Cindy is a visual artist who works primarily in sculpture, utilizing fibre alongside mixed media. She uses traditional felting and Japanese shibori techniques to create three dimensional structures. Drawing on her experience working in geology and geophysics, her design aesthetics gravitate to naturally occurring, repetitive patterns found in structural geology and seismology. More recently, her work is also informed by cellular forms found in plants and fungi. Through her artwork and processes she uses to create it, Cindy aims to inspire curiosity about the earths geological history and diverse plant life.
Fibre and art intersected for Cindy while attending Alberta University of Arts (formerly ACAD) in 1997. She fell in love with the unpredictable and natural beauty of felt making, sparking the beginning of her creative journey. Throughout her 38 year career in the oil and gas industry, she maintained an active studio practice. She retired in 2017 and moved to Montreal to complete her BFA in Fibre and Material Practices at Concordia University. She currently splits her studio practice between her home and cSPACE studio in Calgary. She has studied with internationally recognized artists in metal and fibre at the Penland School of Craft in North Carolina and in various workshops.
Cindy’s creative vision embraces community involvement, collaboration, and entrepreneurship. Inspiring appreciation in the possibilities of using fibre to create art is her passion.
Selected Group and Juried Exhibitions
2021 “The Art Freedom”, Alberta Society of Artists, Calgary AB
2020 “The Art Freedom”, Calgary Central Public Library, Calgary AB
2020. “Vrijheid”, PEK exhibit at the Stingerbol, Ede Netherlands
2019 State of Art Society, Christmas Group Show and Sale, Calgary AB
2019 Christmas Art Show and Sale, Framed on Fifth, Calgary AB
2019 Fashion Revolution YYC, Holiday Market, Calgary AB
2019 Group Exhibition, Burns Visual Art Society, Roberto Ostberg Gallery, Calgary AB
2018 Solo Exhibition, Framed on Fifth, Calgary AB
2017 Solo Exhibition, Framed on Fifth, Calgary AB
2017 Group Exhibition, Leighton Center, AB
2017 Connections, Group Show and Sale, Calgary AB
2016 Group Exhibition, Framed on Fifth, Calgary AB
2013 “Design a Metiers”, National Juried Exhibition, Design Exchange, Toronto, ON
Workshops, Demonstrations and Community Involvement
2019 Needle Felting Workshop, Concordia University, Montreal, QUE
2018 Nuno Felting Workshop, Kensington Art Supply, Calgary AB
2017 Needle Felting Workshop, Kensington Art Supply, Calgary AB
Education
2018-present Concordia University, Montreal QC
2017-2018 Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB
Memberships
2014-Present Burns Visual Art Society, Calgary AB
2018-Present Professional Member, Alberta Craft Council