Solo Exhibitions

2019    Ex Astris, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia 

2013     Look Away, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia

2011 Untitled: Gray Paintings, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

2009 lighting the sun, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah

2008 lighting the sun, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

2006 Epigram, for Courting Disaster, The Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia

Lost, for Courting Disaster, The Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia

Recent Works, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah

Borrowed Poems, Les Yeux du Monde Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia

2005 Reliquary, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

2004 Recent Works, Les Yeux du Monde Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia

2002 Empty Hours, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

Journal, Les Yeux du Monde Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia

2001 Still, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, California 

2000 what I have kept, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

1999 After August, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia

1997 Recent Works, Toulouse Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

New Works, The FloatAway Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Selected Group Exhibitions

2022 Drawing and Painting, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

2020 Before, During, and After, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

20th Anniversary Gala and Art Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia

2018      Sign of the Times, The Weave Shed Gallery, The Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, Georgia

              Art Auction 2018, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia

              Little Things Mean a Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

2017     Summer Thunder, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

             Gala, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia

2016     American Art: 1945 to the Present, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama

             Lightweight, The Weave Shed Gallery, The Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, Georgia 

             Gala, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia

2015    Sprawl! Drawing Outside the Lines, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia

            Summer Salon, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

The President’s Art Series, a three-person exhibition, Sellars Gallery, Brenau University Galleries, Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia

            Gala, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia

            Hambidge Art Auction + Performance Gala, Hambidge Center for the Arts, The Goat Farm, Atlanta, Georgia

2014    Roving Room, An Inaugural Exhibition at Habersham Mills, Demorest, Georgia

            Mailbox, The Weave Shed Gallery, The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, Georgia

2013 Fables of the Eco-Future, The Weave Shed Gallery, The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, Georgia

2012    Groundstory: tales from the shade of the South, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, Georgia

            Today’s Visual Language: Southern Abstraction, A Fresh Look, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama

            Gala, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia

2010 Minds Wide Open: Women in the Arts, Les Yeux du Monde Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia

Transitive Geographies: Contemporary Visions of an Evolving South, Georgia College and State University Museum, Milledgeville, Georgia

Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina

Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham, Alabama

2009 Found Objects, Sellars Gallery, Simmons Visual Arts Center, Brenau University Galleries, Gainesville, Georgia

2008 Where You’re From, Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

Summer Group Show, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

Moving Pictures, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah

2006 On the Spot, City Gallery East, Bureau of Cultural Affairs, City of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia

Group Show, Melvin Gallery, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida

2005 Giving, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah

Open Spaces, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah

2004 Drawings and/or Works on Paper, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

Gallery Artists, Les Yeux du Monde, Charlottesville, Virginia

Selections from the Sandler Hudson Gallery, UWG Galleries, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia

2003 Visions, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, Georgia

2002 Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

2001 Repetition, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

IX Artists, Les Yeux du Monde Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia

2000 Brenau University National Invitational Art Exhibition, Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia

1999 Spectrum 1999, The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Portraits: Self and Otherwise, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

Mayor’s Art Program, City of Atlanta, Bureau of Cultural Affairs, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia

Jump Start the Art, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia

 1998 Abstractions, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

Movement into the Millennium: Lightness, Les Yeux du Monde Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia

Selected Publications 

Human impact on ecosystems prominent in satisfying Sandler Hudson exhibit, Deanna Sirlin, Atlanta Journal Constitution + Arts ATL.org, May 23, 2022

Sensuality, Poetry, Intellect Beam from Donna Mintz’s Golden Ex Astris, Jerry Cullum, ArtsATL.org, April 10, 2019

Roving Room, Lilly Lampe, Art Papers, September/October, 2014

Habersham Mills Brings High Art to the Hinterlands(well, Demorest), Karen Tauches, Burnaway.com, July 12, 2014

Fables of the Eco-Future, The Hambidge Center’s Weave Shed Gallery, curated by Lisa Alembik, June, 2013

“Artists and writers tap personal and collective memory in Agnes Scott’s ‘Groundstory,’” Lilly Lampe, ArtsATL.com, October 26, 2012

“Transformative Geographies,” Daniel McDonald, Milledgeville Union-Recorder, January 23-25, 2010

“Arteology: Donna Mintz Combines Art, Archaeology,” Greg Marshall, Park City Record, June 5, 2009

“Five Thousand Little Pieces,” Visual Art Notes, Salt Lake Tribune, May 21, 2009

“Collector’s Eye,” Pamola Powell, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, December, 2008

“Shrinking Lake Lanier Sparks Artistry: Mintz’s Work Reveals Lake’s Hidden Past,” Catherine Fox, Visual Arts Critic, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 4, 2008

“Courting Disaster,” Susan Richmond, Art Papers, July/August 2006

“Beauty Emerges From Chaos After the Storm,” Jerry Cullum, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 7, 2006

“Chaos Theory:  ‘Courting Disaster’ explores inhuman tragedies and human reactions to them,” Felicia Feaster, Creative Loafing, Atlanta, Georgia, April 27-May 3, 2006

“Sky’s the Limit for Atlanta Artist,” Ruth Latter, The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, February 9, 2006

“Borrowed Poems by Donna Mintz,” Erika Howsare, C-Ville Weekly, Charlottesville, Virginia, February 7–13, 2006

“Back Story/The Artist Behind the Art:  Painter Holds Spirit of Water Sacred,” Phil Kloer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 2, 2005

“Distinctive Sensibilities Made Manifest In Marvelous Ways,” Jerry Cullum, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 11, 2002

“'Repetition' Breaks the Mold for Summer Shows,” Cathy Byrd, Creative Loafing, Atlanta, Georgia, August 22-28, 2001

