Artist of the Week: Ashley Mintz

The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville, Blackbird Media, and F&M Bank have teamed up to present the Artist of the Week on The Nashville Sign. This week Arts Board Matching alum Ashley Mintz is featured!
Ashley is a visual artist and writer creating and residing in Nashville, Tennessee, where her creative journey began. Composing and recording her own instrumental music, she has had original music used in independent and short films
and a play. She began doing abstract drawings and paintings after having some works chosen for an exhibition for emerging artists. Mintz has since had her art exhibited in galleries, hotels, boutiques, community centers and café’s, among other places. She has also had her art in the background of two films.
As a writer of poetry and song lyrics, she often incorporates writing into her paintings and also exhibit poetry and lyrics alongside paintings. She has been invited to read her poetry and perform music at different arts festivals. Ashley regularly teaches her art and writing techniques in art journaling and mixed media art workshop as a way to help others cultivate their creativity and to use art as a way of healing.