14.5" x 22" 

Acrylic, ink, satin, and velvet on paper

Fascinated with hauntingly sublime and sometimes threatening landscapes in the West, my work is a study in environmental transitions. Inspired by geologically dynamic locations, I’m also captivated by the effects of weather and the ways light can distort perception. In my work I process the natural manifestations and surprising juxtapositions I’ve observed by physically creating and manipulating painted materials in combination with drawing on various surfaces that include paper, fabric and wood panel.

Cynthia Ona Innis is a visual artist living in Berkeley, California. Innis received a BA from the University of California at Berkeley and a MFA from Rutgers University. Her paintings are included in the permanent collections of the San Jose Museum of Art, Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive, Crocker Art Museum and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Among awards she has received are two James D. Phelan Awards, a MacDowell Fellowship, a Kala Fellowship and a Sustainable Arts Foundation Award. With primary representation in Los Angeles at the Walter Maciel Gallery, Innis exhibits throughout the United States.