Lina Yachnin
Lina was born in
Iraq, grew up in Montreal and graduated with a Bachelor of Education
from McGill University. She
taught special education for
six years in Toronto.
Lina started painting 25 years ago while raising her four boys.
She began by painting folkart pieces in acrylic.
Her interests soon changed to oils and watercolour.
She studied watercolour with Katherine Taylor, Morton Baslaw,
Leonard Gerbrandt and oils with Robert Hyndman at the Ottawa School of
Art.
The
florals and landscapes of Algonquin Park, the Gatineau hills and the
many other places where she has canoed and hiked with her family inspire
her work. She has her
fellowship status with the Ottawa Watercolour Society
and has received several awards
in juried shows.
Her
work can be found in private collections in Canada, the U.S., Sweden,
Latvia and China. She has
participated in numerous
group and solo exhibitions at the following venues:
·
Galerie
Old
Chelsea
·
The
Cube Gallery
·
Tulip Festival 2005 - 2011
·
Art
in the Park 2006, 2007, 2008
·
Sante' Gallery
·
Centrepoint Theatre
·
Orleans Visual Arts Centre
·
St.
Brigit's Centre
·
Il
Primo Restaurant and
The Folklore Centre