Linda Kay Kinnaman ~ Mixed Media Artist
Originally from South Bend, IN, I have lived all over the world. I found a
home just outside Chicago, IL in 1990 and enjoy a full life. With interests in
nature, world cultures and art, creating has always been a passion for me.
Study of the arts began at a very young age, continued throughout college and
continues today. Areas of study have included ceramics, needle arts, beading,
drawing, decorative painting and printmaking. With such a varied background,
finding the perfect outlet for my talents came recently with the discovery of
mixed media collage.
Mixed media collage can incorporate just about anything that can be
applied to a base surface. It enables me to use my many skills to create
unique one of a kind artwork where the only limitation is my imagination. For
me, color does not need to come out of a paint tube, it exists in multiple forms
that others overlook. The excitement for me is to take a discarded or unwanted
item and create something new and special out of it.
As I discover new ways of bringing these items together, my work has been
evolving. In 2006, I began creating assemblage nature themed shadow boxes
that tell a story. I also started creating unique jewelry with my photos and the
beads I've collected. Then in 2009, I began creating collage work with old
magazine photos, paper ephemera and clothing tags. I love the reactions I get
when people see my tag art collages for the first time.
Many times I have vivid dreams of what I want to paint and must spend time
in the studio making these dreams a reality. I find that my work is taking on a
more feminine and whimsical nature as I develop new designs. It reflects the
light hearted-ness I quite often feel while working on my art. Who says that art
has to be so serious? I love to share my fun with others, and this is one way I
can do this.
Education:
University of Indiana at South Bend, South Bend, IN, 1978 - 1980, fine art
studies.
Harper College, Palatine, IL, 1986 - 1987, Associates in Arts - fine arts and
business.
Roosevelt University, Arlington Heights, IL, 1987 - 1988, accounting.
Memberships:
Society of Decorative Painters - 2002 - present
Certification attempt, still life, 2005.
Windy Brushes of Northern Illinois - 2002 - present
Board member - video library 2005, 1st Vice President, Education 2006, 2007,
2nd Vice President, Programs 2008.
Illinois Prairie Painters - 2007 - 2008, 2010
Board member - Hospitality, Asst. Chair 2010
Arts in Bartlett - 2004 - present.
American Crafts Council - 2005 - 2008.
Fine Line Art Center - 2006 - present
DuPage Art League - 2009 - 2010
Midwest Collage Society - 2010 - present
Collage Sisthars - 2007 - present
Galleries:
Current -
Arts in Bartlett, 118 W. Bartlett Ave., Suite 2, Bartlett, IL 60103.
Phone (630) 372-4152.
Hours Thursdays 1 - 7 pm. Fridays & Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm.
Website: www.artsinbartlett.org
Former :
Ontarioville Art Gallery, 27W285 Devon Ave., Hanover Park, IL 60133
Phone (630) 837-7484.
Website: www.ontariovilleart.com
Dempsey Gallery at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 6N158 Crane Road, St.
Charles, IL 60175.
Phone (630) 584-9443.
Website: www.finelineca.org
Exhibits:
Windy Brushes Members Art Exhibit, Palatine, IL, May 2002 & 2005,
Hoffman Estates, IL, May 2006,2007,2008, 2009, 2010.
Schaumburg, IL May 2011.
Arts in Bartlett Member Exhibit, Hanover Park Park District, Hanover Park, IL,
March 2006, 2007 & March 2008, April 2008.
Ontarioville Art Gallery, Artist’s Open House, Hanover Park, IL, November 2006
Arts in Bartlett, Fine Arts Fair Preview Exhibit, Bartlett, IL, July 2007, June 2008,
June 2009, June 2010 & September 2011.
The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, Art Inspired by Nature, A Juried Fine Line
Members All Media Show, April - May 2008.
Alphabet Soup: A Mixed Media Melange Work of the Collage Sisthars Collective,
October 2 - November 15, 2009.
Arts in Bartlett Gallery, Barltett, IL Jewelry Trunk Show, February 26, 2010.
Fairs:
Arts in Bartlett Fine Arts Fair, Bartlett, IL, July 2007, June 2008, June 2009 &
June 2010.
Bartlett Heritage Days, Arts in Bartlett Fine Arts Fair, Bartlett, IL September 2011.
Ontarioville Art & Music League, Inaugural Ontarioville Art Fine Art Fair, Hanover
Park, IL, September 2007 & September 2008.
Itasca's Benches on Parade, Itasca, IL, September 2009, 2010 & 2011.
Publications:
“The House that Faux Built” by Adrienne van Dooren, 2006, East Cambridge
Press, photos of work on pages 57 & 94.
Awards:
Outstanding Volunteer - Girls Scouts of America, 2003
Bronze Award - Girl Scouts of America, 2004
home just outside Chicago, IL in 1990 and enjoy a full life. With interests in
nature, world cultures and art, creating has always been a passion for me.
