Artist of the day, August 8: Gina Minichino, An American realist painter, caricature artist and Illustrator (#766)

Gina Minichino is an accomplished realist painter, a caricature artist and Illustrator. After studying cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, she took a painting class and found a new passion. She draws on her technical ability as a painter to create portrait miniatures of classical American food. Her work evokes feelings of familiarity and comfort, as well as solitude and isolation. Minichino has shown widely in New York and New Jersey.

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Gina Minichino, Self-portrait. 2008

Gina Minichino, Self-portrait. 2011

2004, Assorted snack cakes

2005, Marshmallows 

2007, TV Dinner

2008, egg salad

2009, Strawberry ice cream

2010, Cow

2010, Young punk

2012, Danish

2012, Wonder Bread

2013, Orange cupcakes

2013, PBR

2013, Peeps

2014, King Cone

2014, TIC TAC

2015, Green Apple Jolly Rancher

2015, Puffcorn

2015, Vanilla with Sprinkles

2016, Iced Yankee Doodle

2016, Mocha with Whip

2016, Peep Pop

2016, Ruby

2016, Twist with sprinkles

2017, Extra ketchup

2017, M&M'S

2017, Peanut butter cup

2017, six pack

2017, Snoopy bobblehead

2017, Snoopy pull toy

2017, Twizzlers

2018, Flirty Cherry

2018, Marching Smarties

2018, Peanut M&M'S

2018, Peppermint Pattie

2018, Three Dum Dums

2018, Two Blow Pops

2018, Waxy Bottles

2019, Dubble Bubble

2019, Extra Sour

2019, Extra Sugar