Linda Elksnin

Linda Elksnin was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in New Jersey and Maryland. She has lived in the South for five decades, and currently works out of her studio near Boone, North Carolina. Linda’s passion for art began in elementary school when she took classes at the Philadelphia College of Art. Shortly after earning a BFA from Syracuse University, her career path took a different turn when she taught art to children with disabilities. After earning masters and doctoral degrees in special education from the University of Virginia, Elksnin came to The Citadel in Charleston, SC, to coordinate the Graduate Special Education Program. She retired as Professor Emerita in 2006 and returned to painting full time. Elksnin’s work has been shown throughout the Southeast at juried art shows, galleries, and museums. Her work was selected for both the Piccolo Spoleto and North Charleston Arts Festival posters. She is represented by the Charleston Artist Collective gallery in Mount Pleasant, SC. Her work has been featured online at Saatchi Art, Redbubble, and Artfully Walls, as well as Serena & Lilly and One King’s Lane.