Danny Minnick

Danny Minnick is an American painter, skateboarder, cinematographer, actor and director. Born in Seattle, Washington, he started skateboarding young and became a professional in his early teens, a two-decade career. In 2011, fellow skater and artist Chad Muska taught him to build canvases, which revived his painting. His first gallery show, 17 Pieces, came soon after, and he developed a Neo Expressionist style; Interview Magazine noted the impact of de Kooning, Pollock, Keith Haring and Basquiat on it. His figure, a skeleton named Character, has a plus sign in its torso. Minnick has exhibited internationally, with work on walls in Miami's Wynwood and at London's Barbican Underground Station. He directed and shot documentaries including Genie of the Lamp, Collage and Brotherly Love. After training with William Alderson, he became a lifetime member of The Actors Studio. In 2006, American Cinematographer Magazine called him a skateboard cinematographer for Larry Clark's Wassup Rockers and Chris Fisher's Dirty.