Welcome to the James River Exchange, I am your host, Nancy Gill. It is Wednesday, June 10. Today you will hear from Linda Staiger and follow her journey from attending a segregated high school to her solo show at SCAN’s Gallery on Valley, 460 Valley St.“Looking Back<>Seeing Now.”

We started right in with our recording without a proper welcome extended to Linda. Yet, it didn’t seem to matter as over the next twenty minutes our conversation weaved in and out of between Linda’s exhibit, the portrait project, her philosophy on being an artist and her journey in forming lasting friendships.

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