MINDY WARA CV
My creative practice is rooted in intuition and curiosity, allowing me to explore emotionality and personal evolution through layers of flowing pigments, experimental textures, and branching lines.
I blur the boundaries between mediums, often by delving into their histories to find and explore their intersections.
I am best known for my abstract watercolor paintings, most recently featuring hand-mulled paints created in my studio.
MEDIUMS
watercolor
fiber arts
acrylic
mixed medium
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Arts + Literature Laboratory, Madison, WI
Women’s Work 2024 Exhibition
(forthcoming) 2024
Anvil Pub & Grille, Cedarburg, WI
2024 She Creates Pop-Up Show
2024
Mothering: An Exhibition
Milwaukee Art Therapy Collective, Milwaukee, WI
2024
Art in the Office
Monroe Street Family Dental, Madison, WI
2023 - 2024
Fall 2023 Gallery Night
The Marquette Cafe, Madison, WI
2023
Fall 2023 Gallery Night
Monroe Street Family Dental, Madison, WI
2023
Women’s Work 2023 Exhibition
Arts + Literature Laboratory, Madison, WI
2023
Dragons of DeForest Public Art Installation
Village of DeForest, DeForest, WI
2023
University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI
Madison Art Guild January Showcase
2023
Madison Art Guild Installation
Firefly Coffeehouse, Oregon, WI
2023
The International Small Art Phenomenon
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2022
Parallel Artist-Mother Show
Arts Mill, Grafton, WI
2021
Meadowood Community Center, Madison, WI
Wisconsin Women's Hive Holiday Show
2019
Lakeside St. Coffee House, Madison, WI
NOW Winter Show
2018
Handmade for the Holidays
City Center, Oshkosh, WI
2010
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer
Madison Art Guild (2022 - 2023)
Magnolia Rose Photography (2017)
Monette Counseling Services (2023-2024)
NARAL Pro-Choice America (2018)
NOW, Wisconsin Chapter (2017 - 2018)
Perinatal Foundation (2019 - 2022)
Shades of You, Shades of Me (2020)
Sun Prairie Public Library Foundation (2021 - 2022)
The Touchstone Institute (2022 - Present)
Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (2019 - 2022)
Wisconsin DHS, Maternal Health Summit (2021)
Wisconsin Perinatal Quality Collaborative (2019 - 2022)
Wisconsin Women's Hive (2018 - 2020)
(Brand Design / Marketing Design)
7 years
Wisconsin Women's Hive (2018 - 2020)
Mindy's Little Sidekicks Family Childcare (2015 - 2018)
Arts for Kids Childcare Center (2008 - 2011)
Art Instructor
9 years
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (2007 - 2010)
Oshkosh Area School District (2005 - 2010)
Theatrical Set Designer
5 years
Muralist
1 year
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (2011)
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Illinois, US
North Carolina, US
New York, US
Wisconsin, US
Saskatchewan, CA
AWARDS
Best in Sun Prairie Award (Artist) Recipient, Sun Prairie Award Program
Sun Prairie, WI
2023
ATHENA Award Nominee, ATHENA International
2022
Madison, WI
PUBLICATIONS
Blog Article, The Postpartum Collection: Translating Anxiety into Art,
Mom’s Mental Health Initiative, Milwaukee, WI
2024
Cover Feature, Meet the Artist Behind Yahara Dragon: Mindy Wara, Neighbors of Windsor & DeForest Magazine, DeForest, WI
2023
AFFILIATIONS
Madison Art Guild, Member
2022 - Present
Madison, WI
Neurodivergent Artist-Mother Collective , Co-Founder
Online
2021 - Present
The Collective (Emily Jeffords Studio), Member
Online
2021 - 2023
Wisconsin Women’s Hive, Co-Founder
Madison, WI
2018 - 2020
Neurokind, Member
2024 - Present
Online