About Cynthia Chartier`
 
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Cynthia Chartier`began studying art when she was eight years old, at the Notre Dame Art School. She continued her studies during the summer months in Europe, then at the Boston Museum School, the Montserrat College of Art and completed her studies at the Norton Museum School of Art. After college, Cynthia found the magic of theatre to be inescapable. So she began working as scenic artist and set decorator for the Royal Poinciana Playhouse and later, at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre. Translating the whimsical musicals and dramatic plays became the main course of inspiration for her work. Then after working as a trompe l'oeil artist for some of the residential homes in Palm Beach, Cynthia's narrative style was beginning to form. Later, after spending some time traveling throughout the United States, Cynthia finally settled down in Dallas, Texas where she now resides. Her inspiration began when she would meet engaging people by chance. Once she learned their story, she would translate her fascination about their life onto the canvas in oil to express the rich reflection of how they were able to touch the depths of her soul. At this point, inspired by the way philosophy, ancient culture and the genius of the masters of literature evolved through time, Cynthia's process also evolved. She began painting in acrylic using layers of rich vibrant color, glaze to create a prism like affect, with hand selected symphony sheet music, manuscript, a rare imported African fabric and foreign objects for texture and depth. Language and symbolism are important aspects of conveying the secrets of the riddles, that tell the stories hidden in each one of her paintings. The layers of rich vibrant color and glaze are used as a parallel to express the layers of emotion and reflection that we all experience as we ourselves evolve through our own day to day adventures. The sensual curving shapes in the composition, translate as a philosophy that flexibility can be used as a tool to reach the dreams we all hope to create as our reality. Cynthia Chartier's work has been exhibited in Dallas, Austin, Boston, Palm Beach, Los Angeles, and is part of the permanent collection of the Jesuit Dallas Museum. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CHARTIER'S CURRENT EXHIBITS: REFLECTION FINE ART GALLERY 2925 Fairmount Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 214-965-9027 JD Miller/Owner ART on 5TH CONTEMPORARY FINE ART GALLERY 1501 W. 5th Street, Austin, Texas, 78703 512-481-1111 Joe Siegel/ Owner