“Lots of Variations Within 'Repetition,'” Jerry Cullum, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 17, 2001

“Painting Poems to Nature’s Details,” Catherine Fox, visual arts critic, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 7, 2000 

 New American Paintings, Book XXVIII, July 2000

 “A Heads-Up Portrait Show,” Jerry Cullum, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 13, 1999

“Distilled Landscapes Please Eye, Enter Mind,” Catherine Fox, Visual Arts Critic, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 26, 1999

“Emphasizing the Things Not Seen,” Jerry Cullum, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 28, 1998

Selected Recent Essays, Features, and Reviews by Donna Mintz

Charmaine Minniefield’s “Indigo Prayers”Resonates With Energy, Deep Roots, Donna Mintz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution + ArtsATL.org, August 9, 2022

Atlanta Contemporary Exhibits Turn Land Acknowledgement into Action, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.org, July 6, 2022

Michael Murrell: A Life Lived in Art, Donna Mintz, Sculpture Magazine, April 8, 2022

MOCA GA’s “Gathered V” Reveals Depth and Diversity of Georgia Artists, Donna Mintz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution + Arts ATL.org, February 24, 2022

Timothy McDowell’s Compelling Show Gives Perspective to Covid Tribulations, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.org, November 22, 2021

Memory, Nature Explored in Elegant Swan Coach House Gallery Group Show, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.org, October 13, 2021

Katherine Mitchell “Hears the Trees” in Poetic Exhibit at MOCA GA, Donna Mintz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution + ArtsATL.org, August 31, 2021

Rachel K. Garceau at Whitespace Gallery, Donna Mintz, Sculpture Magazine, July 15, 2021

Breaking the Silence” to Shed Light on the Life of Georgia Author and Activist Lillian Smith, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.org, December 18, 2018

Atlanta Artist Michi Meko Seeks to Create a Sense of Peace at MOCA GA, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, November 29, 2018

At the High and in Hale County, Photographer William Christenberry’s Testaments to Time and Memory Still Stand, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, October 29, 2018

Montgomery’s Lynching Memorial Confronts the Painful Truth of our Nation’s History, Donna Mintz, words and images, ArtsATL.com, July 19, 2018

The Unseen Work of a Great Atlanta Street Photographer Finally Comes to Light at Gallery 72, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, June 27, 2018

“The Wonder of It All:” Susan Cofer and Jerry Siegel Dedicate Exhibitions to Members of the Atlanta Arts Community, Donna Mintz, Burnaway.com, May 23, 2018

Emory Professor Joseph Crespino Digs Deep to Find the Genesis of an American Icon: Harper Lee’s Atticus Finch, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com. May 7, 2018

John Henry Dreams Big With Sculpture Fields, Donna Mintz ArtsATL.com, April 19, 2018

A Walk in the Woods: Michael Murrell at Young Harris College, Donna Mintz, Burnaway.com, January 24, 2018

”More Than Self” Looks at the Vietnam War Through the Eyes of Atlantans Who Lived It, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, January 19, 2018

Elizabeth Lide: The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Donna Mintz, Sculpture Magazine, October 2017

Paul Graham’s “The Whiteness of the Whale,” Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, September 18, 2017

Scott Eakin’s “Yes Button” is a Jolt of Summer Pleasure, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, July 18, 2017

Humanity’s Oldest Stories, Told in the First Person: Photographer Stephen Alvarez’s Ancient Art Archive, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, June 23, 2017

Brandt’s “1864” at Jackson Fine Art: The City’s Complexity Deserves Deeper Reflection, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, May 25, 2017

After Surviving Wildfire: The Hambidge Center, Donna Mintz ArtsATL.com, January 31, 2017

Stephanie Dowda’s Spectral Photographs Humanize Grief, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, January 13, 2017

Cynthia Farnell’s “Garlands” at Poem{88} Meditates and Mourns, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, January 3, 2017

Seeing Subjectivity: Benjamin Britton at Marcia Wood Midtown, Donna Mintz, Burnaway.com, December 20, 2016

Appreciation: William Christenberry’s Photographs Will Forever Bring Outsiders In, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, December 13, 2016

The Thought-Provoking “Transitions: States of Being” Tackles Cultural Appropriation, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, October 7, 2016

The Immediate World, Donna Mintz, The Sewanee Review, Vol. 124, Number 3, Summer 2016

Forms of Abstraction at MOCA GA, Donna Mintz, Burnaway.com, June 2, 2016

Marcus Kenney’s Rollicking, Frenzied, and Disillusioned “Babble,” Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, May 24, 2016

Bucklow and Wright Use Simplicity to Reveal Their Own Distinct Deeper Truths, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, May 6, 2016

“Between the Sweet Water and the Swarm of Bees” at Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum Gives Glimpse into Yoruban Culture, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, March 28, 2016

Gregor Turk Transforms Trash into Treasure at Ponce City Market, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, February 19, 2016

“This Postman Collects: The Rapture of Kerry and C. Betty Davis” at Clark Atlanta, Donna Mintz, Burnaway.com, February 16, 2016

Faulkner & Silver: An Exploration of Southern Identity and Generational Memory, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, February 9, 2016

Clark Ashton: Shouting to the Hard of Hearing, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, February 3, 2016

“What is Near: Reflections on Home” at the High Museum Proves to Be a Quietly Disarming Collection, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, February 2, 2016

“Print or Projection:” Intelligent, Thought-Provoking and Brand New, Donna Mintz, ArtsATL.com, January 21, 2016

The Hambidge Center: A Creative Sanctuary 80 Years in the Making, Editor and co-writer, Winter 2014