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I'm Lynda Ashaw, a Puerto Rican visual artist,
art historian and educator.
I paint people, places and memories.
I research the histories around them.
I teach what I learn.
Whether you came here to find artwork,
have something made, collaborate on a project,
or follow an art-history rabbit hole —
there's a door for you below.
No digging through menus. Pick what brought you here and I'll take you straight there.
Original paintings, prints, story-driven collections and studio pieces that already exist and are waiting for a home.
Enter Collect →A person, family, pet, meaningful place or memory translated into an original painting built from your photographs and story.
Commission a painting →Workshops, murals, cultural projects, public programming, collaborations and artist-led experiences for organizations and communities.
Explore Gather →Art Tea with Lyn, ¿Quién Es?, Art Tip Jar, the Art Radar, Puerto Rican art history and resources for people who like asking one more question.
Start learning →My studio practice, art-history work, teaching, exhibitions, public projects and the ideas connecting all of it.
Meet Lynda →Field notes, tea sessions, studio thoughts, photographs, research scraps and the things that haven't turned into a finished essay yet.
Open Lyn's Journal →Lynda has been absolutely amazing to work with. She's done multiple pieces for me over the years and she always nails my vision. She was able to perfectly capture the warmth and life that once filled her home and put together this amazing family portrait that was missing in our lives. I go back to her again and again because her attention to detail is unmatched.— M.M. • Repeat commission client
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strange discoveries and whatever
made me stop and say,
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