NEW EXHIBITS:
"10 x 10" Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago IL. Opening: Friday, November 3, 6-10 PM ( November 3, 2023-January 7, 2024), Invitational
"TIME MEMORY MYTHOS" Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL. Opening: Saturday, October14, 4-7 PM (October 14-November 11, 2023) Juror: Monica J. Brown
"PENTIMENTO" Small Group Exhibit at Johnston Gallery, Mineral Point, Wisconsin (August 5-September 30, 2023)
ILLINOIS ARTISTS' LIST (October, 2021 to present): https://illinoisartistlist.com/listings/cynthia-j-lee/
Administrative Team: Pamela Caughey's Art and Success PRO (international online artists' group)
PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS:
Online Interview with Pamela Caughey, Art and Success PRO (2023): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E3acJN_clncY8KTdIQztFpQPuuE08c2b in/view?usp=sharing
Contributing Artist in Publication: Cold Wax Medium: Techniques, Concepts & Conversations by Rebecca Crowell & Jerry McLaughlin Cold Wax Medium: Techniques, Concepts & Conversations. Published by Squeegee Press, Oakland, CA, 2016. [Includes process descriptions and images for two paintings, "Working the Margins" (page 233) and "Immersion" (page 270) plus artist list with website.]
Contributing Artist in Publication: Cold Wax Medium: Techniques, Concepts & Conversations by Rebecca Crowell & Jerry McLaughlin Cold Wax Medium: Techniques, Concepts & Conversations. Published by Squeegee Press, Oakland, CA, 2016. [Includes process descriptions and images for two paintings, "Working the Margins" (page 233) and "Immersion" (page 270) plus artist list with website.]
Watch-Learn-Grow MASTER CLASS 2020, by Pamela Caughey, book published in 2020 through www.ARTandSUCCESS.com
Visual Language: Contemporary Fine Art, February, 2013, Volume 2, No.2 (four images, pages 64-65)
Online Interview with Voyage Chicago: http://voyagechicago.com/interview/art-life-cynthia-lee/
Journey of Dreams: 10 Years of Art Innovation, 4ART Inc Gallery Artists. Published by the Zhou B Art Center, Palmer Publishing, Chicago, IL, 2014 (detail of "Momento Mori," page 120)
Incite 2: Color Passions, Northlight Books, September, 2014 (image of "Immersion" and statement)
Art and Poetry, www.coldwaxpainting.com (article, poem and image), January, 2014-present
Off Balance-Balance, Exhibit Publication, Robin Monique Rios (curator and author), Spirit Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2013 (three images and statement)
Visual Language: Contemporary Fine Art, February, 2013, Volume 2, No.2 (four images, pages 64-65)
"Molecular Weight," poem included in Artists' Registry, 911 Memorial Museum (www.911memorial.org)
"Molecular Weight, " poem mounted with art in "War Forum: Images & Words," Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (2004)
"The Avon Lady is In the Living Room," in Her Mark 2000, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (2000)
"spring days sing with delicious light," in The Magnetic Poetry Book of Poetry, Kapell & Steenland (eds.), New York: Workman Publishing, 1997; introduction by Robert Pinsky, U.S. Poet Laureate
SOLO EXHIBITS:
"CIRCLING THE SQUARE" at ELMHURST ART MUSEUM, (Guild Gallery) Elmhurst, IL (July 23--August 15, 2022)
Cynthia J. Lee: Abstract Expressions, DGL Gallery, Downers Grove, IL (September-October, 2013)
Beneath the Surface, Artful Gatherings Gallery, Lemont, IL (April 2006)
Awards:
"CIRCLING THE SQUARE" at ELMHURST ART MUSEUM, (Guild Gallery) Elmhurst, IL (July 23--August 15, 2022)
Cynthia J. Lee: Abstract Expressions, DGL Gallery, Downers Grove, IL (September-October, 2013)
Beneath the Surface, Artful Gatherings Gallery, Lemont, IL (April 2006)
Awards:
Jurors' Award, "Waiting For Her Muse" at 44th Annual Art Competition & Exhibition,
Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL (April-May, 2021)
Crystal Award of Merit, "Building Bridges," ABSTRACT online gallery, February 2020 #artgalleryring
Best Non-Representational Award, "Memento Mori," Beverly Arts Center 40th Annual Contest & Exhibition, Chicago, IL (November, 2016-January, 2017)
First Place, "Still So Tribal," EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (January, 2019)
Second Place, "Nonlinear Time," EAG Winter Show, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (January, 2018)
Second Place, "Jumping In," LGAL Gallery, La Grange IL (January, 2017)
Second Place, "Nonlinear Time," EAG Winter Show, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (January, 2018)
Second Place, "Jumping In," LGAL Gallery, La Grange IL (January, 2017)
Second Place,"She Left Her Footprints," LGAL Gallery, La Grange, IL (July, 2016)
Finalist, "In Transition," Art In Motion, ArtFutura 2013, Chicago, IL (June, 2013)
Finalist, "In Transition," Art In Motion, ArtFutura 2013, Chicago, IL (June, 2013)
Best of Show, "Sunset on the Lake," La Grange Art League, La Grange, IL (December, 2011)
Best of Show, "City's Edge," La Grange Art League (November, 2007)
Second Place, “Pretty Please,” Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (November, 2007)
Third Place, "Music Opens Her," EAG Summer Show, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (August, 2012)
Third Place, "Music Opens Her," EAG Summer Show, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (August, 2012)
Juror's Award, "Jumping In," Water, North Shore Art League, Winnetka, IL (July-August, 2017)
Juror’s Award, “Elements in Transition,” Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL (July, 2011)
Juror’s Award, “City Through A Kaleidoscope,” Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL (July, 2009)
Juror’s Award, “Archeology,” Artful Gatherings Gallery, Lemont, IL (February, 2008)
PAST EXHIBITS: (Selected Juried/Invitational):
SCAPES, Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago IL (May 30-July 9, 2023)
10" x 10" EXHIBIT, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL (Gallery Invitation) (September 30, 2022-January 1, 2023) Reception: Friday, October 7th from 6-10 PM
Winter Exhibition 2022: Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL
(January-February, 2022)
44th ANNUAL ART COMP, Beverly Arts Center Juried Art Competition & Exhibition, Chicago, IL (April 9-May 21, 2021)
44th ANNUAL ART COMP, Beverly Arts Center Juried Art Competition & Exhibition, Chicago, IL (April 9-May 21, 2021)
FUSION ART 5th ANNUAL COLORS, Online Juried Exhibition (March5-April 4, 2021)
https://www.fusionartsps.com/5th-annual-colors-art-exhibition-march-2021/
Viral Collaboration, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL (January 11-April 2, 2021)
ABSTRACT, Online Gallery Exhibit, February, 2020 https://www.galleryring.org Crystal Merit of Achievement Award.
