ARTIST VITAE
CYNTHIA WHEELER ~ ARTIST
Cindy is a creative powerhouse and savvy entrepreneur with more than 40 years’ experience creating high-quality, professional artwork as an illustrator and fine art painter. She is passionate about developing images that reflect moments in time.
Cindy paints with pastels, oils and watercolors. Her current body of work features elegant and richly hued paintings that exhibit technical virtuosity, masterful representation, and deep joy in her subject and materials. You can see Cindy’s landscape, nature and wildlife paintings in galleries across Western North Carolina.
Cindy lives and works in Asheville, NC.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design & Illustration, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Illustration and Graphic Design, School of Visual Arts, New York City, NY
Web Design and Interactive Media, Art Institute of California, Sacramento, CA
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
2016-PRESENT: Fine Art Painter. Maintains a full-time professional studio.
1990-2020: Illustrator and Writer. 26 children’s books published by Alfred A. Knopf, Random House Inc., Simon & Schuster and Viking Penguin.
2001-2016: Award Winning Freelance Graphic and Web Designer. Clients included: Arthur J.Gallagher, CamelBak, CNET, Dominican University, Electronic Arts, EPIC, NEC Electronics America, Presidio Group, Sierra Club and Zappo’s.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
362 DEPOT STREET, Studio and Gallery Member, Asheville NC
ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART, Juried Exhibiting Member, Asheville NC
BLUE MOON GALLERY, Invitational Exhibitor, Brevard NC
RED HOUSE GALLERY & STUDIOS, Exhibiting Member, Black Mountain NC
RIVER ARTS DISTRICT ARTISTS ASSOCIATION, Member, Asheville NC
WOOLWORTH WALK, Juried Exhibiting Artist, Asheville NC
PRESS
2026: CINDY WHEELER, Laura Cartee, Encyclopedia of Alabama
2023: VOICES OF EXPERIENCE ~ CINDY WHEELER, Ann and John Hulsey, The Artist’s Road
