About

Mimi Pinnow is a visual artist based in New York City originally from Indiana in the United States. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in 2020 from the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Her work has been showcased throughout the U.S. in Maryland, New York, and midwestern states.  Before setting up a studio in New York City, she taught art to painting undergraduate university students and high school ceramics students in Maryland. Most recently she co-curated a show in Brooklyn, NY at Botanica Grove Gallery titled Doors of Perception featuring artists with studios in New York, Maryland, and Colorado. Her work is in private collections in the U.S.A. including that of Indiana University Bloomington. 

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Her work delves into the intimate, often unseen connections between the body, memory, and the natural world. She explores how materials—whether ephemeral like fabric and light or enduring like clay—can evoke both personal and collective narratives. Each piece is a meditation on impermanence, grounded in her fascination with cycles of growth, decay, and rebirth. Her practice is informed by a deep sensitivity to the spaces we inhabit and the fleeting moments that shape our lives. By incorporating organic forms and natural textures, Pinnow creates environments that invite quiet reflection, while her use of objects evokes a sense of nostalgia and recontextualization. Her works often blur the line between the personal and the universal, encouraging viewers to contemplate their own relationships with the world around them. Pinnow’s art resonates with the quiet power of lived experience, offering spaces for viewers to engage with their own stories, memories, and sensations.  Her use of organic textures and natural palettes evokes a sense of place, grounding her pieces in both time and memory.