Study of the arts began at a very young age, continued throughout college and
continues today. Areas of study have included ceramics, needle arts, beading,
drawing, decorative painting and printmaking. With such a varied background,
finding the perfect outlet for my talents came recently with the discovery of
mixed media collage.
Mixed media collage can incorporate just about anything that can be
applied to a base surface. It enables me to use my many skills to create
unique one of a kind artwork where the only limitation is my imagination. For
me, color does not need to come out of a paint tube, it exists in multiple forms
that others overlook. The excitement for me is to take a discarded or unwanted
item and create something new and special out of it.
As I discover new ways of bringing these items together, my work has been
evolving. In 2006, I began creating assemblage nature themed shadow boxes
that tell a story. I also started creating unique jewelry with my photos and the
beads I've collected. Then in 2009, I began creating collage work with old
magazine photos, paper ephemera and clothing tags. I love the reactions I get
when people see my tag art collages for the first time.
Many times I have vivid dreams of what I want to paint and must spend time
in the studio making these dreams a reality. I find that my work is taking on a
more feminine and whimsical nature as I develop new designs. It reflects the
light hearted-ness I quite often feel while working on my art. Who says that art
has to be so serious? I love to share my fun with others, and this is one way I
can do this.
Education:
University of Indiana at South Bend, South Bend, IN, 1978 - 1980, fine art
studies.
Harper College, Palatine, IL, 1986 - 1987, Associates in Arts - fine arts and
business.
Roosevelt University, Arlington Heights, IL, 1987 - 1988, accounting.
Memberships:
Society of Decorative Painters - 2002 - present
Certification attempt, still life, 2005.
Windy Brushes of Northern Illinois - 2002 - present
Board member - video library 2005, 1st Vice President, Education 2006, 2007,
2nd Vice President, Programs 2008.
Illinois Prairie Painters - 2007 - 2008, 2010
Board member - Hospitality, Asst. Chair 2010
Arts in Bartlett - 2004 - present.
American Crafts Council - 2005 - 2008.
Fine Line Art Center - 2006 - present
DuPage Art League - 2009 - 2010
Midwest Collage Society - 2010 - present
Collage Sisthars - 2007 - present
Galleries:
Current -
Arts in Bartlett, 118 W. Bartlett Ave., Suite 2, Bartlett, IL 60103.
Phone (630) 372-4152.
Hours Thursdays 1 - 7 pm. Fridays & Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm.
Website: www.artsinbartlett.org
Former :
Ontarioville Art Gallery, 27W285 Devon Ave., Hanover Park, IL 60133
Phone (630) 837-7484.
Website: www.ontariovilleart.com
Dempsey Gallery at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 6N158 Crane Road, St.
Charles, IL 60175.
Phone (630) 584-9443.
Website: www.finelineca.org
Exhibits:
Windy Brushes Members Art Exhibit, Palatine, IL, May 2002 & 2005,
Hoffman Estates, IL, May 2006,2007,2008, 2009, 2010.
Schaumburg, IL May 2011.
Arts in Bartlett Member Exhibit, Hanover Park Park District, Hanover Park, IL,
March 2006, 2007 & March 2008, April 2008.
Ontarioville Art Gallery, Artist’s Open House, Hanover Park, IL, November 2006
Arts in Bartlett, Fine Arts Fair Preview Exhibit, Bartlett, IL, July 2007, June 2008,
June 2009, June 2010 & September 2011.
The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, Art Inspired by Nature, A Juried Fine Line
Members All Media Show, April - May 2008.
Alphabet Soup: A Mixed Media Melange Work of the Collage Sisthars Collective,
October 2 - November 15, 2009.
Arts in Bartlett Gallery, Barltett, IL Jewelry Trunk Show, February 26, 2010.
Fairs:
Arts in Bartlett Fine Arts Fair, Bartlett, IL, July 2007, June 2008, June 2009 &
June 2010.
Bartlett Heritage Days, Arts in Bartlett Fine Arts Fair, Bartlett, IL September 2011.
Ontarioville Art & Music League, Inaugural Ontarioville Art Fine Art Fair, Hanover
Park, IL, September 2007 & September 2008.
Itasca's Benches on Parade, Itasca, IL, September 2009, 2010 & 2011.
Publications:
“The House that Faux Built” by Adrienne van Dooren, 2006, East Cambridge
Press, photos of work on pages 57 & 94.
Awards:
Outstanding Volunteer - Girls Scouts of America, 2003
Bronze Award - Girl Scouts of America, 2004
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Contact information:
To order items or for more information, you may email me at:
linda@lindakaysart.com
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Kinnaman, or as noted. Reproduction of any kind is strictly prohibited without
prior written consent.
To order items or for more information, you may email me at:
linda@lindakaysart.com
All images and website content copyright of Linda Kay's Art and Linda Kay
Kinnaman, or as noted. Reproduction of any kind is strictly prohibited without
prior written consent.
Mixed Media Art to delight the eyes and warm the heart.
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