After studying painting at SUNY, Buffalo, Linda Smith went on to get an MFA in film from NYU and then moved to Los Angeles from New York City. In Los Angeles, she began painting again and started exhibiting her work.

Her work is inspired by her daily life, a mix of relationships with people, cats and dogs, along with inspiration from art history from the early Greeks to more contemporary art. Smith is really influenced by Picasso, Leger and Matisse, and of course Viola Frey, Robert Arneson and the Funk movement up in Northern California.

In 1996, she started working in ceramics, and presently works with clay and glazes creating ceramic sculpture. It's an exciting medium. Smith loves to explore with color pattern and shape, using her imagination, Whether it be in painting , prints, mosaics or sculpture her imagination takes over. She says "art is basic to my life, and it gives it joy, struggle and meaning.

Margaret Leyva is a young mother and creative living in Los Angeles. Her work explores themes of romance, family, and different aspects of day-to-day life. She has worked with Polaroid, Instagram, Nike, the LA Times, various record labels and magazines, and has shown work at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. In tandem with photography, Margaret is also apart of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, IASTE Local 700.

Margaret Leyva is a young mother and creative living in Los Angeles. Her work explores themes of romance, family, and different aspects of day-to-day life. She has worked with Polaroid, Instagram, Nike, the LA Times, various record labels and magazines, and has shown work at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. In tandem with photography, Margaret is also apart of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, IASTE Local 700.