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NEW EXHIBITS
 
Who's Afraid of Red, Gallery Studio Oh, Chicago, IL (November 14-December 27, 2019) Opening Reception: Friday, December 6th, 6-10 PM (4838 N. Damen, Chicago 60625) 

BLUE
, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL (September 20-October 20, 2019) Opening Reception:  Friday, September 20th, 6-10 PM (1389 N. Milwaukee, Chicago 60622)
 
Fall Show, EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (September 7- October 11, 2019) Artists' Reception:  Friday, September 13th, 7-9 PM
 
22nd International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (Dolores Mercado, Associate Curator at National Museum of Mexican Art, juror; August 9-August 31, 2019)  Opening Reception:  Friday, August 9, 2019, 6-8 PM.
 

Contributing Artist in New Publication:  Cold Wax Medium:  Techniques, Concepts & Conversations
by Rebecca Crowell & Jerry McLaughlin
 

PAST EXHIBITS:
 
Juried/Invitational (recent):
 
enLIGHTen, TAC Gallery, HIghland Park, IL (Bert Leveille, Juror; April-June, 2019)
Best of the Best Exhibit, Alliance of Fine Art, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL (March-April, 2019)
Architectural Elements, CAVA at Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago,IL (April, 2019)
Winter Show, EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (December, 2018-January, 2019)
Degrees of Abstraction, Argonne Gallery 201, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL (June-September, 2018
Wordplay, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (July, 2018)
6th Annual Art Competition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL (March-May, 2018)
Midwest Open Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (March, 2018)
14th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL ( Dan Addington, Addington Gallery, Juror: November, 2017-February, 2018)
Mix and Match, Studio Oh! Gallery, Chicago, IL (January-February, 2018)
Architectural Elements, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL (January, 2018)
Later Impressions, Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists at Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL (September-November, 2017)
Remnants and Remembrances, Renaissance Court Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL (August-October, 2017)
Water, North Shore Art League Gallery, Winnetka, IL (July-August, 2017)
6th Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Creek Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL (July, 2017)
Leslie Wolfe Gallery, Chicago, IL (April-May, 2017)
40th Annual Beverly Arts Center Competition & Exhibition, Chicago, IL (November, 2016-January, 2017)
Later Impressions 2016, 
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL (Ocotober-November, 2016)
Curious Distortions: An Exercise in Abstraction, OPAL Gallery, Oak Park, IL (June-July, 2016) 
EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (April-June, 2016)
39th Annual Beverly Art Competition and Exhibit, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL (November, 2015-January, 2016)
Studio b. Gallery, Three Oaks, MI (April-November, 2015)
Gallery 201, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL (July-October, 2015)
Reflections Within & Beyond, Fine Line Kavanaugh Gallery, St. Charles, IL (August-October, 2015)
If These Walls Could Talk Gallery, Aurora, IL (August, 2015)
UnchARTed, Motor Row Gallery, Chicago, IL (June, 2015)
Salon de Paris Exhibition, 4ART Inc Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL (September-November, 2014)
BAC Annual Art Competition Exhibit, Bridgeport Art Gallery, Chicago, IL (March-April, 2014)
AFA Best of the Best 2014 Exhibit, Burning Tree Gallery, Wheaton, IL (May-June, 2014)
Encaustic Nature in Art, The Art Center, Highland Park, IL (March-April, 2014; Juror: Jenny Learner)
Vicinity, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL (September-November, 2013) 
Art in Motion, ArtFutura 2013, Chicago, IL (May 30-June 6, 2013; Juror: James Rondeau, Art Institute of Chicago)
Carriage House Gallery National Juried Exhibition, Oak Park, IL (October-November, 2012)
AFA Best of the Best Exhibit, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL (April-May, 2012) 
Online Exhibit, Hughdal Fine Arts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (December, 2011) 
Black Walnut /Robert Wayner Gallery, Chicago, IL (May, 2010)
Abstraction of Spirit, Black Walnut/Robert Gayner Gallery, Chicago, IL (September, 2009)
4ART Inc Gallery, Chicago, IL (July, 2009)
Streeterville Artistan Show, Northwestern Lurie Research Center, Chicago, IL (November, 2008)
5 Years on the Run, Orleans Street Gallery, Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL (June-September, 2008)
Emerging Artists Show, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL (July, 2008)
Best of the Best Exhibit, Alliance of Fine Art, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL (March - May, 2008)
Layers II, EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (November-December, 2007)
The Mid-Day Club, Chicago, IL (September, 2007)
Around Town, Chicago Artists’ Coalition, Chicago, IL (August, 2006) )
The Fine Art of Collage/Works from the Midwest, Mill Atelier Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (October-November, 2005)

SOLO EXHIBITS:
 
Cynthia J. Lee:  Abstract Expressions,DGL Gallery, Downers Grove, IL (September-October, 2013)
Beneath the Surface, Artful Gatherings Gallery, Lemont, IL (April 2006)


Selected Group Exhibits:
 
