Denise Minnerly’s (she/her) work explores themes of resilience, transformation, and human connection through sculpture, printmaking, installation, handmade paper, painting, and participatory projects. She is drawn to layered processes and materials that reveal the passage of time, creating works that balance permanence with fragility.
Minnerly constructs paintings, prints and installations where light, texture, and movement become part of the narrative. Horses, landscapes, and architectural forms emerge as recurring metaphors, reflecting perseverance, memory, and our relationship to one another and the world around us.
Whether working independently or collaboratively with communities, Minnerly seeks to create spaces for reflection and dialogue. Her work invites viewers to consider how we carry our histories, adapt to change, and find strength through connection. Ultimately, she is interested in art's ability to make visible the unseen threads that unite us as individuals and our connections to one another.
Denise graduated from the University of Vermont with both a BS in Art Education and a BFA in Studio Arts. She continued her art education at the Arts Student League in New York City and the Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, CT. She is the illustrator of three published arts-related children’s books, The Color Tree, Molly Meets Mona and Friends, and Painting the Town. Minnerly mainly exhibits her work in the Connecticut tri-state area. Her paintings are displayed by public corporations throughout the American Northeast.