Linda Stojak is known for paintings of solitary female figures that explore themes of identity, power, and the psychological complexity of the human condition. Often described as psychological self-portraits, her works reflect a deeply personal and feminist perspective on the body and the experience of being seen.

Working primarily with oil paint and a palette knife, Stojak builds and scrapes her surfaces repeatedly until the paint itself becomes part of the search for meaning. The resulting figures emerge from richly textured, atmospheric grounds—at once vulnerable and powerful, suspended between anonymity and presence.

Stojak received her MFA from Pratt Institute and has sustained a career spanning more than three decades. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Leeway Grant, a Distinguished Achievement Award from Arcadia University, and an artist residency in Toblach, Italy.

Her work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Artforum, Art in America, ARTnews, and Riot Material. Stojak’s paintings are held in more than 300 private collections and in public collections including the University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, Seattle University, and the Harn Museum of Art.

She lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.