Bonnie Hinz
Minneapolis, MN
Bonnie Hinz, a Minnesota artist, is known nationally for her glass and metal wall installations and sculptures.
Before beginning her life as an artist, she had a successful career as an interior designer. Just for fun, she took a beginning glass blowing class at a college in the Twin Cities. She found it fascinating--and she was hooked. For several years, she took classes while still working full-time in interior design. In 2004, she made the switch--she built her own glass studio and became a full-time artist.
Around the same time, she became interested in combining glass with metal work. She took a number of classes offered through the Guild of Metalsmiths to develop and refine her skills in metal working.
Bonnie is fascinated with the way dissimilar materials work in harmony with one another. The fragile, organic nature of glass is a counterpoint to the industrial, durable strength of metal. Both materials are formed by heat and fire, but the resulting elements are vastly different. She combines the two into seamlessly integrated art.
As a former interior designer, she has a natural affinity with color. Her designs swirl with layers of bright and arresting colors.
Her inspiration comes from diverse organic shapes--from leaves, flowers and pods to the gracefully curving lines of grasses, roots and trees.
With her unique combination of glass and metal art, Bonnie has created art installations for medical buildings, hotels, offices, and many other public settings, as well as private homes, all around the United States.
Health Care Commissions:
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto CA
Mayo Clinic - Infusion Center, Rochester MN
Northwestern Medicine Grayslake Women's Imaging Clinic, Chicago IL
Scripps Medical Office Building, Encinitas CA
Mayo Clinic - Gonda Building, Rochester MN
Mayo Clinic - Alfred Building, Rochester MN
Gillette Children's Hospital, St. Paul MN
Cancer Center, New York NY
McKesson Texas Oncology, Beaumont TX
Olivia Hospital Cancer Center, Olivia MN
MercyOne North Iowa Cancer Center, Mason City IA
Bronson South Haven Hospital, South Haven MI
St. John's Hospital NICU, Maplewood MN
Colorado Springs Healthcare, Colorado Springs CO
Mayo Clinic, Mankato MN
Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey PA
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville FL
Regions Hospital Family Birth Center, St. Paul MN
AdventHealth, Orlando FL
Bronson Center, Richland MI
Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia MN
Plastic Surgery Center, Bloomington MN
HealthPartners Dental Clinic, White Bear Lake MN
Tomah Memorial Hospital, Tomah WI
Mercy Health Network, Clive IA
OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, Rockford IL
St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa OK
HealthEast Clinic & Specialty Center, Maplewood MN
Platt Valley Medical Center, Denver CO
Kavod Senior Life, Denver CO
Glencoe Regional Health Services, Glencoe MN
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest IL
Three Crowns Park Senior Living, Evanston IL
HealthPartners Neuroscience Center, St. Paul MN
OGI, Edina MN
OGI, Maple Grove MN
Lakeview OB/GYN, Stillwater MN
Health Partners Clinic, Andover MN
Fairview Center for Women, Edina MN
Major Health Partners Medical Center, Shelbyville IN
Health Partners Clinic, Lake Elmo MN
Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton OH
Altru Hospital, Grand Forks ND
Lutheran General Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, Park Ridge IL
St. Francis Laureate Clinic, Tulsa OK
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheaton IL
Community Hospital, Anderson IL
Hazelden Betty Ford, St. Paul MN
Lakeview Hospital, Stillwater MN
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis MN
Mansfield Methodist Hospital, Mansfield TX
Quiet Oaks Hospice, St. Cloud MN
Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge IL
Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago IL
St. Francis Medical Center, Munster IN
St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood CO
Buffalo Hospital, Buffalo MN
St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee MN
Children's Hospital Boston, Boston MA
Health Partners Riverway Clinic, Anoka MN
Dupage Medical Group, Lombard IL
Health Partners Clinic, Bloomington MN
Wayzata Assisted Living, Wayzata MN
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis MN
Foster Orthodontics, Shreveport LA
Gillette Minnetonka Clinic, Minnetonka MN
Ridgeview Delano Clinic, Delano MN
Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown ND
Mayo Clinic MOA, Bloomington MN
Loyola University Medical Center, Burr Ridge IL
Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield IL
Red Rocks Breast and Imaging Center, Golden CO
Two Twelve Medical Center, Chaska MN
Minneapolis Heart Institute, Chaska MN
Meeker Memorial Hospital, Litchfield MN
Sterling Regional Medical Center, Sterling CO
Specialty Infusion & Procedure Center, U of M Hospital, Minneapolis MN
Ortonville Clinic, Ortonville MN
Fairview Southdale Breast Center, Edina MN
Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina MN
Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk VA
Merit Care Clinic, Fargo ND
Hospitality Commissions:
Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas NV
St. Bernard's Hill House, Tortola Island
Hampton Inn & Suites, St. Paul MN
Minneapolis Marriott Northwest Hotel, Brooklyn Park MN
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Corporate Commissions:
Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX
Orcutt | Winslow + TEG, Jeffersonville IN
Wells Fargo Place, St. Paul MN
Charleston Senior Living, Charleston SC
Central Baptist Village, Norridge IL
Clarendale Assisted Living, Clayton MO
Jewish Family Services Center, Chicago IL
Choice Bank, Moorhead MN
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center University Fitness Center, Hershey PA
Atlantic Aviation, Atlanta GA
Meuser Law Office, Eden Prairie MN
City of Fridley, Fridley MN
Weddings at the Broz, New Prague MN
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., Chicago IL
Suburban West Realtors Association, Malvern PA
Boston Scientific, Minneapolis MN
Salon Amore, Fridley MN
Minnesota Center, Bloomington MN
MUCR, St. Paul MN
Liberty Plaza, Addison TX
First National Bank, Fargo ND
Phoenix International (John Deere), Fargo ND
North Dakota Farmers Union, Jamestown ND
GE Aviation, Cincinnati OH
Health East Corporate offices, St. Paul MN
Minute Clinic Corporate offices, Minneapolis MN
Bridgewood Community Church, Blaine MN