About
Cindy Stapper is a contemporary artist who lives and works in rural Northern New Mexico. Her paintings are held in collections throughout the United States.
The primary inspiration for my work is the beauty and power of the natural world. My paintings reflect my fascination with elemental forces, and the unexpected associations and subtle contrasts present in nature. My pieces are built slowly using oil, cold wax, powdered pigments and natural materials that are layered and excavated to reveal hidden depths of color and texture. My recent work is a rumination on presence and absence, the power of landscape to reveal unknown aspects of ourselves, and those landscapes that have worked on us profoundly long after we’ve left them, becoming a permanent part of our personal geography. – Cindy Stapper
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 Crossings, solo exhibit, Atelier 1205, Austin, TX
2018 Uncommon Gallery group show, Austin, TX
2017 private group show, San Antonio, TX
2015 Manifestation Arts group show, Dixon, NM
2013 Layers: The Hidden Made Visible, two person show, Copper Moon Gallery, Taos, NM
2013 February Featured Artist, Copper Moon Gallery, Taos, NM
2012 Arboles y Agua, solo exhibit, Copper Moon Gallery, Taos, NM
2011 New Work, solo exhibit, Ojo Sarco Pottery, Ojo Sarco, NM
2010 High Road Studio Tour group show, Ojo Sarco Pottery, Ojo Sarco, NM
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
2019 Cindy Stapper: Between Realism and Abstraction, Podcast Interview on The Messy Studio with Rebecca Crowell, messystudiopodcast.com
2012 Arboles y Agua, Arts Section Feature, Rio Grande Sun
2012 Colors, Mists and Shadows, Taos Magazine
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
2019 Monte Vista Spring selected for Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Permanent Art Collection, 2019 Juried Competition
2015-18 Workshop and independent study, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, County Mayo, Ireland
EDUCATION
1984 Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX
1981 Bachelor of Arts, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
