Art Form(s)
Connect
I am interested in collaborative work.
Minneapolis
Artist Statement
Beth Slater Winnick is an artist, communicator, and idea-generator. By connecting dots and envisioning unique routes to reach destinations, she constantly seeks meaning in endeavors and creates imagery to encourage connection and reflection. Carrying her past experience in public service to the practice of art and consulting, Beth’s paintings tend toward emotional color-washed abstraction, while her consulting work brings a creative yet practical eye to projects. In both paths, she consistently visualizes potential, turns ideas into action, senses color shaping feelings, and views the world with beauty and possibility.
Art is the constant thread woven throughout my life -- something I’ve always created, always intuited, always dreamt. Painting all the while, I always planned on looking to the building blocks in my life before focusing on creating a full body of work. This foundation includes an undergraduate liberal arts education from Boston University and a graduate degree from New York University; both volunteer and paid positions on political and social justice campaigns; art therapy experience with children and families touched by HIV/AIDS; intensive legislative work in the U.S. Senate on issues from support for the arts to family & medical leave; communications work at the United Nations; consulting work with an array of nonprofit organizations; travel in Europe, Asia and South America; experiencing the thrills of parenthood and living life with a spouse who consistently teaches me new ways of thinking. These are the tools which allow me to be called an artist.
I grew up in Minnesota, creating art amidst the snow, humidity, lakes, nice and ice, and then moved East for twenty years, where I discovered there were other brunettes in the world -- first to Boston, then to Washington, DC and then to NYC, where I lived for twelve years and get back to as often as possible. For almost as long as I can remember, I’ve spent a portion of each year on the beaches of Sanibel/Captiva Islands, which has had a direct impact on my work. When I'm not lucky enough to be traveling (or scheming our next adventure) I can be often be found in our 1918 home in SW Minneapolis, where I live a crazy, full life with my philosophizing Prince Charming, two enthusiastic black & white shichons named Daisy and Wilson, and three recurring guest stars, who still endearingly -- when they're not realizing it -- instinctively call me “Mommy,”
I grew up in Minnesota, creating art amidst the snow, humidity, lakes, nice and ice, and then moved East for twenty years, where I discovered there were other brunettes in the world -- first to Boston, then to Washington, DC and then to NYC, where I lived for twelve years and get back to as often as possible. For almost as long as I can remember, I’ve spent a portion of each year on the beaches of Sanibel/Captiva Islands, which has had a direct impact on my work. When I'm not lucky enough to be traveling (or scheming our next adventure) I can be often be found in our 1918 home in SW Minneapolis, where I live a crazy, full life with my philosophizing Prince Charming, two enthusiastic black & white shichons named Daisy and Wilson, and three recurring guest stars, who still endearingly -- when they're not realizing it -- instinctively call me “Mommy,”
My consulting arm, Viewmaster Studio, offers visual aid -- creative ideas and solutions to those who can't envision, or see what could be -- as well as project management, event and communication services -- performed with an outside-the-box perspective.
Work Samples
