Christian Rex van Minnen (b. 1980 in Providence, RI) received his BA from Regis University, Denver in 2002. He explores many different media and types of paintings, incorporating the surreal and abstract to reveal otherworldly and grotesque themes. In 2017, he was awarded an Artist-in-Residence at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, CO. Van Minnen’s work has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as internationally, with exhibitions in Hong Kong, Denmark, Germany, Tokyo, Spain, Sweden, Chile, France, Australia, and the United Kingdom.