Tina Blondell

Tina Blondell (born 1953) is an Austrian/American painter. She was born in Salzburg, Austria, but spent the better part of her childhood in Italy where she was introduced to art. She moved to the United States, first to Washington, D.C. in 1971 and then to New Mexico in 1992. By the late 1990s, she had settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and her paintings are a part of many public collections, including in Minnesota at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Weisman Art Museum.

Early life Blondell was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1953 to an American father and an Austrian mother. In 1957, she moved to Italy, where she lived until she was 18. In Italy, her father taught her how to draw, and she explored European art while traveling with her parents. Her interest and education in art was heavily influenced by seventeenth and nineteenth century artists such as Artemisia Gentileschi, Caravaggio, and Francisco Goya.

Collections and exhibitions Aside from private collections, Blondell's work can be found in the permanent collections at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Weisman Art Museum. She also has public paintings in Hennepin County. These include Helping Hands at the Hennepin County Commissioners Office (2000) and the Hennepin County History Mural at the Hennepin County Government Center (2000).