About The Artist
Donna Mindart
A multidisciplinary artist who explores memory, place, identity, and perception through intricate pen drawings. Their work highlights contrasts- light and dark, seen and unseen.
My practice is originally pen to paper, working from mind, Mental health plays a big part in the outcome of many of my pieces, alongside history and heritage finding purpose, analysing to build a picture of the past, present and sometimes the future. I love to see some relation in how over time there has been a growth and decline for a person with mental health.
My work is mainly in black and white on paper.
Digital has shown me how to use colour to help with illustrating, going forth; I would love to collaborate commercially with a Mental health organisation in showing casing through my art.
Further, I am exploring other textures I can use, different work forms such as wood burning, etching onto mental and using oils and inks to draw onto bark which is preserved and flattened.
I also refer to my mind as a washing machine, so much of my work has one hidden in most pieces.
My latest explore was digital with funding from the Art Council the develop my creativity merging traditional pen with digital skills
Achievements and Features
We are proud to share some key highlights from this year. My work has been prominently recognised across several esteemed publications and platforms. Featured in the renowned Wiro Mag Basalte and Wiro Mag Dialogue, we were also honoured as a finalist in the prestigious Artful Prize Exhibition. Additionally, our contributions have been showcased in Magazines six times in collaboration with Collect Art, including The Spring Issue and The Sea Of.
Further recognition came through features in Contemporary Magazine 101 as well as the globally acclaimed Magazine I Am Not A Size, cementing a strong presence both worldwide and internationally and the Northern Expression project and exhibited in Scarborough museum and gallery. Along with Gallery 33 in Scarborough in an open call with one of my pieces.
"An Artist with Heart and Vision
An amazing artist with the greatest thought and empathy, she pours her entire heart into each piece she creates. Her work speaks volumes, not just in its beauty but in the depth of emotion and meaning woven into every detail. "