About MINA
MINA, also known as Wilhelmina Odoley Quaynor and formerly Wilhelmina Okpoti, is a Ghanaian-born contemporary heritage artist based in London, United Kingdom.
MINA is the Founder and Creative Director of Mina's Art Space.
MINA graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana, in 1988. Shortly after graduating, she exhibited widely in Ghana and won first prize in the national art exhibition Save the Seashore Birds in 1989, with the winning work later acquired by the French Embassy.
After relocating to the United Kingdom and building a professional career as an Employment Coach and Career Adviser, managing projects to help unemployed people back into sustainable employment, MINA returned to painting in 2021 while living in New Delhi, India. She studied at the Delhi Collage of Art, graduating with a Super Professional Diploma in Fine Art in 2022.
Her recent works focus on heritage architecture, landscapes, and monuments inspired by India, the Middle East, Ghana, and global cultural landmarks. Working primarily in acrylic and oils using both brush and palette knife techniques, MINA is known for her atmospheric use of light, colour, reflections, and architectural storytelling. Many of her paintings explore the relationship between history and the present moment — a theme reflected in her artistic philosophy:
"Time Past Reflected in Time Present."
All paintings are from real life experiences of the locations in her collections.
MINA has exhibited in Ghana, India, Dubai and Venice, participating in solo and group exhibitions including Incredible India I, Incredible India II, World Art Dubai, Lalit Kala Academy's Collage Art Carnival, and international exhibitions in Venice. Her work has received media coverage in The Morning Standard, Citizen Times, Impressive Times, Hindustan Times Delhi Junction, and other international publications. MINA is currently featured permanently in ArtReviewUSA, FineArtNews Websites and has been selected to be included in the 100 European Women in Art 2026 Edition.
MINA has displayed and sold works at Artist Alliance Gallery in Ghana. She is also a member of Women’s Artists Institute Africa, reflecting her continued engagement with contemporary African artistic dialogue and cultural heritage. MINA is currently featured in various Art Platforms and Exhibitions. Has been accepted to Exhibit her Ghana at 70 Heritage Collection at the The National Museum of Ghana.
She continues to expand her growing heritage collections through Mina's Art Space while undertaking selected commissioned works and future exhibition projects.
Follow the Story Behind the Art at Inspiration With Mina
Collectors and art supporters are invited to join Inspiration With Mina, a creative Community where MINA shares behind-the-scenes painting, heritage storytelling, reflective creativity, and the process behind her original artworks.
Join Inspiration With Mina here:
https://www.skool.com/inspiration-with-mina-4579/about
The community offers a closer look at how selected works develop — from memory, sketches, travel references, and cultural reflections to finished paintings within collections such as the Indian Heritage Collection, International Heritage Collection, and Ghana Heritage works.