Cindy Bouwers is an artist and designer, born in rural southern Alberta. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, with Distinction, in Visual Communication Design from the University of Alberta. She pursued and enjoyed a successful career as a graphic designer, working first for the University of Alberta, and then moving to Calgary in 1989, to work for KARO Design Resources. Cindy started Quest Design in 1998 and also taught second year design classes as a sessional instructor at the Alberta College of Art and Design from 2000 to 2004. A decision in 2006 to begin to explore a long buried desire to paint and pursue her own artwork has led her along a new creative path and resulted in a rich body of work informed by her design background and love of nature.
Cindy finds her inspiration comes from moments of quiet reflection, in watching the play of light, translating the shapes and patterns created in its path. She works in acrylic and oils and is currently developing her approach to impressionistic prairie landscapes as well as creating abstract paintings.
"Drawing my inspiration from the natural world, I seek to give voice to the joy of observing and experiencing all the diversity it offers. In my abstract works I make use of organic, biomorphic shapes arranged with lyrical sensibility, and lead the eye through the composition using colour. value and line. My process is intuitive, allowing for experimentation and play as the layers are developed and formed into a cohesive composition.I hope to evoke a response from the viewer as a long buried experience or visual impression of the natural world, is brought to their awareness to be enjoyed again."
Cindy is an active member of the Calgary Artist’s Society and the Riverview Artists Group and works with two Alberta Galleries. To see more of her work please see her website: http://www.cindybouwers.com.
She can be reached by email at [email protected]
You are invited to follow her development on social media.
Facebook: CindyBouwersArtStudio
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cindybouwersart/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-bouwers/
Awards
Duggan Landscape Award
Society of Canadian Artists
Open International Juried Exhibition
Toronto, Ontario
2017
Juror’s Choice Award
Alberta Wide: Looking Forward
Alberta Community Art
Clubs Association (ACACA)
Red Deer Museum
and Art Gallery
2010
Solo Shows
Shadowlands
Ambrose University Gallery
Calgary, Alberta
2026
Of Light and Land
Western GM Gallery
Drumheller, Alberta
2026
Of a Certain Age
(Two Person Show)
Leighton Centre
Calgary, Alberta
2020
Solace
Okotoks Municipal Bldg
Okotoks, Alberta
2019
Beyond Sight
Ambrose University Gallery
Calgary, Alberta
2019
Wandering Ways
After Hours Gallery
University Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta
2019
Selected Juried Group Exhibitions
Art Fair Calgary
cSPACE,
Calgary, Alberta
2018
Summer Invitational
Artpoint Gallery,
Calgary, Alberta
2018
Subjectivus
Lineham House Gallery
Okotoks, Alberta
2018
Society of Canadian Artists
Open International Juried Exhibition
Paper Mill Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
2017
Juried Members Show
Leighton Centre
Calgary, Alberta
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Connections
Ruberto Ostberg Gallery
Calgary, Alberta
July 2013, 2014,2015, 2017, 2018
Reflections on Water
Pynelogs Art Gallery and Cultural Centre,
Invermere, British Columbia
2016
Golden
Leighton Centre
Priddis, Alberta
September 2015
Below Zero
Leighton Centre
Priddis, Alberta
September 2014
ArtRISE
Art Gallery of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
November 2013
Trip the Light Fantastic
Walterdale Theatre,
Edmonton, Alberta
December 2013
