Linda Johnstone Allen was born and raised in the Glendale & Northeast Los Angeles area. The daughter of artists & art educators, she was encouraged and inspired throughout her childhood and has been fusing her creativity with her love of community. Referred to by her daughters (also artists) as a “true renaissance woman” – Linda has life experiences working as an artist, illustrator, teacher, arts activist and champion to community preservation and redevelopment in her home town of Eagle Rock.