Meet the Artist

Cynthia Shumaker’s watercolors burst with an uncommon freshness and joy. Her command of
shape, color, and light invigorate a wide range of subject materials from florals and landscapes to architecture. Emotionally, her paintings embrace an arc of feeling that runs from the delicate to the dramatic. In her still life work and in her airy florals, play of light and dark lend weight to her overall vision.

Cynthia moved from Detroit in 2007 to Annapolis. She is a member of the Annapolis Watercolor Club and the Maryland Federation of Art. Previously she painted scenes of the Great Lakes, Florida and Europe. She received a B.A. from Hillsdale College and earned a Masters Degree in Art Therapy from Wayne State University in Detroit. Her work has been included in many well known juried shows throughout southeast Michigan, as well as, the Circle Gallery at The Maryland Federation of Art, Maryland Hall, and her own solo shows in Annapolis.

Exhibitions and Awards
2011- The Spring Show, Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2011- Solo Exhibition, Harry Browne's, Annapolis, MD
2010 - Solo exhibition, Artist's Framer Art Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2009 - Annapolis Watercolor Club, Spring Show, Maryland Hall Annapolis
2008 - The Winter Show, Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery Annapolis
2008 - The Spring Show, Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery Annapolis
2006 - Art at the Beach, solo exhibition, Port Huron, Mi
2005 - Our Town Art Exhibition, Birmingham Community House Seven times since 1993
2005 - Wine, Watercolor, and Glass on the Water International Visitors Council of Detroit Benefit
2004 - Birmingham Junior League Holiday Benefit Program Cover Design, Somerset, Troy
2004 - Holiday Show, Detroit Artists Market
2004 - Wine and Watercolors on the Water-International Visitors Council of Detroit Benefit
2000 - Full Circle, Solo Exhibition, St. Clair
1999 - St. Clair Art Fair
1998 - 1999 Congregational Church of Birmingham Art Exhibit
1998 - Detroit Artists Market Holidaze Sale
1997 - Port Huron Musuem Purchase Prize Award
1992 - Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Student Show
1989 - Eastern Michigan Int’l Arts Exhibit, Port Huron Museum received Honorable Mention