The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Métis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.
Linda O’Neill was born (1951) in Toronto, but for many years made Edmonton Alberta her home. She studied at MacEwan University (Fine Art Diploma 1994), the University of Alberta (BFA 1996), and the University of Guelph (MFA 2000). She has participated in a number of artist’s workshops and residencies, including the Emma Lake Workshop in Saskatchewan, the Leighton Foundation in Alberta and the Gushal Studio in Alberta.
Diana Ohiozebau is an Edmonton-based mixed media artist. She received a Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) from Ambrose Ali University in Nigeria with first-class honours and was a valedictorian of her class. In 2018, she earned a Master of Fine Art (MFA) from the University of Calgary and is currently completing a Bachelor of Education at the University of Alberta. She has had several exhibitions in Alberta and Saskatchewan and has led many workshops, including the 2021 Culture Days Workshop hosted at the Art Gallery of St. Albert.
Born in Croatia, Owen switched her allegiance from science to art later in life, studying as a mature student at the University of Alberta in the 1970s. Her works have been exhibited widely and collected by significant private and corporate collectors, as well as included in the principal public agency collections of Edmonton.
