Cynthia Ann Shumaker’s Watercolors burst with an uncommon freshness and joy. Her command of shape, color, and light invigorates a wide range of subject materials from florals and landscapes to architecture. Her watercolors have been exhibited at the Maryland Federation of Art, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, and the Mitchell Gallery at St. John’s College. Cynthia received a BA from Hillsdale College and a Masters Degree in Art Therapy from Wayne State University. Cynthia has been an adjunct instructor at Anne Arundel Community College and has been painting in watercolor for forty years.
Exhibitions and Awards
2021 – “Outside the Paintbox”, Annapolis Watercolor Club
2021 – Solo Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art, Paul’s Homewood Cafe
2019 – The Melange Exhibition Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis
2019 – Image and Imagination – Anne Arundel County – The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College
2017 – Image and Imagination – Anne Arundel County – Juried Exhibit – The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College
2015 – Solo Show – Baywoods of Annapolis
2015 – All That Art – Juried Auction – Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
2015 – Image and Imagination – Anne Arundel County Juried Exhibit, The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College
2015 – Hammond-Harwood House Front Door, Original Watercolor, Featured for 2015 Secret Garden Tour, Brochure Cover Art
2015 – Kent Island Federation of Arts, Inc. – Plein Air Event, Stevensville, 1st Place
2014 – St. John’s College Community Arts Exhibition, Mitchell Gallery
2013 – Spring Show, Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery
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 IVC of Detroit Benefit, Grosse Pointe, MI
2004 – Birmingham Junior League Holiday Benefit Program Cover Design, Somerset, Troy
2004 – Holiday Show, Detroit Artists Market
2004 – Wine and Watercolors on the Water-IVC of Detroit Benefit, Grosse Pointe, MI
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 Museum Purchase Prize Award
1992 – Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Student Show
1989 – Eastern Michigan Int’l Arts Exhibit, Port Huron Museum received Honorable Mention
