Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor
Artist Style: Music: Alternative Rock, Punk; Teaching Artist/Instructor: Group Instruction, Workshop Presenter; Visual Art: Assemblage, Collage, Conceptual, Contemporary, Environmental, Narrative/Historical, Nature/Wildlife, Political, Pop
Artist Medium: Acrylic; Aluminum; Audio/Sound; Collage; Computer; Drawing Media; Fiber/Fabric; Photography
Artist Statement of Work
Tell us about your work (style, approach, philosophy, subject and/or theme):
I believe art is a powerful tool for communicating, self discovery, learning, and healing. It is important to me that my work is accessible to everyone and I enjoy sharing my skills, hopefully inspiring others to use repurposed materials in their own way.
I enjoy learning the history of people and buildings in our city and am grateful for each opportunity to do extensive research on these. Each project informs the next and I value community input which is vital to create accurate illustrations representing San Antonio in the past, present, and future.
I aspire to not only celebrate our culture, identity, and traditions, but to bring light to our collective working class struggles through pictorial messages of environmental justice, resistance, solidarity, and equity.
