Johanna Spinks is a British-born, Los Angeles–based oil portrait artist. Spinks is primarily a portrait artist of heirloom, family, corporate, religious, and bridal portraits, but also a landscape and still life painter.
Spinks' work has been featured in New York Times,[1] American Artist Magazine,[2] along with TV appearances and radio broadcasts on L.A. TALK Live[3] and OurVentura TV.[4]
Biography
editSpinks moved from the UK to New York aged 22, and worked as a makeup artist before becoming a professional painter.[5]
In addition to her commissioned work, Spinks has worked on two public portrait projects: "The Face of Malibu" and a similar series in Ventura.[6] She worked on another series called "The Face of Charleston".[7]
In 2012, "The Face of Ventura" portrait collection was exhibited at the Martha V. Smith Pavilion at the Museum of Ventura County sponsored by the non-profit FOOD Share.[8] This was followed by a solo show in 2014 at the Museum of Ventura County including an invitational artist's talk on the project. The 58 painted portraits of Ventura residents was donated to the museum's permanent collection.[9] The museum held a solo show of Spinks' palette knife work, called "Going Under The Knife", at its Tool Room Gallery, in April 2016.[10]
Spinks' portrait work appeared in the California Art Club's annual events: the 102nd Gold Medal Exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art; the 104th Gold Medal Exhibition at the USC Fisher Museum of Art; the 106th Gold Medal Exhibition at the Autry Museum of the American West,[11] and at the 107th Gold Medal Exhibition at The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles [12]
Spinks' mentor is seven-time presidential painter Everett Raymond Kinstler, N.A.,[5] who she trained under at The Art Students League of New York and The National Academy of Design, New York.
Portrait Work
edit- Henry Stern (California politician), Face of Malibu series[13]
- Christopher "Kip" Forbes, Forbes Magazine[14]
- Kevin Costner, collection Museum of Ventura County[15]
- Bishop J. Jon Bruno, Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles[16]
- Bishop William Alexander Guerry, Collection Grace Church, Charleston, South Carolina[17]
- Angela Lansbury, collection The Players' Club, New York[18]
- Norman Rockwell, collection The Players' Club New York[19]
- Arnold and Karen York[6]
Awards
editThe Daler Rowney Award for Painting Excellence at Oil Painters of America National Show in 2008.[20]
The 2012 "Artist in the Community" recipient at the Mayor's Arts Awards event at the Ventura County Museum on November 15, 2012.[21]
"Citizen of The Year Dolphin Award" presented by The Malibu Dolphin Charitable Foundation in March 2019.[22][23]
References
edit- ^ Bellafante, Ginia (26 October 2005). "Formal Portraits Dress Down". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ American Artist Magazine, "365 Days of Drawing" Summer 2011, indexed in EBSCO[dead link]
- ^ america talklive (20 December 2016), Award Winning Artist Johanna Spinks on Del & Debi Mind Body Soul 12-20-16, retrieved 10 July 2017
- ^ OurVentura.com (21 October 2016), The Art of Portrait Painting with Johanna Spinks, retrieved 10 July 2017
- ^ a b Patel, Shivani (28 September 2017). "The Face Behind 'Face of Malibu': Johanna Spinks". Malibu Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ a b Sawicki, Emily. "Face of Malibu Marks 50th Sitter". Malibu Times. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Charleston Mercury - Portrait in profile: Pat Altschul at home". www.charlestonmercury.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Services, Consortium Media. "'The Face of Ventura by Johanna Spinks' art exhibit to donate portion of proceeds to FOOD Share". PRLog. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Sawicki, Emily. "Johanna Spinks Portraits on Display at Museum of Ventura County". The Malibu Times. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ ""Going Under The Knife" by Johanna Spinks at Museum of Ventura County Tool Room Gallery". Ventura Breeze. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Malibu artists featured in California Art Club's show". www.malibusurfsidenews.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "CA Art Club". Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Hamid, Homaira Shifa (17 August 2017). "The Face of Malibu by Johanna Spinks". The Malibu Times. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "LA Art Guide - Artists Spotlight: Johanna Spinks". www.ocartguide.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Costner from The Face Of Ventura portrait series by Johanna Spinks". Ventura Breeze. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Professional Portrait Artists Showcase". www.ocartguide.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Bishop Guerry". The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Portrait of Angela Lansbury by port8 on Stars Portraits". Stars Portraits. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Malibu artist unveils portrait in New York". Malibu Times. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Oil Painters of America - Exhibition Winners and Awardees". www.oilpaintersofamerica.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ OurVentura.com (26 December 2012), Johanna Spinks Honored at the 2012 Mayor's Arts Awards Event, retrieved 10 July 2017
- ^ Tallal, Jimy (13 March 2019). "Ceremony Held for 29th Annual Dolphin Awards". The Malibu Times. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Abel, Judy (16 September 2021). "'Face of Malibu' Enters Pepperdine Collection". The Malibu Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
External links
edit- "'Face of Malibu' Enters Pepperdine Collection" https://www.malibutimes.com/malibu_life/article_12c9dfb6-170b-11ec-9828-57df14ef8328.html
- "Ventura County Reporter, "Creative Types, Not A Day Without Line https://www.vcreporter.com/2010/09/23/creative-types/
- The Ventura Breeze, The Face of Ventura Awards http://venturabreeze.com/2015/09/02/face-of-ventura-awards/