Mindy Barker

(born 1968)

Artist Mindy Barker creates large-scale murals and paintings. She is fascinated by color: "Every project I complete is a study in the complexity, depth, psychology of color and how to manage, mimic and manipulate it... Color is my inspiration, my teacher, my joy."

Barker was born in Tacoma and has lived in many cities around the Pacific Northwest. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. She started a one-woman, decorative painting business in 1993 focusing on murals, trompe l’oeil, and custom paintings.