Cynthia Knox is a colored pencil and graphite artist who was born in New York and currently resides there with her husband and two children. Her artwork has been shown and received numerous awards in national and international juried exhibitions. She has been involved in commissioned work, featured in art magazines and websites, teaching art techniques to individuals and large groups, and is currently working on a line of art instructional books for beginning and intermediate artists with Walter Foster Publishing Co. To date, three have been published and one is due out in 2014.
Publications and Exhibitions:
- 2013/2014: Author/Illustrator of Artist’s Library – Pencil Drawing Step by Step, Walter Foster Publishing
- 2013: Workshop Teacher on Royal Caribbean Cruise to Bermuda with Ann Kullberg’s “CP on the High Seas Workshop.” October
- 2012/2013: Author/Illustrator in The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing – Collector's Series, Walter Foster Publishing
- 2012: American Academy of Equine Art Juried Exhibition, Lexington, KY, "Best Interaction" Award. Painting sold
- 2012: Featured Artist, Walter Foster Publishing website www.walterfoster.com July/August Blog
- 2012: Art and Photography Judge for Southern Saratoga Artists Society 23rd Annual Art and Photography Show, Saratoga, New York
- 2012: Art Workshop Teacher for Southern Saratoga Artists Society, Rotterdam, New York
- 2012: Featured in CP Treasures, Colored Pencil Masterworks Around the Globe
- 2012: Featured in February issue of Colored Pencil Artists Magazine
- 2012: Featured Artist in American Juried Art Salon's quarterly newsletter
- 2012: Author/Illustrator of How to Draw and Paint: Colored Pencil Basics, Walter Foster Publishing
- 2012: Featured in Strokes of Genius 4, North Light Books
- 2011: Author/Illustrator of Drawing Made Easy: Flowers in Colored Pencil, Walter Foster Publishing
- 2011: Featured in 2012 Colored Pencil Magazine Art Calendar
- 2011: Featured in Strokes of Genius 3, North Light Books, November 2011
- 2011: The 12th International Fine Arts Exhibition, American Juried Art Salon, Award of Excellence
- 2011: International Guild of Realism, Sixth Annual Juried Exhibition at the Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 2011: Clifton Park/Halfmoon, NY, 16th Annual Juried Show - Second Place
- 2010: Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) 18th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Los Gatos, CA, Awarded Signature Status
- 2010: Clifton Park/Halfmoon, NY, 15th Annual Juried Show - Second Place
- 2009: Allied Artists of America 96th Annual Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, New York - November
- 2009: International Guild of Realism, Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition at the Weatherburn Gallery, Naples, Florida
- 2009: Ann Kullberg’s “From My Perspective” Annual Members Online Show – Honorable Mention; and People’s Choice Award Runner-Up
- 2009: Christ’s Church “Reflections” Art Competition, Guilderland, New York – First Place
- 2009: Clifton Park/Halfmoon, NY, 14th Annual Juried Show – First Place
- 2008: Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) 16th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Seattle, Washington
- 2008: Clifton Park/Halfmoon, NY, 13th Annual Juried Show – First Place
- 2007: International Guild of Realism, Juried “Leading Masters of Contemporary Realism”, Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- 2007: Ann Kullberg’s “From My Perspective” Annual Members Online Show, People’s Choice Award – 3rd Place
- 2006: Colored Pencil Society of America 14th Annual Juried International Exhibition, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Received the Derwent Fine Arts Award for Outstanding Recognition.
Memberships, Art Organizations
- International Guild of Realism – Juried Member
- Colored Pencil Society of America - Signature Member
- Ann Kullberg’s “From My Perspective” contributor – articles & artwork
- Women Artists of the West - Associate Member