Linda Pace

Linda Pace (17 April 1945–2 July 2007) was an American artist, food magnate, heiress, and philanthropist who founded Artpace.

[2] Her maternal great-aunt was Emma Koehler, the German-American businesswoman behind Pearl Brewing Company.

[1] From 1982, Linda used her art to direct marketing campaigns at Pace Foods, resulting in corporate growth.

[1] Pace launched landscaping company Green Expectations in the 1980s while volunteering at the San Antonio AIDS Foundation.

[1] Through her foundation she founded the art museum Artpace in 1995 in a former Hudson car dealership premises.