Cynthia Giron
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Cynthia Giron, born in Houston, TX, is a Drawing/Painting MFA candidate at the University of North Texas, she plans to graduate Dec. 2019. She is an artist exploring the concept of the duality of growing up with two cultures and identity as a first generation American. Being brought up with two cultures creates a feeling of isolation and displacement. As a child of immigrants from El Salvador, she explores the 'place in between' these two different cultures and brings a personal perspective into the struggles of merging two cultures together.
In her work, she creates 'things' or 'creatures' that are like her, are in a in between place, they combine recognizable shapes with colorful abstract elements. Play and fun are strong influencers in her work, they recall a childhood nostalgia, of finding her identity through creating art. She creates games, that she plays while working, this keeps the work, fresh and unknown, making her make choices she normally wouldn’t. Fun and play are strong influencers in her work, they recall a childhood nostalgia, of finding her identity through creating art. Her work is comprised of paintings on canvas and paper, drawings, books and zines, working with an assorted of media such as acrylic, airbrush, markers, collage and vinyl paper to create her 2D work. She has held residency at SCRAP Denton and participated in classes at the Glassell School of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Arts League in Houston, Texas. She has received awards for her artwork including: Second Place by the Grapevine Art Dealers Association (GADA) for the Emerging Excellence Show at The Grapevine Tower Gallery and First Place for Overall Body of Work at Houston Bay Area Juried Exhibition, University of Houston Clear Lake Art Gallery. She recently had a solo exhibition as part of MPAC x GDAC (Murchison Performing Arts Center at UNT & Greater Denton Arts Council) collaboration. Her artwork has been included in several juried and non-juried exhibitions including: Art in the Atrium 15 (Frisco), Artspace111 4th Annual regional exhibition (Fort Worth), Annual Graduate Painting & Drawing Exhibition, Lightwell Gallery (Denton), 29th Annual Dia de Los Muertos Retablo Exhibition and Silent Auction at Lawndale Art Center (Houston), Perimeter Gallery at Glassell School of Art (Houston), Rising Eyes of Texas (Rockport, Texas) and the TRAHCs 28th Annual Juried Exhibition at Cabe Hall Regional Arts Center (Texarkana, Texas). Her work has appeared in print and online publications, Voyage Dallas Magazine, Studio Visit Magazine, and TULIPS Zine, Vol. 1.2. CV Education 2017- Master of Fine Arts candidate, expected graduation, Fall 2019, University of North Texas 2016- Art League Houston, continuing education 2015-16 MFAH Glassell School of Art, continuing education 2015- Bachelors of Art, Studio Art, University of Saint Thomas 2010-12 Houston Community College System Exhibitions Solo 2018- MPAC x GDAC at Murchison Performing Arts Center, Feb-May. Denton, TX Selected Group/Juried 2018
Media & press 2017- Studio Visit Magazine, Winter Edition 2017- Featured Artist, Draft Collection Online publication, Aug. 22 2017- Featured Artist, Fresh Contemporary Online Magazine, May 5 2017- The Dentonite, Tuesday Art List, featured artist. January 31 2016- Art work appearance in TULIPS Zine, Vol 1. Issue 2, Fall Edition, Nov. 12 Professional Development 2018 Post-Digital Printmaking Workshop, TWU, May 15-18 2017- SCRAP Denton, Artist in Residency, Oct-Dec 2016- Aurora Studios, Open Studios, March-July 2012- Volunteer for Bayou City Arts Festival 2012- Volunteer for Lawndale, The Big Show Awards and Honors 2018 Joan Elliott Bond Memorial Scholarship Recipient, UNT 2017 DAM Awards nominee, for Mixed Media Artist 2017-18 Academic Achievement Scholarship, UNT 2015 Graduated with Magma Cum Laude Honors 2013-15 Deans List, UST 2012-15 Monaghan Achievement Scholarship Recipient, UST Works in private collections: Houston, TX Denton, TX Raleigh, NC |
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