Linda Martinello completed an MFA at the University of Waterloo and received an Honours BA from the University of Toronto. Recent exhibitions include Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, PAMA Peel Art Gallery in Brampton, p|m Gallery in Toronto, Galerie BAC in Montreal, Gallery Page and Strange in Halifax and UWAG in Waterloo. Her work is located in prominent private, public and corporate art collections including BMO Financial Group, Cenovus, Encana, TD Bank, TELUS, Torys, among other institutions. She is the recipient of several awards and research grants including SSHRC Graduate Research Scholarship, University of Waterloo President's Graduate Scholarship, Shantz Fellowship, Toronto Arts Council Grants and Ontario Arts Council Grants.