Ivan Mlinarić was born on May 18, 1965 in Oroslavje, where he completed primary and secondary school. He has been painting for more than twenty years. He participated in many collective exhibitions and art colonies. It is important to mention that he was a participant in the 1st and 4th Zagorje art salons. He had several solo exhibitions, among others in the Krapina City Gallery, Lipa Gallery in Gornja Stubica, Golubovec Castle, and Oroslavje. He is a member of the Lipa Art Workshop from Gornja Stubica. In addition to painting, he deals with framing works of art, tapestries, photographs and the like.