--- title: Linds Miyo description: "Intuitive abstract painter & art educator" url: "https://www.artsume.com/a/lindsmiyo" type: artist createdAt: 2026-04-28 updatedAt: 2026-05-05 disciplines: - Painting - Mixed Media - Conceptual Art - Curatorial Practice - Art Education location: "Toronto, ON, Canada" website: "https://www.wonderandstory.com/" birthYear: 1977 --- # Linds Miyo *Intuitive abstract painter & art educator | Painting, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Curatorial Practice, Art Education | Based in Toronto, ON, Canada* ## Artist Statement Linds Miyo is a self-taught, intuitive painter, known for process-based works that drift between abstraction, expressionism, and landscape. A trauma survivor, Linds is interested in the interplay between our intentions and that which is beyond our control, the meeting place of our best efforts and happenstance. She begins each canvas with textured black underpainting, a striking visual representation of the gravity of emotions past. That textural contrast, amidst layers of joyful colour, moves the eye through these balanced works. In these unique paintings, the dark relief of the past is folded into the multi-dimensional present day, with an engaging sense of truth, wonder, and story. Linds has been honoured to show her work internationally, with acquisitions to private and corporate collections worldwide. Linds Miyo lives and works in Toronto, Canada. ## Biography Linds Miyo is a self-taught, intuitive painter, known for process-based works that drift between abstraction, expressionism, and landscape. A trauma survivor, Linds is interested in the interplay between our intentions and that which is beyond our control, the meeting place of our best efforts and happenstance. Linds has been honoured to show her work internationally, with acquisitions to private and corporate collections worldwide. Linds Miyo lives and works in Toronto, Canada. ## Curriculum Vitae ### Solo Exhibitions - **2026** - "The Artist Project," Enercare Centre Toronto - **2024** - "The Artist Project," Better Living Center Toronto - **2020** - "Work With What You Have," Hair Holistic Toronto - **2020** - "The Artist Project," Better Living Centre Toronto - **2019** - "things I've been thinking, things that I've thought," Queen's Shop Toronto - **2019** - "Pop-up Gallery," Stackt Market Toronto ### Group Exhibitions - **2026** - "Art Gems," Liberty Grand Toronto - **2026** - "Intangible Experiences," Propeller Gallery Toronto - **2025** - "murmurations," Gagne Contemporary Projects Toronto - **2025** - "Art Gems," Liberty Grand Toronto - **2024** - "Off the Wall," Propeller Art Gallery Toronto - **2024** - "Art Gems," The Carlu Toronto - **2024** - "Art Intelligence: The Near Future of Art in Canada," Gallery 1313 Toronto - **2023** - "What Remains," Visionary Art Collective Brooklyn - **2023** - "The Artist Project," Better Living Centre Toronto - **2022** - "Akin Winter Exhibition," Clark Centre for the Arts Scarborough - **2020** - "Off the Screen," Propeller Gallery Toronto - **2020** - "Dreaming With Eyes Open," Arta Gallery Toronto - **2020** - "At Intervals," 158 Sterling Road Toronto - **2020** - "New Measures," Collision Gallery Toronto - **2020** - "The Artist Project + THE FIX," Yorkville Village Toronto - **2019** - "Akin Holiday Show," Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto - **2019** - "Small Cures," The Burroughs Toronto - **2019** - "The Parkdale Biennial - Part II," Gallery 1313 Toronto - **2019** - "Toronto Outdoor Art Fair," Nathan Phillips Square Toronto - **2019** - "Riverdale Art Walk," Jimmie Simpson Park Toronto - **2019** - "Visual Arts Movement," Freedom Factory Gallery Toronto - **2018** - "The Salon of Inclusiveness," Black Cat Gallery – Showroom Toronto - **2018** - "Holiday Show," Akin Studios Ossington Toronto - **2018** - "Holiday Show," Freedom Factory Gallery Toronto ### Residencies - **2023** - Akin Studio Program at AutoBLDG, Toronto - **2022** - Akin Studio Program at AutoBLDG, Toronto - **2021** - Akin Studio Program at AutoBLDG, Toronto - **2020** - Akin Studio Program at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, Toronto - **2019** - Akin Studio Program at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, Toronto ### Collections - Calgary, Calgary, (Corporate) - Kitchener-Waterloo, ON, Kitchener, (Corporate) ### Bibliography - **2023** - "Linds Miyo + Imprimo Art Marketing Collaboration," *YouTube* - **2022** - "Increase