Linnea Pergola
Artist Bio
I have been painting and drawing for as long as I can remember—it’s always been at the core of who I am. The journey has been both rewarding and challenging, but it’s one I wouldn’t trade for anything. My art career began with Martin Lawrence Galleries, which, at the time, was based in Van Nuys, California. Since those early days, I’ve worked with several art publishers, and my serigraphs and giclees have been printed and distributed around the globe, reaching collectors and art enthusiasts far and wide.
I have lived in many places and travelled to over 30 countries. This has always fueled my creativity. I now live in South Africa along the Whale Coast. I continue to paint and create, and South Africa is so full of inspiration. I continue to work with Liberty Puzzles in Colorado, where they use my images for their high-end puzzle company. I continue to show my work, and I am now in three galleries in South Africa.
List of Recent Art Shows
2025 Art Fusion Gallery, Hermanus, South Africa
2025 Cover of Hook Magazine, of the Hudson Valley in New York. Spring edition.
2025 Artwork on the new TV series Dexter Resurrection, filmed in New York City.
2025 Home of Visual Art, Knysa Waterfront, South Africa
2025 Milkwood Gallery and Framer, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. Ongoing show.
2024 Moving to South Africa
2023 Hudson Valley Art Association, Old Lyme, CT 90th Annual Juried Exhibition, June 23-August 10 SECOND PRIZE
2023 Rhode Island Watercolor Society 2023 National Watermedia Show, May 13-June 23, THIRD PRIZE FOR PRAGUE
2023 HMVC Gallery, NYC “Women Group Exhibition” March 1 -31
2023 Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Spring Break, February 25-March 24, Online only. THIRD PRIZE FOR TOSSA DE MAR.
2023 Rhode Island Watercolor Society – “Winter Blues” online exhibition, January 27th
2023 Art-Fluent- online exhibition “Wanderlust” January 27, 2023
2022 Hudson Beach Glass, Beacon, NY November 12, 2022 – January 8, 2023, Solo Show – EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER MONTH
2022 Two Alices Cafe, Cornwall, NY September – December 2022 Solo Show – EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER MONTH
2022 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN from September 16 – October 16, 2022. PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD.
2022 Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA From July 23 – September 16, 2022
2022 The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT from August 11- 28, 2022
2022 Wallkill River Center for the Arts, Montgomery, NY “Leave a Mark” from July 1-August 28, 2022.
2022 Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, View Arts, Old Forge, NY August 6-September 25, 2022
2022 The Delaplaine Arts Center National Juried 2022 Exhibition May 7 – July 10, 2022
2022 Rhode Island Watercolor Society “Vision 22” National Juried Show, February 16-April 1, 2022 HONORABLE MENTION
2022 Woodwalk Gallery, Door County, WI – Magical Mysterious Tour – March 1- April 30, 2022 – SECOND PLACE