Be Inspired By Miss Mindy's "In Search Of Heroes" Interview at the 2007 San Diego Comic Convention by Hannah Lantier
Miss Mindy has
an affinity for past times, and loves to explore mood,
expressions and bizarre humor. Her work consists mainly of
woodcut paintings, dioramas and shadow boxes, in addition to
fluid ink drawings and sketches. Her method evokes a vintage
and folk art feel using rough brush strokes and several
mediums.
Her stories involve girls and
imps, fairies and troublemakers of a most endearing yet
bizarre sort. Her narratives find leads in precarious and
naughty little circumstances with other players helping
along the tales of mishaps and silly shenanigans.
Miss Mindy was born into a
family of artists and designers who have been an
inspiration. Her grandmother worked as an ink and painter at
Disney in the 1930s, her other side of the family were
illustrators, muralists and puppeteers, along with her
mother, an accomplished mask maker and artisan. In addition,
her sister, CJ Metzger has been a collaborator and muse.
In addition to her fine art,
Miss Mindy is an accomplished illustrator, concept and
product designer for such clients as Hard Rock Cafe
Worldwide, House of Blues, Zippo, and Distinction Magazine,
Warner Brothers, 6 Point Harness, and The Chiodo Brothers.
Miss Mindy has written and illustrated two books with Baby
Tattoo Books Publishing, “Miss Mindy’s Sassy Paper Doll
Bonanza” and "Teenie Weenie Tales" which can be found in the
“Artists Sisters: Box of Stories” book set. She is
currently designing her own line of toys with ‘Mindstyle’ a
division of The Level 5 Group, and a collaborative set with
her sister CJ Metzger. Her artwork can be found in private
collections throughout the United States and abroad.
Selected
Exhibitions
San Diego Comic and Popular
Arts Convention - Booth Exhibition w/sister CJ Metzger
The Wind-up Gallery – “unFOURgetable”,
w/ CJ Metzger, Lesley Reppeteaux & Shaunna Peterson -
Phoenix,AZ - August
American Electric Tattoo –
group show, May
Gallery Revisited - "The
Secret Lives of Dolls" – Artist Sisters Solo Show, March
- April
The Hive Gallery - New Years
Group Exhibition
Nucleus Gallery - "After
These Messages" group exhibition and window installation
Storyopolis – Exhibition of
book artwork – year round
2007
San Diego Comic and Popular
Arts Convention - Booth Exhibition w/sister CJ Metzger
Discovery Tour - Open Studio
with the Arroyo Arts Collective
Nucleus Gallery - Co Lab
Group show
Cactus Gallery - Tiny
Treasures Group Show
2006
Center for the Arts - Eagle
Rock, Route 66 Art Auction
Lightbringer Project -
Silent Auction
2004
Center for the Arts - Eagle
Rock Women's Work II Exhibit, curated by CJM & MM
Gallery Ophelia - Girlhood
Revisited - Show with CJ Metzger
2003
Gallery Figueroa - "Plaisirs
de l'imagination" - show with CJ Metzger & Katrina Alexy
2002
Lankershim Arts Center -
Group Show
Center for the Arts, Eagle
Rock - Women's Work Exhibit
Affair of Art - Ryman
Foundation Auction at Disney Imagineering Campus
Art from the Heart - Chase
Place Foundation Children's Hospital - Sixth Annual Art
Auction
Cannibal Flower - Art and
Performance Space - ongoing
2001
Center for the Arts, Eagle
Rock - Futura Carnival - joint-exhibition curated by CJM
& MM
2000
No Ho Nights - North
Hollywood Night Street Art Show
Eleven Seven Gallery, Long
Beach - Introspection group show
Paintings & Assemblages -
Solo show at Sirens Coffee House - La Canada
1999
For a complete resume: please contact info@missmindy.com –
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