Linda Sikora resides with her family near Alfred, NY, where she has a studio practice and is a professor of Ceramic Art at Alfred University. Sikora is a United States Artist 2020 Fellowship recipient. Formal study includes degrees from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (BFA) and University of Minnesota–Minneapolis (MFA). Professional activities are national and international. Residencies include: Archie Bray Foundation; Chunkang College of Cultural Industry, Korea; Tainan National College of The Arts, Taiwan; Clay Edge, Australia. Collections include: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Racine Art Museum; Alfred Ceramic Art Museum; LA County Museum of Art; Minneapolis Institute of the Arts; Everson Museum; Huntington Museum of Art; Fuller Craft Museum, National Museum of Sweden (pending).