Vang Olsen Mimi the Portrait Painter

Longtime West Village artist immortalizes pets in dignified, highly detailed oil paintings.

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You may have seen her work in local card stores or in your mailbox--a stationer licenses her work for cards and posters, as does the Humane Society. But it's the original oils in...

Posted by by Erin Behan at Citysearch on March 16, 2007. Brought to you by Citysearch.

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A West Village treasure. Her portraits are unique and really capture the personalities of the dogs in an early Americana style that is truly unique. Stop by her shop and pick up some of her cards...

Posted by Shana S. on May 18, 2014. Brought to you by yahoolocal.

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I have known Mimi since art school days at The School of Visual Arts. She was extremely talented then and has grown over the years into a fantastic artist. She puts a lot of love into her work and...

Posted by Dick K. on October 10, 2013. Brought to you by yahoolocal.

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Just commissioned another portrait from her and it turned out even better than the first. She's the best.

Posted by CeCe S. on February 01, 2010. Brought to you by yahoolocal.

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In ShortYou may have seen her work in local card stores or in your mailbox--a stationer licenses her work for cards and posters, as does the Humane Society. But it's the original oils in the windows of Hudson Street store that attract passersby. Olsen started her career painting people, but said she moved to animals "because people, especially New Yorkers, are so crazy about them." An oil...

Posted by ErinBehan19911 3 on March 14, 2007. Brought to you by rateitall.