Meet Linda
Linda Stelling comes from a lineage of artists, craftsmen, and an accomplished gardener. Reveling in the beauty of the land from an early age, she credits her mother’s love of the garden for instilling in her a deep appreciation for the wonders of nature, as well as a gentle but enduring desire to care for and protect the natural world.
Stelling received her BFA from the University of Milwaukee, Peck School of the Arts, and her MFA from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, Calif. She currently resides in Los Angeles.
She has exhibited in international exhibitions in London, Paris, Tokyo, and throughout the U.S. including many galleries throughout Southern California. The UCLA Stein Eye Institute has 20 of her large-scale works installed in its public spaces.
Well known for her conservationist efforts, Stelling creates a wide range of work from oil and acrylic paintings to mixed media works with recycled materials which continue her exploration of the physical world and deepen her connection to both the roots of the past and the boundless promise of the future.
Artist Statement
I am driven by a spontaneous, even instinctive, feeling for the world around us. Color, sound, texture, and scent each carry an emotional narrative and energy that I strive to capture through my work.
Translating these sensations into visual language, I seek to explore the forces that allow us to experience, understand, and render them not just visibly observed but emotionally recognized.
My paintings, sculptural work, and installations all travel through layers of material built up over time, with each element contributing to the creation of the finished piece. Born and raised in the Midwest, since childhood, I have been captivated by the rhythmic shifts of the seasons and the breathtaking color fields that nature orchestrates. My artistic practice is deeply rooted in a love for environmental stewardship, driven by an exploration of the intricate relationships between nature, sustainability, and the spirit of Mother Earth.
Interwoven with this is my fascination with memory, the human mind, and the profound interconnection of past, present, and future—a continuum that shapes both our planet and our place within it.
Through my work, I hope to open a space for viewers to ‘see,’ observe, and experience the complexity of our existence in a single, perfect, suspended moment. I would hope that each viewer will have an experience with my art that will in some small way enrich their exploration of the world around us and their own lives.
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2023
“Messages From A Garden”, Claremont Graduate University, Thesis Presentation
Gloria Delson Contemporary Art, “Atmosphere of Desire”, Arts District, LA, CA2021
Gallery 825, “DayDreams”, West Hollywood, CA2019
Gloria Delson Contemporary Art, “Waiting To Exhale”, Arts District, LA, CA2018
Fabrik Projects Gallery, “Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures”, Culver City, CA
Gloria Delson Contemporary Art, “Color of Dreams”, Arts District, LA, CA2017
GDCA Gallery, “Chroma”, Arts District, LA, CA
GDCA Gallery, “Glow”, Art District, LA, CA
AC Gallery, “Poetry Of Color”, Hollywood, CA
Fabrik Magazine, “Expo Contemporary”, The Reef, Los Angeles, CA2016
Los Angeles Metro Train Station - Chatsworth Fine Arts Council, Chatsworth, CA2015
Los Angeles Metro Train Station - Chatsworth Fine Arts Council, Chatsworth, CA2014
“White Skies, Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica., CA2013
“Le Sisters”, Chatsworth, CA, Chatsworth Fine Arts Council2009
“Funny Hearts”, Northridge United Methodist Church, Northridge, CA -
2025
“LA Open” Juried by Genie Davis, TAG Gallery2024
“Chroma”, ArtFluent online exhibition about color
“A Woman’s Voice In A Pivotal Time”, The Los Angeles Makery, juried by Kim Abeles
Huntington Beach Art Center, “Centered On the Center”
Gallery 825, “Open Show”, Paula Kroll, Museum of Contemporary Art
“6000 Circles: Honoring the Feminine”, SCWCA, Range Projects
“Beloved Planet”, The Los Angeles Makery, Betty Brown, Curator
2nd Annual Spring Invitational”, The Los Angeles Makery2023
“Ancestral Connections”, Gallery 50, curated by Chelo Montoya
SCI, “The Next Best Thing”, Channel Islands Art Center, Shana Nys Dambrot, curator
“Witness”, Claremont Graduate University Art Dept, East Gallery, Claremont, CA2022
“Pareidolia”, GDCA Gallery, LA, CA
IAA/USA “Group Show”, GDCA Gallery, LA, CA
“Inspiration Point”, Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center, Burbank, CA
“Sublime”, CAL, LA, CA
“Factory Fresh”, Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA
“The LingeringFeast”, Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA
