Henry Stinson American

Henry Stinson’s world is not a world of black and white. His is a world dripping with bold, bright colors in richly textured shades of allegorical meaning and humor. His uncanny ability to milk a life-changing metaphor from a pair of tennis shoes, a model’s mood, or a child’s toy is priceless in today’s world.

A near-death experience with electrocution (behind his family’s living room couch at the age of five) left Henry’s perception of reality forever altered. Moses went to the mountain and was touched by God. Henry says that he was touched behind the plastic covered yellow couch of his parents’ home. That touch was enough to inspire reverence for all life and foster Stinson’s artistic gift to see the sacred in the mundane. Whatever the origin, Henry has the singular ability to translate moments into paintings, making his work popular with private collectors both in the US and abroad.

Henry Stinson received his BFA from Washington State University in 1983 with a focus on Ceramics/Sculpture. Henry went on and studied Ukrainian Impressionist Painting with Ron Lukas for four years in Seattle from 1990-1994. He now lives and works from his studio in Wenatchee, WA.