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Miss Mindy

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 grandfather was an illustrator, muralist and puppeteer, 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 animator, 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, including the newest one, "Teenie Weenie Tales". She is currently designing her own line of toys with the Level 5 Group. Her artwork can be found in private collections throughout the United States.

We are pleased to be hosting Miss Mindy's 2 person show with her sister, CJ, entitled "The Secret Lives of Dolls".

The concept evolves around the notion of women, their friends and relationships in fantastical places and dreams - places close to home and those found in reality as well as in our thoughts. Not to be confused with a feminist ideology, this show relishes the important roles that are inherently feminine while at the same time embracing youth and acceptance.

The gallery will be tranformed into multi-dimensional installation views using the walls and foreground to create playful-appearing vignettes. At first glance it will be breathtakingly bittersweet and full of serene whimsy. Closer inspection will reveal the subtle nuances of the work and the intimate details of stories being told.

Selected Exhibitions

2007

Gallery Revisited - "The Secret Lives of Dolls" - March - April
The Hive Gallery - New Years Group Exhibition
Nucleus Gallery - "After These Messages" group exhibition and window installation - February

2006

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

2004

Center for the Arts - Eagle Rock, Route 66 Art Auction
Lightbringer Project - Silent Auction

2003

Center for the Arts - Eagle Rock Women's Work II Exhibit, curated by CJM & MM
Gallery Ophelia - Girlhood Revisited - Show with CJ Metzger

2002

Gallery Figueroa - "Plaisirs de l'imagination" - show with CJ Metzger & Katrina Alexy

2001

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

2000

Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock - Futura Carnival - joint-exhibition curated by CJM & MM

1999

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