“The Non-Objective Moment”, Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA, Cheryl Perkey, curator
“Control Burn”, CGU Art Dept, Claremont, CA
“SoCAL MFA Juried Exhibition”, Claremont, CA
“Artist’s Flight”, The DA Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA2021
Gallery 825, “Geographic’s”, West Hollywood, CA
WPW, “100 Years; A Century of California Women Artists”, Brand Library, Glendale, CA
“Annual World Art Day” (International Association of Art), Gloria Delson Contemporary Art, LA, CA
CGU East & Peggy Phelps Galleries, “Emergence”, Claremont, CA
Launch LA, “Reflection”, The Korean Cultural Center, LA, CA
CAL, “Sublime”, Online Exhibit (Covid)
WPW, “Hope Springs Eternal”, Online Exhibit (Covid)
Gallery 825, “Informationary”, West Hollywood, CA
SOLA Gallery, “Benefit”, South Bay, LA, CA
BG Gallery, “Spectrum Gestalt 8”, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA2020
LAAA “2020 Open Show”, Gallery 825, LA, CA
SOLA Contemporary, “Saturation; Pure, Vivid, Clear”, LA, CA
CAL, “Wild World”, LA, CA
Gloria Delson Contemporary Art, “Blush”, (Aug/Sept), La, CA
Los Angeles Art Association” Benefit Auction, Gallery 825, LA, CA
LAAA, “Field of Vision”, Gallery 825
“Moah Cedar, 35th Annual All-Media Juried Art Exhibition”, Lancaster, CA
“Spark”, Gloria Delson Contemporary Art, Arts District, LA, CA
“Indistinct Chatter”, Gallery 825, LA, CA
“Gleaming Apollo”, Gallery 825, LA, CA
“Small Works”, Gallery 825, LA, CA
“Here Comes The Sun”, Fabrik Projects Gallery, LA,CA
LAAA, “Festoon”, Gallery 825, LA, CA
Shockboxx Gallery, “Call and Response II”, Newport Beach, CA
CAL, Gold Metal “Wild World Exhibit”, Award Winner
Los Angeles Art Association “Non-Sequitur”, Gallery 825, LA, CA
“Affordable Art Fair”, Battersea Park, London, England
Palm Springs Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA
“LA Art Show”, Los Angeles Convention Center, LA, CA2019
“Traditions And Connections”, Santa Clarita First Floor Gallery, Santa Clarita, CA
Women Painters West “Falling Into Place”, SFV Arts And Cultural Center, Tarzana, CA
Pasadena Showcase House of Design
2 large paintings chosen for the historic house by Jeffery Johnson, Designer/ASID
Fabrik Projects “Summer Group Show”, Fabrik Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
ADC/Blink Art, “Art Comes Alive”, Purchase Award Winner
“The Art Box”, Janssen Artspace, Palm Springs, CA
“Affordable Art Fair”, Hong Kong, China
“Open Show”, Gallery 825, Shana Nys Dambrot, curator
34th “Made In California”, Brea Art Gallery, City of Brea, CA
“Art Palm Springs”, Palm Springs Convention Center, Fabrik Projects Gallery2018
“Holiday Show”, Janssen Artspace, Palm Springs, CA
“Holiday Show”, Fabrik Projects, Culver City, CA
Janssen ArtSpace, “22 Pieces”, Palm Springs, CA
GDCA, “The Color of Dreams”, Los Angeles
“100 Vibrant Artist of Los Angeles”, The Neutra Museum, LA, CA
Los Angeles Art Association, “Personal Vacation”, LA,CA
Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts, “Luminous”, DT Los Angeles, Art District
Los Angeles Art Association, “Apocrypha”, LA, CA
Brea Art Center Gallery, “Made In California”, Brea, CA
WPW, “Hot and Cold”, Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center, Burbank, CA
Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts, “Movement”, DT Los Angeles Art District, CA
Janssen Artspace, “The Mod Squad”, Palm Springs, CA
“Palm Springs Art Fair”, Palm Springs, CA
VICA, Venice Institute of Contemporary Arts, “Art In Place”, Long Beach, CA
“LA Art Show”, Los Angeles Convention Center, LA, CA
Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA , “Small Works Show”2017
FAB Gallery, “End Of Summer Show”, Los Angeles, CA
Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts, “Bliss”, Los Angeles, CA
Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts, “Chroma”, Los Angeles, CA
Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts, “Glow”, Los Angeles, CA
Gallery 825, “Out There”, West Hollywood, CA
Beyond The Lines Gallery, “Miniature Art Show”, Santa Monica, CA
Fine Art Exhibition Presented by Los Angeles Yacht Club, “Art Waves”, San Pedro, CA
“Reflections”San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center National Open Exhibition,San Fernando, CA
“Whimsy”, San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center California Art League, San Fernando, CA
“Route 66,” Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA2016
“A Single Grain of Rice”, Gallery Metanoia, First Place Grand Prize, Paris, France
LA Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, “Play”, Los Angeles, CA
“RED!”, The Women’s Club of Pasadena, Pasadena, CA
“Music for the Eyes: Color, Texture, Movement, Rhythm, Harmony”, La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA
