about cynthia
Cynthia Wagner, a multidisciplinary artist, delves into the intricate internal landscapes and stories of the collective human experience. Her artistic repertoire spans painting, collage, sculpture, and photography, creating a rich tapestry of creativity.
Wagner holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University Indianapolis. Her art has been showcased at prestigious venues such as the A.I.R Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, the Montgomery Museum of Art, the Huntsville Museum of Art, the Wiregrass Museum of Art, and the LaGrange Museum of Art. Originally from Colorado, Wagner now calls Huntsville, Alabama, home.
CONDENSED CV
CYNTHIA WAGNER CONDENSED CV - September 2024
EDUCATION
2006 BFA, Indiana University Indianapolis, With Distinction
2005 Summer Abroad, Paros, Greece, Indiana University Indianapolis
2001 AAS Ivy Tech Community College, Columbus, IN
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Finding A Way Home, Johnson Center for the Arts, Troy, AL
2022 Finding A Way Home, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL
2021 Gallery 1:11, Huntsville, AL
2020 Feminist Goddesses and Rebel Saints, Lowe Mill, Huntsville, AL
2019 On the Edge of Magic, Young Harris College, Young Harris, GA
(Two-Person Exhibition, with sculptor Darcy Jones)2017 Guest Room in The Unconscious Mind, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL
2016 Shades: Vestiges of An Ephemeral Existence, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL
2015 Shades: Vestiges of An Ephemeral Existence, Lowe Mill, Huntsville, AL
2015 High Point International Home Furnishing Center, High Point, NC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Embodied: Contemporary Takes on the Dress, EBSCO Fine Art Gallery, Shelby County Arts Council,
Columbia, AL2024 CALM, Huntsville Hospital Gallery, Huntsville, AL
2023 Myth in Form, Carnegie Visual Arts Center, Decatur, AL
2023 ArtFields 2023, Lake City, South Carolina
2023 Embodied: Contemporary Takes on the Dress, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL
2023 INSIGHT HSV: Local Artists in Public View, Von Braun Center Gallery, Huntsville, AL
2022 Embodied: Contemporary Takes on the Dress, University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
2022 Labor of Love, University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
2022 Fourth LaGrange Southeast Regional, LaGrange Museum of Art, LaGrange, GA
2022 Embracing Art 2022, Carnegie Visual Art Center, Decatur, AL
2022 SHELTER, Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art, Lowe Mill, Huntsville, AL
2022 LABOR OF LOVE, Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art, Traveling Exhibition
2020 80/20, Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art, Lowe Mill, Huntsville, AL
2020 Red Clay Survey 2020, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
2020 Third LaGrange Southeast Regional, LaGrange Museum of Art, LaGrange, GA
2020 POP-UP, Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art, University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
2019 UNBOUND, Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art, Lowe Mill Arts, Huntsville, AL
2019 Bridging the Gap: Postcards of The All Nation of Art, Women’s Caucus for Art, A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 ECHOS: Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art Response to Works from the Permanent Collection, Wiregrass
Museum of Art, Dothan, AL2018 Second LaGrange Southeast Regional, LaGrange Museum of Art, LaGrange, GA
2017 Uncommon Territory: Contemporary Art in Alabama, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL
2017 Bearing(s), University of Northern Alabama, Athens, AL
2016 ALWCA - REPRESENT!, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Georgine Clarke Alabama Artist Gallery,
Montgomery, AL2016 B16: Wiregrass Biennial Exhibition, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL
2016 Across the Bridge, Carnegie Visual Arts Center, Decatur, AL
2016 Melting Wax Contemporary Alabama Encaustic Art, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Georgine Clarke
Alabama Artist Gallery, Montgomery, AL2016 Intimate Spaces, University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL Alabama
2016 Swarm, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Dowell, MD
2016 Encaustic Showcase, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA
HONORS AND AWARDS
2025 Visual Arts Fellowship Grant, Alabama Council on the Arts
2023 Vermont Studio Center Residency
2022 Embracing Art 2022, Juried Group Exhibition, 2nd Place Overall Award Winner, Carnegie Visual Art
Center, Decatur, AL2020 Red Clay Survey 2020, Huntsville Museum of Art Purchase Award, Huntsville Museum of Art,
Huntsville, AL2005 UROP Grant Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Indiana University Purdue University
Indianapolis, IN
PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
2023 SHELTER Exhibition Catalog
2020 Red Clay Survey Exhibition Catalog, Huntsville Museum of Art
2020 80/20 ALWCA Exhibition Catalog
2020 Third LaGrange Southeast Regional Exhibition Catalog, LaGrange Museum of Art
2019 UNBOUND Exhibition Catalog
2018 ECHOS Exhibition Catalog, Wiregrass Museum of Art
2018 Second LaGrange Southeast Regional Exhibition Catalog, LaGrange Museum of Art
2017 Uncommon Territory: Contemporary Art in Alabama, Exhibition Catalog, Montgomery Museum of Fine
Arts2017 Bearing(s) Exhibition Catalog, University of Northern Alabama
2017 Exponent ll Magazine, Vol.36 No. 4 pg. 17, 30, Spring
2017 Exponent ll Magazine, Vol. 36 No. 3 pg. 33, Winter
2017 Guestroom in the Unconscious Mind Exhibition Catalog
2017 Exponent ll Magazine, Spring
2016 Melted Wax Exhibition Catalog, Alabama State Council on the Arts
2016 Intimate Spaces Exhibition Catalog, University of Alabama Huntsville
2016 Exponent ll Magazine, Spring 2016
2016 Intimate Spaces Exhibition Catalog
2016 Studio Visit Magazine, Summer 2016 Edition 33
2016 NO’ALA Huntsville Magazine, Feature Article, Jan/Feb
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
Wiregrass Museum of Art
Huntsville Museum of Art
Hillenbrand Industries
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2021 Juror, Annual Student Art Exhibition and Awards, University of Alabama Huntsville
2020 Jury, Site Specific Mural 100th Anniversary Alabama 19th Amendment, Public Arts Project, Arts
Huntsville, Huntsville, AL2019 NEA Grant committee, University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
2016 Embracing Art: A Coming Together of Area Amateur & Professional Artists, Carnegie Center for the Visual Arts, Decatur, AL
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2024/25 Athens Sculpture Atelier, intensive 2-semester immersion course - Athens, Greece
2024 Florence Academy of Art Workshop - Sculpting the Portrait from Life, Florence, Italy
2015-24 Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art, Treasurer, Exhibitions Chair, Webmaster
2016-23 10th, 11th and 16th Annual International Encaustic Conferences, Provincetown, MA
Lives and works in Huntsville, AL
Born 1960 Denver, Colorado
WEBSITE cynthiawagner.com
EMAIL c@cynthiawagner.com
PHONE 812.569.6016