Linda Sikora

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Linda Sikora
Born1960 (1960)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Known forCeramicist, educator
Website lindasikora.com

Linda Sikora (born 1960, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) [1] is an artist known for her ceramics. She attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and the University of Minnesota. [2] She is a professor of ceramics at Alfred University. [3] She received a United States Artists Fellowship grant in 2020. [4] Her work is in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, [5] and the Minneapolis Institute of Art [6] Her series, Faux Wood Group, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Savig, Mary; Atkinson, Nora; Montiel, Anya (2022). This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum. pp. 228–238. ISBN   9781913875268.
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