About the Artist: Linda Foy

The Draper Natural History Museum proudly welcomes Linda Foy as its artist-in-residence from June 16 -20, 2025. Renowned for her vivid interpretations of migratory wildlife, Foy will engage visitors with a display of completed works and a live painting project during her residency.

During her time at the Draper, Foy will create a new 48” x 60” painting that interprets the pronghorn migration across Wyoming. She will paint this piece in real time on the Draper’s Tile Map, located on the museum’s lower level, offering guests a rare opportunity to witness her creative process firsthand.

Foy’s contemporary artwork explores the landscapes, wildlife, and natural environments of the American West. She began her creative journey at Berklee College of Music in Boston (1977–1979) before shifting her focus to visual art and earning her art degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1985.

Since 1993, Foy has lived in Twin Bridges, Montana, where she supports her art practice through work as a fly fishing guide, ranch property caretaker, and chef. In late 2020, she opened Atelier, a working studio and gallery in Twin Bridges that serves as both a creative space and public venue. That year also marked her entry into regional group exhibitions.

In 2022, Foy received a $10,000 NEA/ARPA grant from the Montana Arts Council for her project The Four Seasons of Montana: From the River Bottom to the Clouds Above, a series of four large-scale paintings. She projected the series in April 2023 during a performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at Montana State University. In July 2023, Baroque Music Montana performed live at her studio, where she exhibited a new body of work inspired by Nicolas Poussin’s Four Seasons.