BSP Shirt of the Month

Every month, we collaborate with a different St. Louis artist to bring you the BSP shirt of the month! 

BIO:
Jared Minnick had created art off and on since childhood, but in 2014, it became a much larger part of his life.
From this point forward, he dedicated himself fully to learning and improving as a painter, studying art
history, and exploring a variety of different styles and mediums.
In 2016, with his wife Amy, he bought a building to rehab into an art space. Over two and a half years, Jared
spent every weekend rehabbing the space. In March of 2019, they opened it to the public as 31artGallery.
Since opening, the gallery has platformed over 60 local visual artists and musicians, and hosted numerous
group exhibitions each year. It has become a destination for artists and non-artists alike, developing a
supportive community of creators while maintaining a free and welcoming environment to the general public.
Since 2014, Jared has created over 1100 unique pieces of art. His works span countless styles, subjects,
mediums and surfaces. Though primarily an oil painter on canvas, his art journey has included sculpture,
found objects, frame restoration, and upcycled materials. The common theme throughout this broad
spectrum of work is the use of paint, which he has applied to canvas, wood, a motorcycle, found statues, TVs,
guitars, and antique furniture. With 31art Gallery as the backdrop, Jared’s eclectic body of work provides an
immersive, innovative and accessible presentation of creating for the sake of creating.

ARTIST STATEMENT:
I can really only state one thing that compels me to create, and that is growth. As I try to describe what moves
me, why I do art, and what I have done in my journey to this point, the one constant that always remains is
growth: An unwavering desire to be a better human and a better artist. To keep learning, keep pushing
myself, keep working and dedicating everything I can to my passion of art. Particular subject matter, styles,
emotions, statements, feelings, desires… they all come and go. I focus on what brings me passion and drive on
a daily basis. Each day is its own. No rules. No absolutes. Only possibilities. Only growth matters.

Instagram: @jared.minnick.art