Boynes Artist Award | Interview
Click image at left to view online interview about Finalist Mika Denny and her work.
The Boynes Artist Award 10th Edition is an international art competition celebrating its milestone edition by inviting artists of all backgrounds and experience levels to showcase their creativity on a global stage. This edition emphasizes inclusivity and diversity, offering significant opportunities for exposure, recognition, and support.
Brand 52 | Exhibition Catalog
52th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper
Click image at left to view article and exhibition catalog for the annual exhibition in Glendale, CA at the Brand Library and Event Center : Juried by art critic, curator and author Shana Nys Dambrot. Based in Downtown LA, Dambrot is the Arts Editor for L.A. Weekly, and a contributor to Flaunt, Artillery, and other culture publications. She studied Art History at Vassar College, has curated and juried many exhibitions, writes prolifically for exhibition catalogs and monographic publications, and speaks at galleries, schools, and cultural institutions nationally.
This year almost 1,600 entries were narrowed down to 102 selcted works.
Brand 50 | Exhibition Catalog
50th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper
Click image at left to view article and exhibition catalog for the annual exhibition in Glendale, CA at the Brand Library and Event Center : Juried by Shannon Currie Holmes
Laguna Beach Independent : Cover Story
Click image at left to view article in Laguna Beach Independent : Mika Denny : November 2023
Feature article in local newspaper for Laguna Beach, California about winning first place in the city's annual juried fine art exhibition. Juried by artist Gerard Basil Stripling.
Voyage LA Feature Artist
Click image at left to view article in Voyage LA : Conversations with Mika Denny : June 2021
Q&A with Mika Denny about her early years in Laguna Beach and career beginnings in graphic design. She also discusses thoughts about overcoming challenges and her transition to becoming a fine artist focusing on contemporary figurative portraiture.
ShoutOut LA Feature Artist
Click image at left to view article in ShoutOut LA : Meet Mika Denny : November 2020
Mika shares her thoughts about work life balance back when she was a Creative Director for an in-house art department. She also opens up about how she was forced to stop creating art for years to deal with a life-threatening medical emergency in her family.