“I think of a painting as a stage, with elements playing light and dark characters that may call for special color in the moment. Sometimes trees glow red, or dance. Buildings may brood in the mist.” Artist’s StatementMy sudden immersion in art at age 40 came as a complete surprise to me. Although art had always interested me as a hobby, I had built my career in business. My life and passion changed dramatically on vacation in Istanbul, in 1995, when I happened upon an artisan’s studio. I remained there enthralled for hours, watching doll-makers, potters and craftspeople at work. I left Turkey the next day with an inexplicable burning to create visual art.Immediately upon returning home to New York, I immersed myself in oil painting, craving the flow of texture and color. I initially studied privately for several years with a realist painter who taught in the tradition of the old masters and contemporary realism. In finding my own artistic voice, I related most to the style of the early California Impressionists. In 2005, I began painting in a flatter style of distinct shapes.I begin every painting by determining the feeling of color I want to convey. I work primarily in oil, creating landscapes, genre and still-life.Originally from Chicago, I live and work in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. Art Bio Memberships Salmagundi Club – Resident Artist MemberOil Painters of AmericaAllied Artists of AmericaAudobon ArtistsCatharine Lorillard Wolfe Arts Club Juried Exhibitions Friends of the Canal Exhibition – New Hope, PA – June 2006Gold Coast/River North Art Show – Chicago, IL – Aug 2005Salmagundi Club, New York, NY – Members Exhibit – July 2005Virtual Art Fest – www.virtualartfest.com – May-Sept 2004Salmagundi Club, New York, NY – Miniatures Exhibition – Dec 2003Salmagundi Club, New York, NY – Salmagundi Women Artists – Mar 2003Salmagundi Club, New York, NY – Various 2000, 2001, 2002Pen & Brush Club, New York, NY – 2002Casper Artists Guild, Casper, WY – Art Wyo 2002 Juried Shows Art Expo NYC – New York, NY – 2/07Glencoe Art Fair – Glencoe, IL – 7/06Gallery 64 – Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY – 12/05-1/06One of a Kind Show, Chicago, IL – 12/04Gracie Square Outdoor Art Show – New York, NY – 9/04Washington Square Outdoor Art Show, New York, NY – 5 & 12/04Cabrini Medical Center Fundraising Art Auction – New York – 10/03Riverview Gallery One-Woman Show – Portsmouth, VA – 8/03Women in the Arts: Coloring Outside the Lines – Portsmouth, VA – 4/03SoHo Creative – Show for National Women’s Month – New York – 3/03NYCArtwork Invitational – New York – 12/02Tannenbaum Suite, Rockefeller Center, New York – One-Woman Show -12/02-2/03Scrips Elixirs “Fruits.” New York – One-Woman Show – 1-3/03 Study Studied at:New York Academy of ArtArt Students LeagueWoodstock School of ArtNew York Studio SchoolStudy / Workshops with:John BurtonKang ChoKen AusterMargaret EvansRobert GennDavid HollanderTom LynchJeanne MackenzieJoseph PellerCamille PrzewodekStephen QuillerRichard PionkDan ThompsonArne WestermanLois WooleyHongnian ZhangRepresentationHoward Gallery, New Hope, PASubscribe to My Newsletter- receive previews of my new paintingsPlease be assured, my mailing list is not shared with anyone!NameEmailPainting PortfolioJewelry & DesignHomeWhat’s NewGalleriesContactAbout the ArtistCopyright © 1999-2025, Bonnie Mincu, All Rights in All Media Reserved.