Tina Kassinove
Tina’s professional life has been devoted to the production of hard edge, abstract paintings. Her works are complex, energetic and inspiring!
Tina attended Adelphi University in New York where she studied with German born sculptor Peter Lipman-Wulf, painter Warren “Pete” Jennerjahn, and graphic artist Milton Goldstein. Viewers will also see the influence of Mondrian and Picasso in her paintings.
For many years, Tina had exhibitions on Long Island while she worked as an art teacher and art educator in the Wantagh Cultural Arts Program.
Eventually, she became passionate about mental health. Tina then worked for 23 years as an Art Therapist with schizophrenic adults in a community mental health center. This was very satisfying, not only because of the progress she saw in her patients, but since it also gave her an opportunity to develop additional skills as a painter and set designer.
In 2016, Tina moved to Rancho Mirage in the Coachella Valley in order to be inspired by the beauty of the mountains. Her paintings are dynamic, connoting a sense of energy and excitement.
Tina Kassinove is a contemporary American artist whose professional life has been devoted to the production of hard edge, abstract paintings. She attended Adelphi University in New York where she studied with German born sculptor Peter Lipman-Wulf, painter Warren “Pete” Jennerjahn, and graphic artist Milton Goldstein.
After receiving her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, she had exhibitions on Long Island while she worked as an art teacher in the East Meadow public schools and as an art educator in the Wantagh Cultural Arts Program.
Passionate about mental health issues, Tina then worked for 23 years as an art therapist with adults suffering from schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses at a community mental health center. “These life-changing experiences helped sensitize me to the complexity of human emotions, which I express in my paintings,” said Kassinove.
“The adults with whom I worked had symptoms ranging from hallucinations and delusions to anger and aggression, as well as severe depression. My art therapy groups revealed that many patients were more easily able to get along as they worked toward the common goal of expressing themselves through personal paintings, poetry, or group mural projects. Observing these activities helped me to become more expressive in my own art as I gained a greater appreciation of how shapes of different sizes, colors and textures can blend together into beautiful and meaningful wholes.”
In 2016, Tina moved to Rancho Mirage in California to be inspired by the beauty of the mountains and the desert landscapes.