Artwork by Linda Ternoir



Biography

Linda Ternoir was born in Chicago, Illinois, in the summer of 1944. Her nightly dreams and the stories that she heard inspired her to make drawings. The introduction of television into her life, in 1949, was a pivotal point in her creativity.

Linda’s mother was an educator, who played classical piano and painted with watercolors. Her aunt listened to such greats as Billie Holiday, on the radio.

As an adult, Linda’s travels included Denmark, Alaska, Brazil, Mexico, and a more recent tour of Europe. She feels a particular affinity with nature and animals. She also has a passion for all of the arts, especially theater.

Linda’s art has been exhibited in both group and solo shows. She has won several awards and has done commissioned work.

Linda has a daughter, a son, and two grandsons. She has recently moved to Pasadena, California, where she lives with a variety of animal companions. She enjoys, hiking, reading, and writing.


RESUME

Solo Exhibitions

Date: February 2006
Title: “ Linda Ternoir Art Show”
Gallery: The Blissful Soul
Los Angeles
State: California

Date: November 2002
Title: “Lightness of Being”
Gallery: The Home of Laura Robbins
City: Studio City
State: California

Date: October 1991
Show: Works on Paper and Canvas by Linda Ternoir
Title: “Love Stories”
Gallery: Shona Gift Service
City: San Francisco
State: California

Date: June 1991
Title: “Paintings by Linda Ternoir”
Gallery: Amsterdam Art Gallery
City: Berkeley
State: California

Date: June 1988
Title: “Art by Linda Ternoir”
Gallery: Amsterdam Art Gallery
City: Berkeley
State: California

Date: May 1987
Title: “Art by Linda Ternoir”
Gallery: Amsterdam Art Gallery
City: Berkeley
State: California

Date: 1981
Show: Indoor Mural
Gallery: Magic Mountain School
City: Berkeley
State: California

Two-Artist Exhibition (Linda Ternoir and Francis Robin)

Date:  March 2010
Title: “ Earth Works”
Gallery:  Towns Burr
City:  Burbank
State:  California


Group Exhibitions

Date:  March 2010
Title:  Pasadena Society of Artists 85th Annual Exhibition 2010
Gallery:  VIVA
City:  Sherman Oaks
State:  California

Date: December 2009 – January 2010
Title: “Artist’s Choice Exhibition”
Gallery: Citibank, Silver Lake Branch
City: Los Angeles
State: California

Date: May – June 2009
Title: “The Art of Giving and Receiving”
Gallery: AIDS Service Center
City: Pasadena
State: California

Date: May 2009
Title: “BIG NIGHT OUT”
Gallery: The Estate of Drs. Carmen Puliafite and Janet Pine
City: Pasadena
State: California

Date: December 2008
Show: PSA Holiday Exhibition
Title: “Gifted”
Gallery: VIVA
City: Sherman Oaks
State: California

Date: October 2008
Title: “Art as Healing”
Gallery: Fast Frame of Glendale
City: Glendale
State: California

Date: September 2008
Show: PSA
Title: “ Labor Day Weekend Sale and Exhibition”
Gallery: Ayres Hall, Los Angeles County Arboretum
City: Arcadia
State: California




Group Exhibitions

Date: June – September 2008
Title: “5 PSA Artists”
Gallery: ArtScape Gallery
City: Pasadena
State: Calilfornia

Date: February 2008
Show; PSA
Title: “83rd Annual Exhibition”
Gallery: Brand Library Gallery
City: Glendale
State: California

Date: October 2007
Show: PSA
Title: “Fall Exhibition”
Gallery: Whites Art Framing & Restoration
City: Montrose
State: California

Date: August – September 2007
Show: PSA
Title: “Art Exhibition and Sale”
Gallery: Ayres Hall, Los Angeles County Arboretum
City: Arcadia
State: California

Date: July 2007
Show: PSA
Title: “Pasadena ArtWalk”
City: Pasadena
State: California

Date: June – July 2007
Title: “ From Pigments to Pixels”
Gallery: Two Dogs Custom Picture Framing & Gallery
City: North Hollywood
State: California

Date: May – July 2007
Title: “Portrait Show”
Gallery: Brenart Café Restaurant Gallery
City: Pasadena
State: California

Date: March 2007
Show: PSA
Title: “Small Is Beautiful”
Gallery: White’s Art, Framing & Restoration
City: Montrose
State: California

Date: December 2007
Title: “Holiday Season Art Competition & Exhibition
Gallery: Brenart Café Gallery
City: Pasadena
State: California

Date: December 2007
Show: PSA
Title: “2995 -2006 New Members Exhibition”
Gallery: White’s Art, Framing & Restoration
City: Montrose
State: California

Date: October 2006
Show: PSA
Gallery: White’s Art, Framing & Restoration
City: Montrose
State: California

Date: July 2006
Show: PSA
Title: “81st Annual Exhibition
Gallery: VIVA
City: Sherman Oaks
State: California

Date: July 2006
Show: “ Open Studios Tour”
Gallery: Brand Library Gallery
City: Glendale
State: California

Date: April – May 2006
Show: PSA
Gallery: Whites
City: Montrose
State: California


Date: December 2005 – January 2006
Show: PSA
Gallery: Whites
City: Montrose
State: California





Date: October 2005
Title: “Gathering of Sisters”
Gallery: Pacific Community Center
City: Glendale
State: California

Date: December 2004
Show: Artists Market on Brand
City: Glendale
State: California

Date: August 2003
Gallery: Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel
City: Burlingame
State: California

Date: December 1992
Title: Saracen Journeys
Gallery: Vacaville Art League & Gallery
City: Vacaville
State: California

Date: May 1992
Title: East Bay Open Studios
Gallery: Pro Arts
City: Oakland
State: California

Date: March – April 1992
Title: “A Woman’s Vision”
Gallery: San Francisco Women’s Artists Gallery
City: San Francisco
State: California

Date: June 1990
Show: “ A Classic Gauguin Reassembled from the Work of 53 Local Artists”
Title: Arearea Reconstructed
Gallery: Travel Service Montclair
City: Montclair
State: California


Awards

March 2010
Honorable Mention:  “Barack Obama To Me”
Pasadena Society of Artists 85th Annual Exhibition
VIVA

January 2010
Award of Merit in Watermedia, pastel, Graphics – Landscape:  “Sarcen Blue”
A.C.E. Artists Choice Exhibition
Citibank-Silverlake

October 2007
Honorable Mention: “Seraphim”
PSA “Fall Exhibition”
Whites Art, Framing & Restoration

June 2007
Award of Merit: “Car Triptych”
PSA “82nd Annual Exhibition”
VIVA Gallery

March 2007
Honorable Mention: “Pooka”
PSA “Small Is Beautiful”
Whites Art, Framing & Restoration

January 2007
Contest Winner: “Landscape Edwin”
Brenart Café Gallery Holiday Season Art Competition-Exhibition
Brenart Café Gallery

October 2006
Honorable Mention: “Living Room”
PSA “Fall Exhibition”
Whites Art, Framing & Restoration

July 2006
Award of Merit: “Landscape Edwin”
PSA “81st Annual Exhibition”
VIVA Gallery


Affiliations
2005 – present
Pasadena Society of Artists


Collections
Private collections in:
Albany, Glendale, Oakland, and Studio City, California



Education

1981: Completed CETA Graphics Training Program, Oakland

1978: University of California, Berkeley, extension course
“Child Art: Methods and materials for motivating creative expression

1962 -1962: Art major at University of Illinois, Chicago Campus

1954 – 1960: Classes at the Art Institute of Chicago