Bio/CV
Linda H.Y. Hegland was born in England, grew up on the prairies of Alberta, and now lives on the East Coast of Canada. Also a writer and poet, her work is inspired by place and her relationship with it. She was first introduced to photography when, as a child, she was given a Brownie camera. With never enough money to buy film, she nonetheless spent hours out on the prairie ‘taking’ photos. Her love of photographic imagery was re-visited when at university she took a black-and-white photography class that resulted in some of her work (a photo study of her two boys) being included in a group exhibition. See www.hegland.wixsite.com/sontouched
She has broadened her ‘eye’ by exploring digital photo-artistry, which allows her to explore her creativity more fully in the rendering of her images; and assists in her search for the essence of place.
Gallery Representation
Represented by Light, Space & Time for Artmajeur international gallery
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Wide-Eyed, Apple Pie Pottery & Gallery, Middleton, Nova Scotia
Group Exhibitions
2019 November & December, Kings Theatre,
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
2019 July & August, Kings Theatre, Annapolis
Royal, Nova Scotia
2017 'click' Photos of the Fraser, Fraser River
Discovery Centre, New Westminster,
British Columbia
2003 Black & White Photography Competition,
Simon Fraser University Art Gallery,
Burnaby, British Columbia
1985 Photography Students Group Exhibition,
The Armory, University of
Urbana/Champaign, Illinois, USA
Bibliography
ArtAscent International Art Magazine, Cover, October 2018, & pp 34 & 35
Art Treasury Collector's Annual, ArtAscent International Art Magazine 2019 pp 24-29
Collections:
City of Port Coquitlam, BC (from 2018-2019)
Private Collection, Vancouver, BC
Private Collection, Calgary, AB
Private Collection, Clementsport, NS
Private Collection, Upper Granville, NS
Private Collection, Texas, USA
Awards
"Dancing Queen - night-blooming cereus" is finalist in ArtRoom Gallery's International 'Botanicals' competition
"Weeds & Paint" is finalist in ArtRoom Gallery's International 'Botanicals' competition.
"Boats in Sea Harbour" wins Special Recognition Award in LightSpaceTime Gallery's International 'Seascapes' competition.
"Rowboat at Dock" wins Special Merit award in LightSpaceTime Gallery's International 'Open' completion.
"Beside the River on Kayak Day" wins Special Recognition award in LightSpaceTime Gallery's International 'Open' competition.
"Two Goats at Farm Gate" is a finalist in Art Room Contemporary Gallery's International 'Animals' Competition 2019.
"One-Horned Hannah in Morning Fog" is a finalist in Art Room Contemporary Gallery's International 'Animals' Competition 2019.
"Grasses & Stones at Ocean's Edge" wins Special Merit in Photography category of LST's "Seascapes" International Art Competition/Exhibition.
"Hayrack in the Yard" wins Special Merit in Photography category of LST's "Patterns, Textures & Colours" International Art Competition/Exhibition.
"Drowned Leaves" is a finalist in Art Room Contemporary Gallery's International "Abstracts" Competition 2018.
"Silent Bulrushes" wins Special Merit in Photography category of LST's "Botanicals" International Art Competition/Exhibition 2018.
"Basking Sunflower" wins Special Recognition in Photography category of LST's "Botanical" International Art Competition/Exhibition.
"Breeze at Morning Window" wins Special Merit in Photography category of LST's "Figurative" International Art Competition/Exhibition 2018.
"Piggy Back Boys" wins Special Recognition in Photography category of LST's "Figurative" International Art Competition/Exhibition 2018.
"Autumn Scrub Tree" wins Special Recognition in Photography category of Light, Space, & Time "Seasons' International Art Competition/ Exhibition 2017
"December on the Dykes" wins Special Merit in Overall Artists category of Light, Space, & Time "Seasons" International Art Competition/Exhibition 2017
"Goose Family" wins First Place in River Wild category in Fraser River 'click' competition 2016
"Soul Cage" wins Special Merit in Photography category of Light, Space & Time "Botanical" International Art Competition/Exhibition 2017
"Dead Rose Bud on Ice" wins Special Merit in Photography category of Light, Space & Time "Open" International Art Competition/Exhibition 2017
"Winter at the Duck Pond" wins Special Merit in Photography category of Light, Space & Time "Open" International Art Competition/Exhibition 2017
Memberships
League of Landscape Photographers
Canadian Association for Photographic Art
Visual Arts Nova Scotia
Craft Nova Scotia
Photo: Linda H.Y. Hegland 'Spirit of Water'