Born in Africa and raised in Stockton-on-Tees, North East England, Linda Edwards is a self-taught artist residing in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. She earned a degree in Geography from the University of Cambridge and worked as a freelance illustrator from 1993 to 2017, collaborating with international clients on children’s books and product licensing. In 2014, she founded Sunny Side Art Ltd. to celebrate places through her illustrations.

Since 2017, Linda has focused on creating and exhibiting paintings. Her work has been showcased in exhibitions, including Trena Cox: Reflections 100 at Chester Cathedral (2024), The Turning of the Sun at Mrs Jones Gallery (2023), and the Bath Art Fair (2023, 2024). She has also participated in A Charm of Goldfinches at Gateway Gallery and the Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery’s Arts Trail Open (2023).

Linda’s artistic practice celebrates the natural world, exploring pattern, colour, and geometry. Her meditative layering process culminates in the use of gold leaf, drawing inspiration from medieval manuscripts and Indo-Persian art. Her work aims to create uplifting narratives that connect viewers to nature and offer a sanctuary from everyday life.

Linda is a finalist in the 2022 Women United Art Prize and received the 2019 Dry Red Press Award at the Royal Watercolour Society’s Contemporary Watercolour Competition. She has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and continues to engage international collectors through Open Studios in Cambridge and Shrewsbury.