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Classes Taught:

• Introduction to Drawing Sequence ( ART131, 132, and 133 )
• Basic Design Sequence
  ( ART115, 116, and 117 )
• Understanding Art
  ( ART101 )

Cynthia Herron

Instructor in Drawing, Understanding Art and Design

“In both my collages and my poetry, I seek to elucidate the sublime in landscape and in ourselves, ultimately helping to preserve and elevate both. I aim for accessibility in my work, walking a fine line between representation and complete abstraction. “

Cynthia was born in Ohio and lived in the southwest for twenty-five years before moving to the Pacific Northwest in 2004. She received her BFA in painting from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, and her MFA in painting from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. In December of 2003, she presented a series of oil and wax paintings for her MFA thesis show at the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery in Philadelphia. For thirteen years, she has taught painting and drawing at the university level and privately. Cynthia lives in Salem and her paintings and collages can be seen at Freed Gallery in Lincoln City, River Gallery in Independence and Bush Barn Art Center in Salem.

Her paintings reflect an early interest in nature and atmospheric conditions since at the age of six she would watch thunderstorms from her backyard. She has painted landscapes in Alaska, New Mexico, Arizona, Eastern Canada and Oregon, often hiking for long stretches to take in nature's wild places. She wanders forest, field and coast, sketching land formations and recording colors and textures. Her mixed-media collages and encaustic paintings are then completed in the studio. These poetic and abstract landscapes convey a sense of atmosphere, color and light.