Mimi Jensen is a painter who is inspired by her observations. She translates that inspiration into convincing portrayals of reality, whether painted from life or her imagination.

Jensen’s education and early work experience were eclectic – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Speech Therapist, Technical Editor, and even an Airline Analyst to satisfy her desire to travel. Eventually, she returned to graduate school to follow her dream of studying art. While still a graduate student in drawing and painting she was selected for her first commercial gallery show, which led to subsequent exhibitions and launched her professional career as a painter.

Mimi is a California native who has traveled widely, prompted by her wanderlust and curiosity about other lands and cultures. The objects and ideas collected in these travels often appear in her work. More than 200 of Mimi Jensen's paintings are in public and private collections worldwide.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS – 1990-2023

2023 “Winter Salon” Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA, Nov 4-Dec 31

2023-24 “The deYoung Open 2023” deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA Sept 30-Jan 7, 2024

2022 “Deck the Walls” Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA, Nov 18-Dec 31

2022 “Salon at the Triton 2022” Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA, Aug 13-Sept 14

2022 “Crocker Museum Art Auction 2022” Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, May 26-June 5

2022 “Elevation” Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA March

2021 “Kaleidoscope” Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA Oct 31-Dec 31

2021 ‘Lifting the Sky” American Women Artists 2021 Natl Exhibition, May-Aug

2020-21 “The deYoung Open” The deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA, Oct-Jan ‘21

2020 “Something More” 4-person exhibition, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA Sep-Oct

2019-20 “Big.Top” Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA Nov-Jan

2019 Crocker Art Museum Invitational “Live Art Auction” Sacramento, CA, June 1

2019 “VAULT” 6-person exhibition, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA Jan-Feb

2018 “Small Works II” Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA, Dec-Jan ‘19

2018 Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA, Summer

2018 “BIG Exhibition of Small Works” Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA, Jan

2017 “So—“ 5-Person Exhibition, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA, Sept-Nov

2017 Internatl Guild of Realism 12th Annual, Winfield Gallery, Carmel, CA, Sep-Oct

2017 “Flora and Fauna” Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA, June-July

2017 “Crocker Kingsley Exhibition,” Jan-Feb, Roseville, CA

2016 ArtMkt, San Francisco, April

2015 “Small Works Exhibition,” Hespe Gallery, Dec 2014-Jan 2015

2014 Zuni Café, San Francisco, April-December

2013 “Mimi Jensen Recent Paintings” Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2013 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2012 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Arden Gallery, Boston, MA

2011 “Mimi Jensen” Arden Gallery, Boston, MA

2010 “Mimi Jensen Recent Paintings” Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2007 “Arcadia: Artists Celebrate Trees” Invitational, San Francisco, CA

2007-1994 Bi-annual Solo Exhibitions, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2004-1995 Convergence Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2003 WAM 20th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition, CSULB, CA

1993 South Bay Contemporary Museum, Torrance, CA

1992-1989 Bi-annual Solo Exhibitions, Convergence Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1990 “Paper Shadows”, PVAC Collectors Gallery, Palos Verdes, CA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS, REVIEWS – 1990-2020

2020 MIMI JENSEN Paintings Catalog celebrating 30 years of exhibitions

2018 Studio Visit Juried Internatl Catalog features “On the Town” series, Vol.42

2018 New American Paintings Supplement features “The Artisans,” April

2018 Winner, First Place, 34th Annual Competition, The Artist’s Magazine, March

2017 Winner, Third Place, 33rd Annual Competition, The Artist’s Magazine, Jan/Feb

2016 “Competition Spotlight: Mimi Jensen,” The Artist’s Magazine, March

2015 “Artists to Watch,” Southwest Art, February issue

2013 Fine Art Today features Mimi Jensen’s Hespe Gallery exhibition, May

2013 ArtBusiness.com reviews Mimi Jensen’s Hespe Gallery exhibition, May

2013 “The Artist’s Life – Mimi Jensen,” The Artist’s Magazine, April

2012 American Art Collector, 2012 edition

2011 “Artist of the Month,” Professional Artist, April

2011 “An Artist to Watch,” Artslant online

2010 Venetian Red art blog, Artist interview, September 1

2007 “Natural Curiosities,” American Art Collector, September

2007 California Home+Design, September 2007 issue

2005 Cover Art, Strategies for Reading & Arguing About Literature, Prentice Hall, NJ

2004 “Valentine’s Stroll”, The New Mexican, R. Nott, February 13

2002 Cover Art, Short Fiction, Classic & Contemp, 5th edition, Prentice Hall, NJ

2000 New American Paintings, Vol.31, Open Studios Press, Wellesley, MA

1999 Connecticut Review, Fall 1999 Issue, New Haven, CT

1999 Cover Art, Reading Lessons, Carpenter, Prentice Hall, NJ

1996 Cover Art, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Fall/Winter ‘95 Issue,Tempe, AZ

1995 Award of Excellence, Manhattan Arts International, Summer 1995

1993 Silver Award, Art of California Magazine “Discovery Awards”, Winter

1990 "Artist Captures Quiet Solitude in Exhibit", L. Montgomery, News-Pilot, March

EDUCATION

Graduate Studies, Drawing and Painting, Photography, CA State University Long Beach

B.A., Psychology, California State University Northridge