Artist Interview: Petra Nimtz

Words of the day: shape. spontaneous. line. palette. materials.

Welcome. In this episode, Woodstock, NY based artist Petra Nimtz shares thoughts and experiences in art making, and maintaining a studio while moving around over the years. She also has a thing or two to say about art training, both in school, and on ones own. Petra gives us a window into her inherent practice utilizing creative freedom in the sweep of her studio practice. Listen below for more! 

Audio interview with Petra Nimtz:

 

Petra Nimtz in her studio

Website: here

 Dear Troubles, I Missed You

48 x 48 inches

acrylic

2015

 Hey, I'm Talking To You

46 x 24 inches

acrylic

2015

 I Heard a Rumor From Your Girlfriend's Sister

46 x 46 inches

acrylic

2015

 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden #1
26 x 20 inches

acrylic

2016

 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden #2
26 x 20 inches

acrylic

2016 

 Psssst, I'm Over Here

46 x 50 inches

Oil on linen

2014

Untitled

5.5 x 5.5 inches

Paper, oil pastels, oil paint sticks, and acrylic on cardboard.

2016

 Mentioned in the interview:
Willem de Kooning
Robert Motherwell
Philip Guston
Joan Mitchell
Lee Krasner
Amy Sillman
Cecily Brown
Wassily Kandinsky
Sting
R&F Handmade Paints. Kingston, NY




Petra Nimtz | Current and Upcoming Shows:

 SOHO20
56 Bogart Street
Brooklyn, NY 11206
2016/2017 Annual Group Exhibition
January 5 - February 5 2017


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an eye, open
Work by Petra Nimtz & Jessica Poser
January 27th - February 17th, 2017
Opening Reception: January 27th, 2017
5-7pm

Muroff Kotler Visual Arts Gallery
at SUNY Ulster Stone Ridge Campus
Vanderlyn Hall 260
Stone Ridge, NY 12484

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Thanks for listening!



(Original intro song by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen)