News / Press Articles: 2012 - With great honor, Linda Ahearn has accepted a nomination for a 2012 Governor's Art Award in the Arts Education-Individual Category. The Governor's Arts Awards has been presented annually since 1981 by Arizona Citizens for The Arts, in partnership with the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the office of Governor. These awards are considered the most prestigious in Arizona and recognize excellence in artistic expression and outstanding contribution to the Arizona arts community.  Among 80 nominees in six categories, recognition will be given at this years annual Governors Arts Awards celebration scheduled for March 27, 2012. Congratulations to Linda Ahearn and a HUGE Thank you to all of the artists, young and old, who have come together in this little studio to make this achievement possible! As a community, anything is possible! Thank you! January 2012 Newsletter October 2011 - Toscana Gallery "Breasts for Life Project" August 2011 - Toscana Gallery is honored to present our upcoming show: "Pause For Beauty" - October 29, 2011 - 6:00 pm -9:00 pm. This is an annual member show for the Southern Arizona Arts Guild and will represent a multitude of "Beautiful" art in many media. During this show, Toscana Studio and Gallery, in conjunction with The Southern Arizona Arts Guild (SAAG) is launching "The Breast Project", a project that has been in development for 2 years. Breast cancer survivors volunteered to donate their bodies for casting pre and post surgery/reconstruction. These busts will be cast and several artists will be selected to create a piece of art depicting their unique view, or experience with breast cancer. 100% of the proceeds from the silent auction will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. For more information about the project, contact Linda Ahearn at 575-1445. July 7 , 2011 -  Owner to Expand Studio, Galery to Meet Demand - OV Art Space Proves Popular, Arizona Daily Star, Northwest Section, Tucked off of North Oracle Road is Oro Valley's only dedicated art studio and gallery...more April 13, 2011 -  Toscana Studio Summer Camps Cater to the Arts,  Northwest Explorer, Tucson, AZ . This summer, the Toscana Studio and Gallery will offer art and sculpture camps for kids in second to 12th grades....more December 10, 2010 - From Childs Play to Serious Art, Toscana Studio & Gallery Grows, by Christy Krueger, for Inside Tucson Business.  Driving north on Oracle Road into Oro Valley, one is likely to miss the small, unassuming building that houses Toscana Studio & Gallery. It is often identified as the structure with the blue girl sitting on the roof. She may be waiting for the sunset or waving to unseeing drivers whisking by. She doesn’t mind if they don’t wave back – she’s a sculpture – a portrait of owner Linda Ahearn’s daughter...more January 2, 2008 - Art that heals one, aids many, by Randy Medcalf - Northwest Explorer, Tucson, AZ. Linda Ahearn is making a plaster casting of her sister's breast. When she's finished, she'll paint the casting and give it as gift to her older sister, Marianne Gouveia, a breast cancer patient who has since had a double mastectomy.  Tomorrow, Ahearn is making 50 such casting of Marianne's breast.  They'll be given to well-established artist across the country, and painted for sale, with funds to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation. “Linda asked me if I would mind if she could do a casting,” Gouveia said. “I said 'No, go right ahead'. While she works, Ahearn, owner of the Toscana Studio and Gallery in Oro Valley, wears a long jean vest splattered with years of paint, plaster and clay. The vest's sleeves are ripped off at the tattered seam along the shoulder to expose her red long-sleeved undershirt....more 2007 -  Studio / Gallery Provides Art show, Instruction, by Alex Blue, Northwest Explorer, Tucson, AZ. Northwest Side residents can enjoy fine-art shows and even take art classes at Toscana Studio and Gallery in Oro Valley.  Oro Valley sculptor Linda Ahearn opened the gallery last August at 9040 N. Oracle Road in hopes of bringing the arts closer to home in her community...more Bios: Linda Ahearn Glenna Gilbert Jones Press Releases: April 11, 2011 - Toscana launches new website.