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Laura Myntti
Laura Myntti
Laura Myntti
Born
Laura Jane Myntti

1962
Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Idaho
Known forPainting, etching, drawing, found objects, mosaics, photo collage
Websitemyntti.com

Laura Myntti (born 1962) is an American artist known for her paintings, etchings, and in situ drawings; she also works with found objects, mosaics, and photo collage.

Background

Laura Myntti graduated from the University of Idaho with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1984[1]

Career

Myntti has appeared in articles written in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner,[2] Oak Park Journal,[3] and Anchorage Daily News.[4][5] The Oak Park Journal noted that "Ms. Myntti's work is inspired by the daily experiences of life, including interpersonal relationships, family and marriage. She often uses vivid, expressive colors in her paintings."[3] The Spokesman-Review described the colors and simplified forms in her paintings as being "reminiscent of the early 20th-century Fauve movement".[6] Jan Ingram in the Anchorage Daily News of January 30, 1994 wrote "These paintings are experimental and fun".[4] Two years later in the same newspaper Lianne Williamson wrote about her exhibited works at the Nordic Heritage Museum.[5] Eric Swenson in the Anchorage Daily News wrote that "humor is one of Myntti's many strengths.[1]

Catalogs

References

  1. ^ a b Eric Swenson (October 13, 1995). "MYNTTI: Anchorage artist paints with passion, humor". Anchorage Daily News. p. F2. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 13 Feb 2003". February 13, 2003.
  3. ^ a b "LAURA MYNTTI KICKS OFF TOUR AT EXPRESSIONS GRAPHICS". Oak Park Journal. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Jan Ingram (January 30, 1994). "A playfully feminist exhibition from painter Laura Myntti". Anchorage Daily News.
  5. ^ a b c Lianne Williamson (June 29, 1997). "Artist explores female existentialism". Anchorage Daily News.
  6. ^ Julianne Crane (October 3, 2002). "Myntti doesn't skimp on color – University of Idaho grad shows work at Prichard Gallery". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "Ivan Esteban Casteneda" (PDF).

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