Linds Miyo
Artist member since 2018
Toronto, ON
Self-taught artist Linds Miyo is a Canadian abstract painter. Born and raised in California, her work strives to evoke the strong, direct light of her childhood. A trauma survivor, Linds is interested in the balance between intention and that which is beyond our control, the meeting place between our best efforts and happenstance. She often uses broad representational panes of textured black in her work, washing layers of colour over top - folding the dark relief of the past into multi-dimensional present-day, with honesty, happiness and sparkle.
Linds Miyo lives and works in Toronto, Canada. She is currently in studio residency at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto.
Inside the Studio
Q+A
Describe the person your work appeals to in 3 words
Curious, open-minded, authentic
Why is it important for people to have art in their home or life?
We need light and color that expands our perceptions, which shakes us out of our predictable routines. I want to create the story of that beauty. I want to engage with the joy, to celebrate color, to revel in the power and energy it brings to even the smallest of our experiences.
When did you start making art, and why?
I've always made art. I still have my first painting on canvas, I made it at age 8. Art makes me happy.
Favourite artist(s) right now
Raymond Saunders is my forever fave. Genius.
Favourite book
To A God Unknown, by John Steinbeck
When I'm not making art, I'm (a) ...
Probably under a pile of kiddos or baking cookies. #momlife
Select Past Exhibitions
2018
Black Cat Showroom, Toronto
2018
Freedom Factory Gallery, Toronto
2018
Akin Holiday Show, Toronto
2018
Proof Studio Gallery, Toronto
2018
Queen West Art Crawl
2019
Freedom Factory Gallery, Toronto
VAM Visual Arts Movement Exhibition
2019
Stackt Market, Toronto
Pop-up Gallery / Wonder*&Story
2019
Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto
Outdoor Exhibition / Wonder*&Story
2019
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto
Outdoor Exhibition / Wonder*&Story
Accolades
2019
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
Loved By Tiffany Pratt / The Art Love Envoy
Press
2019
Partial Gallery Stories
Meet the Artist: Linds Miyo
Residencies
Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto
July 2019 - October 2020
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