She received her BFA from the University of Nebraska - Kearney and then continued with atelier studies at the Art Academy of Los Angeles. She earned her MFA from the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. Mindrup is a visual storyteller through the use of painting, drawing and printmaking. She is active in the local and region art scene(s) and helped to co-found the Missouri Valley Impressionist Society in 2011. Her current practice is about the study of the figure and portraiture in contemporary art and its relation to medicine. Mindrup's client list includes: Kiewit Corporation, Boys Town, Boys Town National Research Hospital, and the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. Her artwork has been exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally. Mindrup's work is held in many private collections including those of Primatologist Jane Goodall and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.