Maggie Hinders is a painter who uses both abstract and figurative imagery. She is especially interest in the way colors and shapes can create a pathway for non-verbal information to enter the conscious mind.

She was born in Celina, Ohio, and studied painting and drawing at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating with a B.A. in Painting. After receiving her degree, she studied at The Art Academy of Cincinnati where she won a scholarship to the evening painting program.

After moving to New York in 1980, she studied at Hunter College, Parsons, the Art Students League, and the New York Studio School.

Until 2023, she was Senior Designer at Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Among her design credits are books for several Ken Burns productions as well as biographies of Joan Mitchell, Alexander Calder, and Francis Bacon.

In 2005, on a month-long sabbatical from her design job, Maggie began painting regularly, building up a significant body of work.

Her paintings can also be seen on Instagram @maggiehinders

Since 2017 she has maintained little-pix, a daily cartoon posting on Instagram @skippylaskippy

She lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.