Lina Linkimer

"Boundless joy flows through me when I let the winds of my artworks dance between me and the spectator." -- Lina Linkimer

I was born in Costa Rica and spent over 34 years living in Ecuador where I discovered my passion for painting. Presently, I live in Miami, Florida. I am an independent fine arts professional who has worked in the arts with determination, passion and discipline for the past 35 years. Through my multidisciplinary art, I have explored a variety of trends and techniques including oil, pastels, watercolors, inks, gouache, graphite and acrylics. Print-making (etchings, colligraphs, monotypes, aquatints) is one of my favorite techniques through which I use recycled materials to create mixed media artworks. By recycling a variety of natural materials, I have also made artisan papers of various textures and sizes that have served as the base for some of my artworks.

I have successfully represented my native country in multiple international events and have received numerous honorable distinctions in Ecuador and the United States. My name is featured in the Encyclopedia "Nuevo Diccionario Critico de Artistas Plasticos del Ecuador del Siglo XX"; Wikipedia; my artworks are featured in the United States Int...

Self- taught artist.

2020 Virtual Exhibition Covid 19.The Art Of Isolation
Curators Voice Art Projects. Miami, Florida

2020 Monosgrafía. Virtual Exhibition. Prints.
Guayaquil, Ecuador

2016 Milagros Bello Gallery. Group Exhibition
Honorific Diploma in Mixed Media
Miami, Florida

VII Gallery of Centroamerican Art. Costa Rica
Consulate. Miami, Florida

2014 VI Gallery Centro American Art. Costa Rica
Consulate. Miami, Florida
International Biennale 2014, Miami, Florida
LuminArte Gallery, Texas, USA

2013 V Galería de Arte Centroamericano,Miami, Florida
- Latinoamerican Art. LuminArte Gallery, Dallas, Texas
- International Biennale IBAEM Ironside Gallery, Miami, Florida
- Prints and Drawing Show, Fulwood Limited Edition Press, Miami, Florida


2012
- IV Galería de Arte Centroamericano, Miami, Florida
- International Gallery during Art Basel, Miami, Florida
- Nina Torres Gallery Etchings- Monotypes, Fulwood Print Studio, Miami, Florida

2011
World Tour of Contemporary Art London, London, UK