Cynthia Ona Innis
Biography

Born
1969 San Diego, CA

Education
1994 MFA, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
1991 BA, University of California at Berkeley, CA

Braunstein/Quay Exhibitions online
Cynthia Ona Innis | New Work | August 30th-October 1, 2005
Cynthia Ona Innis | New Work | March 11 - April 5, 2003

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007    Installation at PS122 Classroom Project Space, PS122 Gallery, New York, NY
              Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
2006     "New Paintings," Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
              "Conversation 3: Amy Globus and Cynthia Ona Innis," SF Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005    “Cynthia Ona Innis,” Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003, '01, '99    “New Work,” Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003    PS122 Gallery, New York, NY
2002    “Cage & Nest,” Marshall Arts Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2000    “Cynthia Ona Innis,” Celery Design Collaborative, Berkeley, CA
1999    “Night Light,” The Make-Out Room, San Francisco, CA
1997    “Introductions,” Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994    “Cataracts-Sunrise,” Gallery One, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
1993    “Disclosure(s),” Gallery Two, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007    "Cultivating Creativity," Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2006    "Close Calls: 2006," Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
              "Summer Show," Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ
              "As Good As Your Next Gig," Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005    “Mayhem,” Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
              "James D. Phelan Awards Exhibition," Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
              “Monotype Marathon XI Exhibition,” San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
              “J. Higgins, C. Innis and J. Brunson,” SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2004    "Time & Place, Part 1, Fellowship Show," Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
              “Wish You Were Here,” AIR Gallery, New York, NY
              “Hidden Treasures,” Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA
2003    "Intersection: Faculty Exhibition," Boise State University Art Gallery, Boise, ID
              “Fresh,” Kala Art Institute Gallery, Berkeley, CA
              “Group Exhibition,” LACMA Art Rental & Sales Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
              “San Francisco in Napa? Yes!” Off the Preserve Gallery, Napa, CA
              “Branching Out,” Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
               “Big Tree Project,” Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA.
2002    “Pacific Coast Artists,” OSP Gallery, Boston, MA
              “Across the Generations,” Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Sonoma, CA
              “Monoprint 2002,” James Snidle Fine Arts, Chico, CA
              “Visual Sound of Birds,” Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
              “Alumni Art Exhibition,” Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
              "Works on Paper," Marshall Arts Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2001    “4th Biennial Exhibition,” A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
              Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000    “Lucky 13,” Nika Gallery, San Francisco, CA
              Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999    "New Space, New Work," Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
              “Fragments of the World,” UC Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
1998    "Sweet Sublime," Chocolate Factory Gallery, London, UK
              “Link,” 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
1996    Capp Street Project Auction, San Francisco, CA
1995    “RE: Drawing,” Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994    “New Jersey Arts Annual,” Trenton State Museum, Trenton, NJ
              “New York Area Exhibition,” Hunter College, New York, NY
              “Philadelphia Inernational Emerging Artists,” 479 Gallery and Rodger La Pelle Gallery
              “MFA ‘94,” Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ
              “Heaven and Hell,” Beamesderfer Gallery, Highland Park, NJ
1993    “States of the Arts, First Biennial,” National Show of Women Artists, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
              "12th Annual Metro Show,” City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ

Grants and Awards

2006    SF Arts Commission Honorarium, San Francisco, CA
2005    James D. Phelan Award in Printmaking, the San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco, CA
              MacDowell Colony Fellowship and Residency, Peterborough, NH
2003    Kala Fellowship Residency, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
2002    Residency at Chico State University, Chico, CA
1994    Graduate Scholarly Fellowship, MGSA, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
              Teaching Fellowship in Printmaking, MGSA, Rutgers University, New Jersey
1993    Graduate Scholarly Fellowship, MGSA, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
1991    James D. Phelan Award in Painting, the San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco, CA
              Studio Award, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
              Bank of America Arts Competition, Award in Painting

Selected Public and Private Collections

Imagery Estate Winery Artists Collection, Glen Ellen, CA
Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA
Microsoft Art Collection, Redmond, WA
Capital Group Collection, Los Angeles, CA
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Volcanic Productions, Hollywood, CA
Newark Public Library, Special Collections, Newark, NJ
Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking, New Brunswick, NJ

Selected Bibliography

Berry, Colin. "San Francisco in Napa? Yes!" ArtWeek, Vol. 34, Issue 6, July/August 2003.
Kavass, Veronica. "Conversations 3, Amy Globus and Cynthia Ona Innis," Stretcher.org, May 2006.
Myers, Holly. "They're Subtle Yet Absorbing: Cynthia Ona Innis at Walter Maciel Gallery," Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2006.
New American Paintings, Number 37, Open Studios Press.
New Jersey Arts Annual: Fine Arts 1994, Exhibition Catalog, New Jersey State Museum.
Rodriguez, Juan, “Cynthia Innis at the Braunstein/Quay Gallery,” Artweek, Vol. 33, Issue 1, February 2002.
Rubin, Sylvia.“Big Easy,” San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Magazine, Cover and pages 1, 14-18, February 27, 2005.
San Francisco Bay Guardian, January 24-30, 2007, Vol. 41, No 17, Pg 26. "Local Artist Pick: Cynthia Ona Innis."
Shnoor, Chris, “Satin Underground: Boise Exposed in Pink,” Boise Weekly, Vol. 11, June 2003.
Taft, Catherine. "Cynthia Ona Innis at the Walter Maciel Gallery." ArtReview, August 2006.
Tapley, Brendan. "Open Studio-Painter Cynthia Ona Innis," Artweek, Vol. 34, No. 1, Summer 2005.
Van Proyen, Mark. "'Close Calls: 2006' at Headlands Center for the Arts," Artweek, Vol. 37, Issue 3, April 2006.

Cynthia Ona Innis Biography

Born 1969 San Diego, CA