About the Artist, Cynthia Coffield

Cynthia Coffield is an artist living in Houston, TX. She explores contemporary motifs in painting as meditative process through a daily studio practice working in acrylic, watercolor, mixed media and gouache. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking/Drawing and Art History from Washington University in St Louis, with additional education at Glassell School of Art, Art League Houston and independent study with artists. Media includes acrylic & oil painting, watercolor, dry media & pastel drawing, ceramics, installation art, papermaking, lithography, etching, monoprint, collagraphy, photography (darkroom & digital), film, and others. Time in the ocean surfing and trainings in yoga, meditation and aerial arts influence her painting process. Experience working in the non-profit contemporary arts sector in Houston includes positions at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Art Lies Contemporary Art Quarterly, and private mentorship to artists at Winter Street Artist Studios.