Ginger Balizer-Hendler, a former teacher at the Progressive School of Long Island, is a Long Island based artist, whose vibrant primitive work is based on her love for storytelling.

 In 2013, Ginger received an artist residency at The Vermont Studio center, where she completed  a 17 1/2’ canvas,The Adventures of Gingerella, based on a journey to India.

In 2014, The Adventures of Gingerella and the Peaceful Planet Project , an art installation, was featured as part of The East End Arts Council’s JumpstART program to revitalize downtown Riverhead, New York. The multi-media installation featured her love for Indian miniatures and the Buddhist concept of ahimsa( sanskrit for non-injury), inviting viewers to participate through poetry and performance.The painting inspired Ginger to write a book,The Adventures of Gingerella, which was published in November, 2015.

A later series of paintings was evocative of ancient symbols and mythology inspired by her travels to India and Morocco. Black & white sketches of her travels were accepted into a group exhibit in a Japanese gallery.  She was one of the featured artists to receive an award.

An article about her work was featured in the 2014 July/ August issue of Long Island Pulse Magazine and is a former contributing writer for Art Timesart magazine.

Most recently, Ginger was interviewed for My Long Island TV by Waldo Cabrera, featuring her innovative mixed media art dresses.It may be viewed on You Tube. The Adventures of Gingerella, a musical production, debuted in 2018 as a musical at the Glenwood Life Center in Glenwood Landing, NY as well as a Planned Parenthood fundraiser at My Father’s Place in Roslyn, NY.

She is passionate about kindness and compassion, which is the theme most often infused into her creative work.