Cynthia Young
Artist Statement
I am interested in the nature of color and how each person experiences it differently. Light and atmosphere create an ever changing surrounding that is a source of constant inspiration. The absence or presence of light determine what the eye sees. Color changes all the time depending on light and the viewer. This is how we get a sunrise that casts orange on everything it touches. The leaves of a tree are not always green. The water of the sea, not always blue. Every element is painted anew every day and every night. Painting gives me the ability to conjure up space and mood and share that experience without speaking a single word.
Born in Oklahoma, Cynthia learned basics of creating in her grandmother’s kitchen.She went on to attend Abilene Christian University in west Texas where she received a BFA in painting and printmaking. Following college, she went on to receive training at Flatbed Press in Austin, TX as a production assistant for fine art. She now lives and paints in the mountains of Santa Fe,New Mexico with her boyfriend and three dogs.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Printmaking and 2-Dimensional Design ACU, Abilene TX
Production Intern Flatbed Press, Austin TX
Awards
Featured Cover Artist for The London Review 2022
Featured artist for Saatchi Magazine 2019
NAAP Art Competition 2011- Honorable mention
Juanita Pollard Art Scholarship 2009
Publication in the Shinnery Review Art magazine
Solo & Group Shows
2023
Not An Art Fair Group Exhibition, Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach CA
Literally A Figurative Art Show Group Exhibition, Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach CA
2022
Madre Group Exhibition, Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach CA
2020
Persistence II Group Exhibition, D’Art Center, Norfolk VA
2020
The New Vanguard Group Exhibition, Keep Contemporary, Santa Fe NM
2019
The New Vanguard Group Exhibition, Keep Contemporary, Santa Fe NM
Size Doesn’t Matter small works Exhibition, Owen Contemporary, Santa Fe NM
Zoo Art Benefit Group Show , Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2018
Size Doesn’t Matter small works Exhibition, Owen Contemporary, Santa Fe NM
2017
Hyper Real Visuals Sci Fi show, Austin TX
2016
Free the Figure group show VJD Gallery, Austin TX
2014
Exhibition East Austin Studio Tour, Austin TX
Group Show Canopy Studios, Austin TX
2013
Exhibition “Faux Feeling Fulfills” LPM Gallery, Austin TX
2012
Retrospective show Flatbed Press collected prints, Austin TX
2010
Fusion Solo Show Monks Gallery Abilene, TX
Center for Contemporary Arts Intercollegiate Competition, Abilene TX
Imprint Group exhibition Cockrell Gallery, Abilene TX
2009
Center for Contemporary Arts Intercollegiate Competition, Abilene TX
ACU Printmaking Group Show, Abilene TX
32nd Annual ACU Student Competition, Abilene TX
Representation
Owen Contemporary