Artist Statement

Cynthia Holmes

Cynthia Holmes

My paintings reflect my interest in nature and stories by connecting reality with the imagination. The natural world of plants, landscape, animals, weather, people, mountains, and rivers is intertwined with the stories of the everyday to form a fanciful, colorful painting that celebrates the journey of life. 

Cynthia Holmes

Cynthia Holmes Artist’s Resume

Solo Exhibitions
2021 Cynthia Holmes: Sweet Surrealism, Albin Polasek Museum, Orlando, FL
2016 Avant Garden, Corpus Christi Art Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
2010 Journey's, Anarte Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
2005 Two To Too, Buchanan Gallery, Galveston, TX
1999 Voyages, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX, Catalogue
1997 Mythical Place, Wilhelmi Holland Gallery at The Small Planet, Corpus Christi, TX

Cynthia Holmes

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2018 An Evening of the Arts, Ice House, Clearwater, FL
  • 2014 Gifted, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
  • 2013 Summa + Magna: DFAC Faculty Exhibitions, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
  • 2012 La Mancha Glass Gardens Art Show & Open Studio, Tarpon Springs, FL Summa + Magna: DFAC Faculty Exhibitions, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL Paintings from the Permanent Collection, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2011 Believe It or Not? Entel Family Gallery at the Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL Revelations: Women's Art from the Permanent Collection, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Bright House Networks, St. Petersburg, FL
  • 2009 Escape into Landscape Selections from the Permanent Collection, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Merry & Bright, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2008 Art Center Invitational, Corpus Christi, TX For Thine Eyes Only, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2006 Tickle My Fancy, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Go Red for Women Photography Exhibit, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2005 Xmas Xhibit 05 Our Twentieth Season, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2004 Christmas Show, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Sixth National Juried Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2003 Small Wonders, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Christmas Show Gallery Artist, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2002 9 Points of View, Del Rio Council for the Arts at the Firehouse, Del Rio, TX
  • 2001 Kitch-N-Art, Texarkana Regional Art Center, Texarkana, TX
  • 2000 Las Comadres: Boundaries, Texas A&M University Kingsville, Kingsville, TX
  • 1999 Beginnings: Preview the New, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Juror's Choice, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX Nine Points of View, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX, Catalogue
  • 1998 Juror’s Choice, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX Kitch-N-Art, Galvan House, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1997 Corpus Christi Foundation Competition and Exhibition, South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, TX Great Expectations, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Navarro Council of the Arts 14th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Warehouse Living Arts Center, Corsicana, TX Molcajete: A Blending of Cultures and Friendships, Galvan House, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1996 Present Perfect A Show for the Season, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX National Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY Pictures at an Exhibition, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1995 Christmas Show, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1994 Compelling Spaces, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX, Catalogue Room With A Few: (Artist), Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Memory & Desire: The Window, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX Ruby & Fritz, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1993 Christmas Show, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • BFA Exhibition, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX Scene, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Interior Landscapes-Three Viewpoints, Bright Shawl, San Antonio, TX
  • 1992 Christmas Show, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Wet Paint, Florals and Foliage, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX 18th Annual Student Art Show, Weil Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1991 Honorary Show, Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX Independent Show, Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2018 An Evening of the Arts, Ice House, Clearwater, FL
  • 2014 Gifted, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
  • 2013 Summa + Magna: DFAC Faculty Exhibitions, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
  • 2012 La Mancha Glass Gardens Art Show & Open Studio, Tarpon Springs, FL Summa + Magna: DFAC Faculty Exhibitions, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL Paintings from the Permanent Collection, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2011 Believe It or Not? Entel Family Gallery at the Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL Revelations: Women's Art from the Permanent Collection, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Bright House Networks, St. Petersburg, FL
  • 2009 Escape into Landscape Selections from the Permanent Collection, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Merry & Bright, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2008 Art Center Invitational, Corpus Christi, TX For Thine Eyes Only, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2006 Tickle My Fancy, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Go Red for Women Photography Exhibit, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2005 Xmas Xhibit 05 Our Twentieth Season, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2004 Christmas Show, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Sixth National Juried Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2003 Small Wonders, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Christmas Show Gallery Artist, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 2002 9 Points of View, Del Rio Council for the Arts at the Firehouse, Del Rio, TX
  • 2001 Kitch-N-Art, Texarkana Regional Art Center, Texarkana, TX
  • 2000 Las Comadres: Boundaries, Texas A&M University Kingsville, Kingsville, TX
  • 1999 Beginnings: Preview the New, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Juror's Choice, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX Nine Points of View, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX, Catalogue
  • 1998 Juror’s Choice, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX Kitch-N-Art, Galvan House, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1997 Corpus Christi Foundation Competition and Exhibition, South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, TX Great Expectations, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Navarro Council of the Arts 14th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Warehouse Living Arts Center, Corsicana, TX Molcajete: A Blending of Cultures and Friendships, Galvan House, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1996 Present Perfect A Show for the Season, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX National Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY Pictures at an Exhibition, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1995 Christmas Show, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1994 Compelling Spaces, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX, Catalogue Room With A Few: (Artist), Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Memory & Desire: The Window, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX Ruby & Fritz, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1993 Christmas Show, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • BFA Exhibition, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX Scene, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Interior Landscapes-Three Viewpoints, Bright Shawl, San Antonio, TX
  • 1992 Christmas Show, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Wet Paint, Florals and Foliage, Wilhelmi-Holland Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX 18th Annual Student Art Show, Weil Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
  • 1991 Honorary Show, Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX Independent Show, Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX

