Linda Linko

Linda Linko is a Finnish visual artist, born in Helsinki in 1979, who lives and works there. She works mainly in painting and drawing, mixing figurative and abstract approaches, and describes her style as "colorful melancholia". She graduated from the Helsinki University of Art and Design in 2005 and has worked with a range of companies and institutions across visual art, pattern design, and poster art. Her 2014 win of 1st prize at the European Design Awards is among her recognitions. In autumn 2022 she was a resident at Villa Filanda Antonini in Treviso, where she produced a series of portraits of women silk workers shown in the solo exhibition 'Echoes'. She also took part in the Villa's booth at ArtVerona in 2023.