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December 2011 - Small Works exhibition at Hespe Gallery.
|  Swirl ©2011, oil on canvas, 12"x12" |
November 2011 - American Art Collector, 2012 edition. Juried collection of contemporary art by established and emerging artists. Published as a fine art book and posted online at www.alcovebooks.net. |
 Family Reunion II ©2011, oil on canvas |
September 2011 - HeartGifts: Artists Supporting Doctors Without Borders - |
 HeartGifts Benefit |
June 2011 - Mimi Jensen featured in ArtSlant's Watchlist as an artist to watch. ArtSlant.com is "the #1 Contemporary Art Network... comprised of a large, worldwide community of arts followers, artists and art professionals." Their Artist Watchlist column is "intended to inform ... users about important and interesting artists, both emerging and well-known, so that they can investigate (the artist's) work further." |
"Family Reunion II" ©2011, oil on canvas |
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June 2011 - Mimi Jensen's exhibition opens at Arden Gallery in Boston. The opening reception is Friday, June 3, 5-7pm. The show runs June 1-30. Arden Gallery |
Arden Gallery
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April 2011 - Professional Artist magazine interviews Mimi Jensen, focusing on her on-going series A Week at the Met, inspired by a week that she spent exploring the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA in New York. |
 Professional Artist magazine interview |
September 1, 2010 - Mimi Jensen's art and artistic process are examined in an interview with Venetian Red, the art blog created by two working artists, Christine Cariati and Liz Hager , who conceived of VR as a vehicle to delve into what inspires them as artists and as a forum to stimulate dialog. Widely read and much acclaimed, Venet ian Red was named one of 2010's "Top 50 Art & Art History Blogs." |
 Mystery, exploration, connection, inspiration, and art. Venetian Red captures it all. |
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September 2010 - Mimi Jensen's exhibition opens at Hespe Gallery in San Francisco. The opening reception is Saturday, the 11th of September, 5-7pm. The show runs through October 2. Hespe Gallery |
 "A Week at the Met (Splurge)" ©2009, Oil on canvas |
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September 2007 - American Art Collector magazine publishes an interview with Mimi Jensen and a preview of her exhibition at Hespe Gallery in San Francisco. The preview features 6 of the 12 new paintings in the show. |
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September 2007 - California Home+Design magazine promotes Mimi Jensen's September exhibition at Hespe Gallery in San Francisco |
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April 22-23, 2007 - Arcadia: Artists Celebrate Trees, a party and auction benefiting San Francisco's Friends of the Urban Forest. More than 100 artists donating works of, or inspired by, trees. Mimi Jensen created The Chocolate Dream Tree especially for Arcadia.
"Instead of turning to nature for inspiration, I turned to chocolate, which is always a fine idea." - Mimi Jensen |
"The Chocolate Dream Tree" ©2007 Oil on Arches paper 5" x 7' |
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Fall 2006 - Mimi Jensen wins Traveler Overseas magazine's Reader Photo Contest. "In painting, I translate what I see or imagine, but photography, for me, is just happening upon perfection. When I came upon this scene on Crete, it had already composed itself for me - the early morning sun casting that deliciously strong shadow, the saturated color we all associate with Greece, even the wobbly position of the chair on the right. Perfect! In my still life paintings, I compose the scene I will paint. But a scene like this one is so perfect that it couldn't possibly be improved by painting it." - Mimi Jensen "The editors of Traveler Overseas magazine congratulate Mimi Jensen of San Francisco." |
 "Chania Street Scene, Crete" ©2006 Digital photo |
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November, 2006 - Mimi Jensen is accepted for membership in the National Association of Women Artists. Founded in 1889, NAWA is the oldest professional women's fine arts organization in the United States. Its mission is to provide a forum for women artists of all backgrounds and traditions to share ideas and exhibit their work.
National Association of Women Artists |
 "Sweet Tooth" ©2005 Oil on canvas 12" x 20" |
| March 10, 2006 - The Art Institute of Chicago visits Mimi Jensen's studio. The Auxiliary Board of the Institute visits museums, galleries, artists' studios, and private collections during their art tour of a different city each year. Shown here is their visit to Jensen's studio as part of their 2006 tour of San Francisco. |
 Studio Visit (click image for larger picture) |