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Her parents were Mildred (née Lewis) and Howard Douglas Pindell. Her mother was a third grade school teacher.

= Art Criticism = Pindell is notable for releasing several articles criticizing diversity of representation within the visual art industry. In 1978, Pindell commented on her observations of the gendered divide between artists while traveling throughout Nigeria in 1973, describing the lack of female artists as a product of economic and cultural pressures that make their presence a rarity in the nation. In 1988, Pindell documented the racial makeup of artist representations in New York City. At best, 12% of artists in both the private and public sector were found to be nonwhite during the 1986/1987 New York City exhibition season.

While working at MoMA, Pindell created a statistical report spanning 7 years where she surveyed art institutions and galleries in New York state that were featuring representation by Black, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American artists and designers. Her statistical findings were published in the March 1989 issue of ARTnews, and found that 54 out of 64 of the surveyed art institutions and galleries (in New York state) represented 90% or greater white artists. A year later, Pindell elaborated by criticizing the use of censorship as a way to disenfranchise Black artists under the guise of elitism, highlighting de facto practices that simultaneously eliminate and tokenize the presence of Black artists in museums.

In Janurary of 2020, Pindell filed a lawsuit against the G. R. N’Namdi Gallery. The lawsuit sought the return of over 20 artworks after Pindell alleged untimely payments and nondisclosed information about artwork purchases during nine solo shows at N'Namdi Galleries between 1987 and 2006. Pindell has cited discrimination against Black artists as a contributing factor to fiduciary manipulation, joining Al Herbert and Herbert Gentry as a group of artists who have expressed difficulties working with the N'Namdi family.

Aside from her writing, Pindell's work has been recognized in an emerging conversation of Black abstract artistry. In 2021, she was compared to Jack Whitten, Sam Gilliams, and Charles Gaines as part of an experimental wave of Black artists originating from late 20th century.

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