Opportunities for Your Work, featuring artists Linds Miyo and April Pyne," *CARFAC, Partial and Imprimo* - **2020** - Moira Ness, "Cancellations, unpaid bills, eviction threats: Inside the grim reality of being an artist right now," *CBC Arts* - **2020** - "Canada's Landscape Artist of the Year," *Be Makeful TV* - **2019** - "Episode Seven: Linds Miyo," *CuratorOnTheGo Podcast* - **2019** - "Featured Artist: Linds Miyo," *Artifier Newsletter* - **2019** - "Linds Miyo from Wonder*&Story," *Made By: A Canadian* - **2019** - "Meet the Artist: Linds Miyo," *Partial.Gallery* ### Professional Experience - **2023 - 2024** - Art Educator, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Vaughan - **2019 - 2019** - Workshop Facilitator, Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, Toronto ### Lectures & Presentations - **2019** - "Pumpkin Art," Workshop Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Toronto ### Curatorial Projects - **2023** - "Akin Residency Program at AutoBLDG + The Artist Project," Better Living Centre Toronto ## Portfolio ### An Aural History, & the Spaces In Between (detail) (2026) *Mixed Media Assemblage: Acrylic, chalkboard paint, oil, & gesso on raw, hand-stretched canvas with paper, polymer, gesso & acrylic on vintage wood letterpress tray* *68" x 82"* Mixed Media Assemblage: Acrylic, chalkboard paint, oil, & gesso on raw, hand-stretched canvas with paper, polymer, gesso & acrylic on vintage wood letterpress tray. Fully varnished for protection and preservation 68"x82" $7650 --- ### Flag for a Renewed Union (2026) *Mixed media | Acrylic, chalkboard paint, & gesso on hand-stretched raw canvas* *28" x 50"* Flag for a Renewed Union 2026 Mixed media | Acrylic, chalkboard paint, & gesso on hand-stretched raw canvas varnished for protection and preservation signed and dated by artist on reverse of canvas 28"x50" $2650 --- ### Sitting Up Straight & Drinking My Milk (2026) *Mixed Media Assemblage | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on raw, hand-stretched canvas with paper, polymer, gesso & acrylic on vintage wood letterpress tray* *56" x 40"* Sitting Up Straight & Drinking My Milk 2026 Mixed Media Assemblage | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on raw, hand-stretched canvas with paper, polymer, gesso & acrylic on vintage wood letterpress tray fully varnished for protection and preservation artwork signed and dated by artist on reverse of the canvas 56"x40" $3900 --- ### Half Awake But Dreaming (2026) *Mixed media | Acrylic, chalkboard paint, and gesso on canvas* *36" x 54"* Half Awake but Dreaming 2026 Mixed media | Acrylic, chalkboard paint, and gesso on canvas varnished for protection and preservation signed and dated by artist on reverse of canvas 36"x54" $2800 --- ### Allowing An Opening (2026) *Mixed media | Acrylic, chalkboard paint & gesso on hand-stretched raw canvas* *40" x 22"* Allowing an Opening 2026 Mixed media | Acrylic, chalkboard paint & gesso on hand-stretched raw canvas varnished for protection and preservation signed and dated by artist on reverse of canvas 40"x22" $1025 --- ### My Honesty As A Color (2026) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on hand-stretched raw canvas* *18" x 12"* My Honesty As A Color 2026 Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on hand-stretched raw canvas varnished for protection & preservation signed and dated by artist on reverse of canvas 18"x12" $650 Bright & vibrant, this fiery work signifies celebration and growth. A personal favorite. --- ### Rising (From the Depths) (2026) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on hand-stretched raw canvas* *18" x 12"* Rising (From the Depths) 2026 Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on hand-stretched raw canvas varnished for protection & preservation signed and dated by artist on reverse of canvas 18"x12" $650 --- ### An Original (Just Like Gwen) (2026) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on hand-stretched raw canvas* 2026 Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on hand-stretched raw canvas varnished for protection and preservation signed and dated by artist on reverse of canvas 28"x18" $875 --- ### A Bridge, A Link, A Connection (2026) *Mixed media | Acrylic, chalkboard paint, & gesso on hand-stretched raw canvas* *18" x 28"* varnished for protection and preservation signed and dated by artist on reverse of canvas 28"x18" $875 --- ### Outside The Box (2026) *Mixed media: Acrylic