CYNTHIA JOHNSON
Box 603, Carrizozo, New Mexico USA 88301
Email: cindy@cynthiajohnsonart.com

Memberships and Organizations:
Limina Arts Foundation, Founding Board Member
International Association of Art USA, Southwest Regional Director
International Association of Art USA, Professional Artist Member
Carrizozo Music, Inc., Board Member
New Mexico State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Member
New Mexico Art League, Member
American Craft Council, Member

Selected Exhibitions and Showings:
2023 “Visual Delight” World Art Day, Limina Arts Foundation, Carrizozo, NM

2022 “Art in Multiform” World Art Day, Limina Gallery, Carrizozo, NM

2021 “Portals” World Art Day, Malkerson Gallery, Carrizozo, NM

2020 “New Horizons” Limina Gallery, Carrizozo, NM

2020 “Expressions of Beauty” World Art Day, Limina Gallery, Carrizozo, NM

2019 “Selected Works” World Art Day, Limina Gallery, Carrizozo, NM

2019 “Entrainment Series” Limina Gallery, Carrizozo, NM

2018 “REINCARNATUNITY” Art in Public Places at Eastern New Mexico University, Ruidoso, NM

2018 “A Rose is a Rose is a Rose” Malkerson Gallery, Carrizozo, NM

2017 “Whaaaaat Abstractions?” PopUp, Los Angeles, CA

2016 “Selected Works” World Art Day, LosJoCos Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2016 “The Art of Mischief” LosJoCos Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2016 “Cracking Wise” LosJoCos Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Exhibitions Produced, Hosted or Curated:

Peter Greco’s Divine Write, Los Angeles
https://vimeo.com/188103364 https://artandcakela.com/2016/10/14/peter-grecos-divine-write/

The Art of Mischief, Los Angeles

Education:

Bachelor of Arts, Community Services, Siena Heights University
Mediator Training Certificate, Community Dispute Resolution Program, Michigan Supreme Court

Cracking/Wise opened in Los Angeles at LosJoCos Studio Gallery in July 2016. The show exhibited the art works of Matthew Carey and Cynthia Johnson.

FROM THE SHOW OPENING PRESS RELEASE: Cracking/Wise takes close examination at the beauty and wisdom collected from life's damaging moments through five series of work. EXORCISE, GRIND, KINTSUGI, IGNEOUS and TIME are a collected narrative told through abstract and contemporary paintings rooted in the metamorphosis of the human psyche from ruination to repair. Harmonizing eastern and western philosophies thematically, Cracking/Wise is an exhibition of enormous emotional and physical healing. Together, Matthew Carey and Cynthia Johnson produce a multi-faceted exploration of symbolism, religious iconography and nature vs. man within the context of choice and consequence.
Cracking/Wise: THE WALL. Kintsugi celebrates the cracks in an object by highlighting them in gold. Igneous symbolizes the temperature of the human heart. Time is the essential variable in which humans heal and learn. The wall spotlights ancient proverbially wisdom encouraging guests to throw ceramic tiles shattering them into tiny pieces as a reminder that beautiful things can be made from broken parts.

Video shot and edited by Prismatik Films.