Danny Minnick

Danny Minnick was born in Seattle Washington. A creative soul from a very young age, Minnick was talented in many areas. A natural athlete, artist, and actor, he decided not to choose between the crafts but rather embody them all, leading him to a multifaceted life that spans many creative paths. He is a true artist who wants to share all of himself with the world, doing most things as a form of authentic expression to entertain and bring joy to others. As a filmmaker and cinematographer, Minnick has shot and produced his own documentary films, many with his pro-skater peers as his main subjects. With several successful film runs including "Brotherly Love" which he filmed, directed and edited, "Balance in the World of Chaos", "Fulfill the Dream", and several other relevant projects for Thrasher, 411, and Transworld videos, he went on to create "Genie of the Lamp", which premiered in Seattle at the King Kat Theater and "Collage" which premiered at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. As an actor, Minnick has found fulfillment and longevity through study and vigorous training. After completing intensive study with acting teacher William Alderson, who studied and taught with the famed Sanford Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse School Of The Theater, Danny went on to audition for legendary The Actors Studio where he is a Lifetime Member. As a professional skateboarder, he was able to cross-pollinate his passions by skating as an actor in several films. Skating was a healthy creative outlet that he skillfully transformed into a career and became known and respected within the industry. The creative artwork on the boards and the art scene that goes along with skate culture inspired him to create characters and artwork of his own. After a bad skating injury left him rendered to a long recovery, he began to channel his unused energy into paintings where he fell in love with the experience and serenity it gave him. His unique style of abstract expressionism is a veritable breeding ground for a clever cast of characters and hidden images that suddenly appear during his acrylic and oil work. If you look closely at one of his paintings, you may see hidden there in the beautiful complexity, a man with a tie, an angel, a car, and of course maybe even a skateboard, all living together in a vibrant world of color that only Minnick can create. His process is unusual, perhaps backwards, as if the painting itself is alive, moving his hand to breathe life into his magical troupe of performers from the beyond, all simultaneously manifesting on the canvas and vying for a spot in art history.