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Linda Sikora is a studio artist who maintains a pottery in Alfred Station, New York with Matthew Metz. During the academic year she is a Professor Ceramic Art at Alfred University School of Art and Design.  Linda studied at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (BFA) and the University of Minnesota – Minneapolis (MFA) and, later taught at Emily Carr Art Institute of Art & Design in Vancouver Canada, Ohio State University and the University of Boulder Colorado before moving to Alfred. Linda was a resident at the Archie Bray Foundation and recently presented a workshop/lecture there. Other venues she has presented in include numerous academic art programs and Penland, Haystack, Arrowmont and the Clay Edge Conference in Gulgong, Australia. Linda has also presented at symposiums in Tiawan, Korea and China.   Sikora’s work is exhibited and collected nationally and internationally.