Who's Afraid of Red, Gallery Studio Oh, Chicago, IL (November-December, 2019)
BLUE, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL (September-October, 2019)
Fall Show, EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (September-October, 2019)
22nd International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (August, 2019)
enLIGHTen, TAC Gallery, HIghland Park, IL (Bert Leveille, Juror; April-June, 2019)
Best of the Best Exhibit, Alliance of Fine Art, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL (March-April, 2019)
Architectural Elements, CAVA at Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago,IL (April, 2019)
Winter Show, EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (December, 2018-January, 2019)
Degrees of Abstraction, Argonne Gallery 201, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL (June-September, 2018
Wordplay, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (July, 2018)
6th Annual Art Competition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL (March-May, 2018)
Midwest Open Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (March, 2018)
14th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL ( Dan Addington, Addington Gallery, Juror: November, 2017-February, 2018)
Mix and Match, Studio Oh! Gallery, Chicago, IL (January-February, 2018)
Architectural Elements, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL (January, 2018)
Later Impressions, Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists at Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL (September-November, 2017)
Remnants and Remembrances, Renaissance Court Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL (August-October, 2017)
Remnants and Remembrances, Renaissance Court Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL (August-October, 2017)
Water, North Shore Art League Gallery, Winnetka, IL (July-August, 2017)
6th Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Creek Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL (July, 2017)
Leslie Wolfe Gallery, Chicago, IL (April-May, 2017)
40th Annual Beverly Arts Center Competition & Exhibition, Chicago, IL (November, 2016-January, 2017)
Later Impressions 2016, Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL (Ocotober-November, 2016)
Later Impressions 2016, Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL (Ocotober-November, 2016)
Curious Distortions: An Exercise in Abstraction, OPAL Gallery, Oak Park, IL (June-July, 2016)
EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (April-June, 2016)
EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (April-June, 2016)
39th Annual Beverly Art Competition and Exhibit, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL (November, 2015-January, 2016)
Studio b. Gallery, Three Oaks, MI (April-November, 2015)
Gallery 201, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL (July-October, 2015)
Reflections Within & Beyond, Fine Line Kavanaugh Gallery, St. Charles, IL (August-October, 2015)
If These Walls Could Talk Gallery, Aurora, IL (August, 2015)
UnchARTed, Motor Row Gallery, Chicago, IL (June, 2015)
Salon de Paris Exhibition, 4ART Inc Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL (September-November, 2014)
BAC Annual Art Competition Exhibit, Bridgeport Art Gallery, Chicago, IL (March-April, 2014)
BAC Annual Art Competition Exhibit, Bridgeport Art Gallery, Chicago, IL (March-April, 2014)
AFA Best of the Best 2014 Exhibit, Burning Tree Gallery, Wheaton, IL (May-June, 2014)
Encaustic Nature in Art, The Art Center, Highland Park, IL (March-April, 2014; Juror: Jenny Learner)
Vicinity, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL (September-November, 2013)
Art in Motion, ArtFutura 2013, Chicago, IL (May 30-June 6, 2013; Juror: James Rondeau, Art Institute of Chicago)
Carriage House Gallery National Juried Exhibition, Oak Park, IL (October-November, 2012)
AFA Best of the Best Exhibit, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL (April-May, 2012)
Online Exhibit, Hughdal Fine Arts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (December, 2011)
Black Walnut /Robert Wayner Gallery, Chicago, IL (May, 2010)
Abstraction of Spirit, Black Walnut/Robert Gayner Gallery, Chicago, IL (September, 2009)
4ART Inc Gallery, Chicago, IL (July, 2009)
Streeterville Artistan Show, Northwestern Lurie Research Center, Chicago, IL (November, 2008)
5 Years on the Run, Orleans Street Gallery, Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL (June-September, 2008)
Emerging Artists Show, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL (July, 2008)
Best of the Best Exhibit, Alliance of Fine Art, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL (March - May, 2008)
Chicago Art Open, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL (October, 2008)
Layers II, EAG Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (November-December, 2007)
The Mid-Day Club, Chicago, IL (September, 2007)
Around Town, Chicago Artists’ Coalition, Chicago, IL (August, 2006) )
The Fine Art of Collage/Works from the Midwest, Mill Atelier Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (October-November, 2005)