Linda Ozromano is a Vancouver-based visual artist, community organizer and 2017 recipient of the Edmonton Arts Council’s Cultural Diversity in the Arts Project Grant. Born and raised in Turkey, she experienced a rich mosaic of culture, history and tradition. She considers photography a fascinating and engaging way to describe heart and mind opening encounters in her life. She collaborates with local and international artists on community art projects as a way to address collective action, strength, and healing and held several exhibitions and community events in Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver. Over the years, she worked with various local grassroots organizations and represented diverse and intersecting communities. As an advocate for social change and justice, she is interested in how art and storytelling influence our political, social and emotional realities, from the impact on a community up to the global level. Her artistic approach is inspired by the collaborative decolonial practice while embracing active storytelling, interconnectedness, cultural resurgence, and solidarity through the arts and healing. She focuses on storytelling, social documentary and travel photography with the aim of making a better impact in the world by exposing the unknown, unfamiliar and beautiful acts of creative collaboration. As a newcomer to the city, she continues to be involved in Vancouver’s arts community in various artistic and mentoring roles.  

"Linda’s ability to cultivate friendships across the globe and ability to relate to others through her art inspire me to keep an open mind and heart. She manages to find common links between her and everyone she meets, no matter what differences she may have with them. I’m very lucky to have met her and I hope she continues sharing her incredible artwork and storytelling to bring people together."