Chatsworth Fine Art Council, “Metro-link Station Exhibit”, Chatsworth, CA
“The Art Of Creative Aging,” SFV Arts and Cultural Center, San Fernando, CA
“Point of View”, Women Painters West, Hillcrest Center For The Arts, Encino, CA
“Fight and Flow”, SFV Art And Cultural Center, Tarzana, CA
“WPW Spring Exhibition”, Women Painters West, Encino, CA
“Encino Terrace Show” ,Encino Terrace Center Lobby Art Gallery, Encino, CA
“The Big O Show”, San Fernando Valley Arts And Cultural Center, San Fernando, CA
“California Dreaming”, Chatsworth Fine Arts Council, Chatsworth, CA
“Lamperouge”, Women Painters West, Los Angeles, CA
“Westlake Village Art Guild”, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury, CA
“Bright, Colorful, Bold”, La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA
“Los Angeles, City of Angels”, La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA
“Water; Precious and Alluring”, La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA
“Native Beginnings”, SFV Art And Cultural Center, Tarzana, CA2015
Creative Arts Center Gallery, City of Burbank, WPW
Arena One Gallery, Santa Monica, WPW
“A Matter of Taste”, La Galleria Gitana, San Fernando, CA
“Water; Precious and Alluring”, La Galleria Gitana, San Fernando
“Native Beginnings”, SFV Arts and Cultural Center, Woodland Hills, CA. Award Winner
“Winter Exhibit”, Arena I Gallery, Santa Monica, Women Painters West2014
“Treasured Memories: Recalling The Past”, La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA
“Splendors From The Garden”, Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA
“Westlake Village Art Guild”, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury, CA
“10×10”, I5 Gallery, SCWCA, Los Angeles, CA
“Treasured Memories”, La Galleria Gitana, San Fernando
“Splendors of the Garden”, La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA
“All that Glitters”, California Art League, Historic Blinn House, Pasadena, CA
“Celebrating Women”, CAL, Historic Blinn House, Pasadena, CA
“WPW”, FIVE08 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA2013
“Glorious California: The Lay of its Land”, La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA
“Impressions of Provence”, Segil Fine Arts Gallery, Monrovia, CA
“Le Sisters”, Chatsworth Fine Arts Council Art Walk, Chatsworth, CA
“WPW Winter Exhibit”, Arena I Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“WPW Spring Exhibition”, Whole 9 Gallery WPW, Culver City, CA
Chatsworth Fine Arts Council, Art Fair, Metrolink Station
“People and Places Show”, Chatsworth Fine Arts Council, Award Winner
“WPW”, Encino Terrace, Encino, CA
“Kaleidoscope”, California Art League, Historic Blinn House, Pasadena, CA
“Journey’s”, La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA
“Outdoor Art Show”, Chatsworth Fine Art Council, Chatsworth, CA2012
“Valley Artist Group Exhibit”, Venice Art Exhibit, Venice, CA
“Small Works Show and Holiday Sale”, Modest Fly Gallery, Tujunga, CA
“Come Fly With Me”, Women’s City Club of Pasadena and Danielak Art, Pasadena, CA
“Small Works Show”, Modest Fly Art Gallery, Tujunga, CA
““WPW”, Encino Terrace Center Exhibit, Encino, CA
“La Cuisine”, Women’s City Club of Pasedena and Danielak Art, Pasadena, CA2011
“New Beginings”, North Hollywood Gallery, L.A, Hollywood, CA
“Los Angeles Art Association Open Show”, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
“Valley Artist Group Exhibit”, Encino Terrace Center, Encino, CA
“WPW”, Schomburg Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Chatsworth Fine Arts Council Annual Artwork, Chatsworth, CA2010
“Chaos and Order”, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“Hidden Places”, Canoga Park Arts Center Vag, Canoga Park, CA
Annual Exhibit “A Western View”, Chatsworth Fine Arts Council Depot, First Place Award, Chatsworth, CA
“WPW at Viva”, Viva Gallery, Award Winner
“Elements of Nature”, Orlando Gallery, Award Winner
“Funny Valentine’s for Happy Hearts” One Woman Show, N.U.M.C., Northridge, CA
“Valley Artist Guild Fall Exhibit”, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
“Valley Artist Guild Gold Metal Exhibit”, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA2008
“My Way”, Valley Institute of Visual Art, Los Angeles, CA -
Chateauneuf, Provence, France, Plein aire painting residency
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Guest Artist Series, Kohler Wis.
Occidental Arts and Ecology, Summer residency in Occidental, CA with Adam Wolpert, painter
Earth, Air and Fire, summer residency in Grass Valley, CA, wood fired Japanese climbing kilns and raku firing
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City of Los Angeles, Cultural Arts Grant, 2002, “The Literacy Garden”, mural, designed and painted for Dearborn Charter School, Northridge, CA