Online Residency 2021
Artist Statement
“I have a thing for eyes. I stare at them, sketch them, paint them, photograph them. Eyes tell a story and no matter how trained a person is to keep their composure, the eyes just give it all away. Those eye movements sink into the micro-ticks of the face and before you know it you can see a person’s vulnerabilities. That vulnerability…the eyes… that is what I showcase with my work. I try to show the world the inner person that often we keep hidden.
I typically start with a photograph I have taken of my subject and then build from there. I use many iterations of different parts of their body to construct an image. Then I begin all the layers. These layers vary from paper, glass, yarn to paint. In the end, it becomes a fleshed out image of how I see my subjects, the real side they keep hidden.”
Biography
Courtney Minor is a self-taught mixed media collage artist and photographer who spent most of her life researching people and how they express themselves. She took a decade long break from creating anything only to have it come bursting to the surface years later. Now she cannot stop creating and she does not want to. To see more of her work, please visit her art Instagram at @theronimart and for her photography, visit @virginias.daughter.
UPCOMING and PAST EXHIBITIONS
UPCOMING
THE OTHER ART FAIR: NOVEMBER 2020
RONIM Art will showcase at Saatchi Art and The Other Art Fair BK along with 49 other artists for single weekend.
Brooklyn Expo Center
ECLECTIC JURIED GROUP EXHIBITION ON MODERN SURREALISM
RONIM Art will showcase “Quiet, Anxious & Serene” along with other talented artists at “Deep Blue Sea” exhibition. Painting sold.
d’Art Center Gallery
740 Duke Street
Norfolk, Virginia
#30 DAY ART QUARANTINE VIA INSTAGRAM
Sold Days 3, 6, 10 & 13 of 30-Day art Quarantine to Collector. Currently showing up to Day 22 on my IG story during COVID 19 Quarantine
#30dayartquarantine on @theronimart and @thejealouscurator
PARTNERS WITH LE GALLERISTE ON WEARABLE ART CLOTHING LINE FOR RONIM ART
PAST
“DEEP BLUE SEE” GROUP EXHIBITION: APRIL 2020
RONIM Art will showcase “Minor Childhood” along with other talented artists at Ground Floor Brooklyn Gallery + Prevent Child Abuse America + Artsy.net “Deep Blue Sea” exhibition. Painting sold the first day of exhibition to private collector. the exhibition will run April 1 through May 3, 2020.
Ground Floor Brooklyn + Artsy.net
CUSTOM WORK FOR CHELSEA ART COLLECTOR
Work available to view upon request. It is called “Kyle & Hepz”.
GAP HOUSE SESSIONS SHOW + RONIM ART: FEBRUARY 2020
RONIM Art will showcase 4 small paintings ” along with other talented artists at Gap House Sessions Music Series and Concert.
55 Thomas Street
13th floor
New York, NY 10013
“PORTRAITS: IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION” GROUP EXHIBITION: JANUARY 2020
RONIM Art will showcase “Self Portrait #2” along with other talented artists at Site:Brooklyn’s “Portraits: Identity and Expression” exhibition. Opening Reception is on Friday, January 31 and the exhibition will run through February 29, 2020. Painting sold second day of exhibition.
Site: Brooklyn
165 7th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
EBONY BROADSIDES #3 GROUP EXHIBITION: JANUARY 2020
RONIM Art in partnership with Ray Marrero of The Serif will be featured in a group exhibition at Hampton Arts Lover’s “Ebony Broadsides”. Exhibition will run January 27 – March 31, 2020.
African American Research Library & Cultural Center
2650 Sistrunk Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
RONIM Art AT RAW/Artist NYC PREMIERE SHOWCASE : JANUARY 2020
RONIM Art will be showing both new and old pieces at the kickoff showcase of the world renowned RAW/Artist Showcase NYC. Event is one night only in NYC.
Melrose Ballroom
3608 33rd Street, Queens, NY 11106
RONIM Art AT CLIO ART FAIR: MARCH 2020
Opening Reception is March 5, 2020 and the exhibition will run through March 8, 2020.
550 W 29th Street
New York, NY 10001
GROUP EXHIBITION: JANUARY 2020
RONIM Art, along with 4 other artists, will kick off the new year at the Montserrat Contemporary Art Gallery. Some of RONIM Art’s latest pieces will be featured in this exhibition. Opening Reception is on Thursday, January 9th and the exhibition will run the entire month of January.
Montserrat Contemporary Art Gallery
547 West 27th Street
New York, NY 10001
10 PIECE SERIES SOLO EXHIBITION: NOVEMBER 2019
Exciting times for RONIM Art. This exhibition showcased 10 original pieces from 2019 and showed off “Ny the Incandescent”, a single, custom work for a local Harlem collector and “Momma the Perseverant”, a highly emotional piece by RONIM Art that is for viewing only. 2 Original painting sand Print sold at event.
NiLu
191 Malcolm X Blvd.
New York, NY 10026
CUSTOM WORK FOR HARLEM ART COLLECTOR
Work available to view on my website. It is called “Ny the Incandescent”.
GROUP SHOW AT HANGOUT AT THE HEATH
RONIM Art’s first official exhibition. This group show featured the piece called “Kells the Warrior – Part 2”. She is the sister piece of “Kells the Warrior – Part 1”. She has proven to be a fan favorite.
Heath Gallery
24 W 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
“KELLS THE WARRIOR – PART 1” RESIDENCY: JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020
Deeply honored to have “Kells the Warrior – Part 1” on display in the gallery at Red Rooster Harlem. RONIM Art has a one-year residency with Red Rooster Harlem. We are thrilled to have are work hanging up next to giants of the art world.
Red Rooster Harlem
310 Lenox Ave
New York, NY 10027
NEWS
“YOU DON’T HAVE TO QUIT YOUR DAY JOB; A CONVERSATION WITH MIXED MEDIA ARTIST, COURTNEY MINOR”
Want to know about Courtney Minor of RONIM Art and her journey to being professional artist? Check out her interview with Thahabu Gordon of NiLu Storytellers on my website.
Links
https://www.instagram.com/theronimart