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

2012   Arboles y Agua, Arts Section Feature, Rio Grande Sun

2012   Colors, Mists and Shadows, Taos Magazine        

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY 

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