Linus Woods is a Dakota/Ojibway self-taught artist from the Long Plain First Nation in Southern Manitoba. He was born June 3, 1967. He has taken art and Native Studies courses at Brandon University.

Linus sees his paintings as expressions and extensions of his spiritual journey. His art features acrylic, oil and collage on canvas, pastel pallets and geometric shapes, and collaged images.

The works of Linus Woods are profoundly influenced by his surroundings on the Long Plains Reserve and his oral traditions. At first glance what one sees is the rich layered surface of the works themselves, but underlyig this quality is the depth of the stories, dreams, and the influence of the landscape that surrounds him at Long Plains.

The confidence and potency of his painted surfaces are impossible to ignore. The visceral quality adds a mysterious and layered effect to the message and intentions of the legends. There is an obvious love of paint and technique that allows these works to be successful - holding the viewer at rapt attention. The works themselves are not literal narratives of events. Rather, like the legends they represent, are somewhat abstract and layered creating multiple readings.

Linus combines diverse elements such as the pyramids of Gazy, space ships, arrows and the colour of the landscape at Long Plain. The clever rabbit is in attendance at all these events, no matter how sublime or seemingly common place.

Linus Woods is a winner of a the Peace Hills Trust Company Art Competition. His work can be seen in the Peace Hills Trust Collection, Winnipeg Children's Hospital, Long Plain First Nation, Curtis Joony Productions, Brandon University and Mae Moore.