Selected Invitational Benefit Exhibitions

Cynthia Holmes
  • 2006 -2012 five X seven, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin,  TX
  • 2005 Red Hot Red Dot Sale, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX
  • 2003 Red Hot Red Dot Sale, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX
  • 2002 Red Hot Red Dot Sale, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX
  • 1999 Red Hot Red Dot Sale, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX
  • 1997 Healing Wings Benefit Show, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Ft. Worth, TX
  • 1992 Second Nature, Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, TX

Education

Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, Bachelor of Fine Arts, With Honors, 1993
Mission: Renaissance School, Art Drawing and Form, Los Angeles, CA 1980
Frank Covino Workshop, Austin, TX, Color and Academic Painting, 1995, 1996
Texas Tech University, Year 1 and 2 in Advertising Art Program--Lubbock, TX, 1970-1971

Awards

Award Winner, Schoharie County National Small Works Exhibition, Cobleskill, New York, 1996
First Place, Oil Painting, Cash Award, Independent Show, Art Center of Corpus Christi, TX 1991
Third Place, Works on Canvas, Cash Award, All Member Show, Art Center of Corpus Christi, 1992

Publications

The Legacy Continues 1927-2006 Art Museum of South Texas
American Heart Association Go Red for Women 2006 Calendar
Corpus Christi Caller Times, March 18, 1999, written by Paige Ross, Artist's Fantastic Vision Mixes Realistic Images With the Surreal
Corpus Christi Caller Times', June 17, 1999, written by Paige Ross, The Art of Las Comrades

Collections

Art Museum of South Texas
Ronald McDonald House Austin
Numerous Private Collections

Public Art

1996 Art Museum of South Texas, a painting of clouds on a 32-foot wall used as a background for the exhibition The Clay’s the Thing
1991 Texas State Aquarium, painting of fish and underwater plants as part of a team for cement columns for a temporary installation in the new aquarium

Teaching

2014–2016 Delphi Academy, Director of Visual Art, Clearwater, FL Private School for Children. Taught age 4–16.
2010–2014 Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL. Taught marketing workshops.

Education

Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, Bachelor of Fine Arts, With Honors, 1993
Mission: Renaissance School, Art Drawing and Form, Los Angeles, CA 1980
Frank Covino Workshop, Austin, TX, Color and Academic Painting, 1995, 1996
Texas Tech University, Year 1 and 2 in Advertising Art Program--Lubbock, TX, 1970-1971

Awards

Award Winner, Schoharie County National Small Works Exhibition, Cobleskill, New York, 1996
First Place, Oil Painting, Cash Award, Independent Show, Art Center of Corpus Christi, TX 1991
Third Place, Works on Canvas, Cash Award, All Member Show, Art Center of Corpus Christi, 1992

Publications

The Legacy Continues 1927-2006 Art Museum of South Texas
American Heart Association Go Red for Women 2006 Calendar
Corpus Christi Caller Times, March 18, 1999, written by Paige Ross, Artist's Fantastic Vision Mixes Realistic Images With the Surreal
Corpus Christi Caller Times', June 17, 1999, written by Paige Ross, The Art of Las Comrades

Collections

Art Museum of South Texas
Ronald McDonald House Austin
Numerous Private Collections

Public Art

1996 Art Museum of South Texas, a painting of clouds on a 32-foot wall used as a background for the exhibition The Clay’s the Thing
1991 Texas State Aquarium, painting of fish and underwater plants as part of a team for cement columns for a temporary installation in the new aquarium

Teaching

2014–2016 Delphi Academy, Director of Visual Art, Clearwater, FL Private School for Children. Taught age 4–16.
2010–2014 Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL. Taught marketing workshops.