Linda Nunes

Linda Nunes is an award‑winning Northern California artist known for her abstract and surreal encaustic and mixed media works, blending bee’s wax, resin, and up to 30 other media on cradled wood panels

Nunes grew up in California’s Bay Area and earned her art degree from California State University, Sacramento   She began with collage, acrylic, and watercolor before moving into encaustic (cold wax) and mixed media, where she has found her “creative happy place”

Artistic Style & Themes

Her work often shifts between abstract and surreal, sometimes revealing solitary narratives. Common themes include faith, home, the human condition, and playful or whimsical elements   She works primarily on cradled wood panels, layering bee’s wax and resin, sometimes incorporating up to 30 additional media

Career & Exhibitions

Nunes has held numerous solo shows in Sacramento, Davis, Woodland, and beyond, including Wax On Like a Boomerang (2025) at Kaneko Gallery and In Hot Pursuit (2016) at Capital Public Radio.  She has also participated in group exhibitions such as the 62nd National Juried Exhibition (Haggin Museum, 2024) and the Marin Holiday Art Show

Community & Teaching

She is a founding member of the Rancho Cordova Arts Council and a board member of Sierra Wax Artists.   Nunes teaches encaustic workshops in Northern California and frequently curates, jurors, and performs live demonstrations