and chalkboard paint on hand-stretched raw canvas* *32" x 18"* Outside the Box 2026 Mixed media: Acrylic and chalkboard paint on hand-stretched raw canvas varnished for protection and preservation artwork signed and dated by artist on reverse of canvas 32"x16" $875 --- ### Echoes of Warmth (2024) *Mixed media: Acrylic & Chalkboard Paint on Canvas* *40" x 60"* Echoes of Warmth 2024 Mixed media: Chalkboard Paint & Acrylic on Canvas 40" x 60" SOLD --- ### The Landscape of My Mother and Black Sand Beach, v1 (2024) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *36" x 48"* Left: The Landscape of My Mother 2024 Mixed media: Acrylic & Chalkboard Paint on Canvas 36"x48" Available Right: Black Sand Beach, v1 2024 Mixed media: Acrylic & Chalkboard Paint on Canvas 36"x48" Available --- ### Let Them Look (2024) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *20"x24"* Let Them Look 2024 Mixed media: Acrylic & Chalkboard Paint on Canvas 20"x24" SOLD --- ### Where We Begin (2023) *Mixed media: Chalkboard Paint & Acrylic on Canvas* *60" x 40"* Where We Begin Mixed media: Chalkboard Paint & Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40" SOLD --- ### The View From Above (2023) *Mixed media: Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *54"x36"* The View From Above 2023 Mixed media: Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas 36"x54" SOLD --- ### A Study in Warmth (2023) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *16"x20"* A Study in Warmth 2023 Mixed media: Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas 16"x20" SOLD --- ### A Beautiful Ache (2023) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *15" x 30"* A Beautiful Ache 2023 Mixed media: Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas 15"x30" SOLD --- ### Fragile Resilience (2022) *Acrylic & Chalkboard Paint on Canvas* *65" x 40"* Fragile Resilience is a large, layered, expressive painting. The size alone makes the piece difficult to photograph, but the soft, transparent layers of color are nearly impossible to capture accurately. Best seen in person. SOLD --- ### Now is Then is Now, Again? (2020) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *15" x 30"* From my series, "things I've been thinking, things that I've thought". These are paintings about healing, there is calm and power in this blue. Texture, transparency, translucence - what is revealed? What is concealed? I work with what I have, stripping the process down to the essentials. Now is Then is Now, Again? Mixed media: Acrylic and chalkboard paint on canvas 15" x 30" 2020 SOLD --- ### Relative Balance (#2) (2020) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *12" x 16"* Relative Balance (#2) 2020 Mixed media: Acrylic and chalkboard paint on canvas 12"x16"x0.75" SOLD --- ### A Question of Tone (2019) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *12" x 12"* A Question of Tone 2019 12" x 12" --- ### Six Lines (2019) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *30" x 40"* Six Lines 2019 Mixed media: Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas 30"x40"x1.5" SOLD --- ### A Line Can Become A Window (#2) (2019) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *48" x 60"* A Line Can Become A Window (#2) A Line is a Single, Linear Thought. I'm not great at holding on to good thoughts. It's important to record them. And with time, A Line Can Become A Window. In the darkness of these paintings, the focus is the light. 2019 Mixed Media: Acrylic & Chalkboard Paint on Canvas 48" x 60" --- ### A Line is a Single, Linear Thought #3 (2019) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *30" x 40"* A Line is a Single, Linear Thought #3 Mixed Media: Acrylic & Chalkboard Paint on Canvas 2019 30" x 40" SOLD --- ### These Lines Are Gestures (Of Trust) (2019) *Mixed media | Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *48"x48"* These Lines Are Gestures (Of Trust) 2019 Mixed Media: Acrylic & Chalkboard Paint on Canvas 48" x 48" SOLD --- ### The One With The Cracks (2019) *Mixed Media: Acrylic & Chalkboard Paint on Canvas* *36" x 48"* The One With The Cracks 2019 Mixed Media: Acrylic & Chalkboard Paint on Canvas 36" x 48" SOLD --- ### Ways & Means v1 (2018) *Mixed media: Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas* *11" x 14"* Ways & Means v1 2018 Mixed media: Acrylic & chalkboard paint on canvas 11"x14"x0.75" SOLD ## Links - **Website:** https://www.wonderandstory.com/ - **instagram:** https://instagram.com/wonderandstory