Sun, Sand & Turf, LGAL Gallery, La Grange, IL (July, 2016)
Following Hidden Paths, Uncovering Secret Truth, Victorian Gallery, Bourbonnais, IL (February-March, 2016) 
EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (March-May, 2015)
Journeys, Passages, Retreats, Tall Grass Gallery, Park Forest, IL (January-February, 2014)
Body Language, Oak Park Art League Gallery, Oak Park, IL (February-March, 2014)
EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (January-February, 2014)
Off Balance-Balance, Spirit Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL (May-June, 2013)
Book/Art, Midwest Collage Society at DGL Gallery, Downers Grove, IL (March-May, 2013)
Winter Show, Elmhurst Artists' Guild, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (January, 2013)
Midwest Collage Society at Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL (August-November, 2012)
100 Years: The Fine Art of Collage, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL (June-July, 2012)
The Art of Collage: Celebrating the Masters, Addison Center for the Arts, Addison, IL (March-April, 2012)
Peace Works, Bloomingdale Park Museum, Bloomingdale, IL (November-December, 2011)
Elements, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL (May-July, 2011-juried)
Memory, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL (January-February, 2010)
Chicago Art Open, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL (October, 2008)
Chicago Art Open, Iron Studios, Chicago, IL (October, 2007)
Tall Grass Gallery, Park Forest, IL (May - June, 2007)
Chicago Art Open, Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, IL (October, 2006)
Cool Blues, Bloomingdale Park Museum, Bloomingdale, IL (November-December, 2006—juried)
ICE 8, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX (May, 2006)
Strings ‘n Things, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL (January-February, 2006—juried)  
Red, Orleans Street Gallery, Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL (January-February, 2006)
International Collage Exhibition, Egmont Street Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand (2006, 2005)
Midwest Collage Society at Artful Gatherings Gallery, Lemont, IL (2006—juried)
Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO (June, 2006)
 
Gallery Representation:
 
Studio b Gallery, Three Oaks, Michigan (April-November, 2015 and 2016)

Awards:

Best Non-Representational Award, "Memento Mori," Beverly Arts Center 40th Annual Contest & Exhibition, Chicago, IL (November, 2016-January, 2017)
First Place, "Still So Tribal," EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (January, 2019)
Second Place, "Nonlinear Time," EAG Winter Show, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (January, 2018)
Second Place, "Jumping In," LGAL Gallery, La Grange IL (January, 2017)
Second Place,"She Left Her Footprints," LGAL Gallery, La Grange, IL (July, 2016)
Finalist, "In Transition,"  Art In Motion, ArtFutura 2013, Chicago, IL (June, 2013) 
 
Best of Show, "Sunset on the Lake," La Grange Art League, La Grange, IL (December, 2011)
Best of Show, "City's Edge," La Grange Art League (November, 2007)
Second Place, “Pretty Please,” Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (November, 2007)
Third Place, "Music Opens Her," EAG Summer Show, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (August, 2012)
Juror's Award, "Jumping In," Water, North Shore Art League, Winnetka, IL (July-August, 2017)
Juror’s Award, “Elements in Transition,” Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL (July, 2011)
Juror’s Award, “City Through A Kaleidoscope,” Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL (July, 2009)
Juror’s Award, “Archeology,” Artful Gatherings Gallery, Lemont, IL (February, 2006)


Publications:
 
Online Interview:  https://readtoempower.com/2018/02/01/stargaze-ft-artist-cynthia-lee/
 
Online Interview with Voyage Chicago:   http://voyagechicago.com/interview/art-life-cynthia-lee/ 
 
Cold Wax Medium:  Techniques, Concepts & Conversations by Rebecca Crowell & Jerry McLaughlin. Published by Squeegee Press, Oakland, CA, 2016.  [Contributing Artist:  Includes process descriptions and images for two paintings, "Working the Margins" (page 233) and "Immersion" (page 270) plus artist list with website.]
 
Journey of Dreams:  10 Years of Art Innovation, 4ART Inc Gallery Artists.  Published by the Zhou B Art Center, Palmer Publishing, Chicago, IL, 2014 (detail of "Momento Mori," page 120)
 
Incite 2:  Color Passions, Northlight Books, September, 2014 (image of "Immersion" and statement)
 
Art and Poetry, www.coldwaxpainting.com  (article, poem and image), January, 2014-present
 
Off Balance-Balance, Exhibit Publication, Robin Monique Rios (curator and author), Spirit Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2013 (three images and statement)

Visual Language:  Contemporary Fine Art
, February, 2013, Volume 2, No.2 (four images, pages 64-65)
http://visuallanguagemagazine.com
 
 "Molecular Weight," poem included in Artists' Registry, 911 Memorial Museum (www.911memorial.org)
 
"Molecular Weight, " poem mounted with art in "War Forum:  Images & Words,"  Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (2004)
 
"The Avon Lady is In the Living Room," in Her Mark 2000, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (2000)
 
"spring days sing with delicious light," in The Magnetic Poetry Book of Poetry, Kapell & Steenland (eds.), New York: Workman Publishing, 1997; introduction by Robert Pinsky, U.S. Poet Laureate 

 

 

 

 

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