ARTIST STATEMENT
As a child I felt the absence of powerful females when I was taught to believe the most divine almighty being was a male made in man’s image. I think that is where misogyny is rooted. Male dominated politics and religions have buried female deities under layers of time. Ancient goddesses are now categorized as cults and myths, although I find solace in knowing their stories are still shared, in books, movies, and classrooms, thousands of years later. Our ancient ancestors revered goddesses. They believed divine females gave birth to seasons, destroyed demons, protected the innocent, healed disease, and created the arts. Goddesses foresaw the future, grew magical golden apples, arched over earth as a blanket of stars, and offered eternal life.
With paint and precious pigments on canvas, I resurrect goddesses from ancient cultures and place them in contemporary situations. It is my way of empowering the sacred feminine in this world full of misogyny and bullying at the highest levels of power.
She Died for Their Sins is legacy for Mahsa Amini, who was murdered by morality police for letting her hair fly free outside of her burka. She was 24. I painted her as a Persian Goddess.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Linda Storm creates visionary paintings that feature the divine feminine. Her art is a dialogue about beliefs, and speaks truth to corruption. A few highlights: In 2025, Linda was featured in online exhibitions by Goddess Art Magazine, and Hummingbird and Dragonfly Gallery. Her work was exhibited in person in Ghost Wolf Gallery, Albuquerque, in Step Up Gallery, Los Alamos, and in the annual Santa Fe Studio Tour. She was interviewed by Bold Journey Magazine and attended the Mauser Foundation Art Residency in Costa Rica. She was also invited by the President of the Florence Biennale, Italy to exhibit.
In 2024 Linda’s work was exhibited in The Masur Museum, LA, and featured globally in Judy Chicago’s exhibit, What if Women Ruled the World. She showed 65 paintings in Step Up Gallery in Los Alamos in a bi-solo show she titled Beyond the Threshold, and exhibited in the City of Santa Fe group show, Harmonize. She also attended the Chateau Orquevaux Art Residency in France.
In 2023, she was invited by the Dona Ana Arts Council, Las Cruces, NM, to exhibit in Unfinished Business: Women’s Power of Persistence. In June 2023 she created a temporary installation in Italy titled “A New Vision for the Same Place.”
Linda’s art has been licensed for stage projections, murals, public spaces, books, and album covers. It’s in collections around the world. She is a juried member of the esteemed National Association of Women Artists, the Santa Fe Studio Tour, and the National Museum of Women Artists.
© Linda Storm