Mineke Reinders was born and raised in the Netherlands, and moved to the United States in 1986. After a career in another field, she attended Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi where she graduated with a B.A. in Art in 1995.
Mineke has exhibited her work since the early ’90s in a variety of group shows and one person exhibits in the United States, Europe and Turkey. Her paintings can be found in private and public collections in many countries.
Watercolor is Mineke’s primary medium, sometimes in combination with gouache. While her choice of subject matter is not limited to any one category, she is especially fascinated with scenes of city life, for which her travels form a source of inspiration. Besides Holland and the U.S., she has also lived in Italy, Germany, and Turkey.
Mineke’s work of recent years reflects her enduring fascination with the architecture, the people, the culture, and the landscape of Turkey.
Mineke maintains a studio in Bloomington, Illinois, where she lives with her husband and daughter, though they are currently spending a year in Bielefeld, Germany.
