Cynthia Ona Innis

Cynthia Ona Innis in her studio, July 2025.
Cynthia Ona Innis
Born
Cynthia Ona Innis

August 1969 (age 56)
San Diego, California.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley; Rutgers University.
StyleVisual Artist
SpouseSascha Weiss
AwardsJames D. Phelan Award in Printmaking (2005), MacDowell Fellowship Residency (2005), Sustainable Arts Foundation Award (2023), Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2025).
Websitehttps://www.cynthiaonainnis.com/

Cynthia Ona Innis (born 1969) is an American painter and visual artist raised in San Diego and based out of Berkeley, California.[1] Her work has been described as "paintings one doesn't look at so much as immerse oneself in",[1] as well as "sensual" and "organic."[2]

Biography

Innis graduated with a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and earned her M.F.A. from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She has received the James D. Phelan Award in printmaking (2005),[3] a MacDowell Fellowship Residency (2005),[4] a Sustainable Arts Foundation Award (2023),[5] and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2025)[6] among other awards and recognition.[7]

Innis has been a visiting art professor and/or faculty member at the University of California at Berkeley, San Francisco Art Institute and Boise State University.[8] Her work is represented in the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,[9] San Jose Museum of Art,[10] Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive,[11] Crocker Art Museum,[12] the Microsoft Art Collection and the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University.[13] Innis is represented by the Walter Maciel Gallery in Los Angeles, California.[14]

Personal life

Innis is the daughter of architect Donald Innis[15] and his wife Virginia, a teacher and floral designer. Her sister is film editor Chris Innis.[16] Cynthia Ona Innis is married to Sascha Weiss, Research Chef at Perfect Day.[17] They have a daughter and reside in the San Francisco Bay Area.

References

  1. ^ a b Myers, Holly (2008-03-28). "Immersed in an artist's vision". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. ^ Stretcher.org "Amy Globus and Cynthia Ona Innis" by Veronica Kavass
  3. ^ "James D. Phelan Art Awards in Printmaking". Kala.org. October 19, 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "Visual Art--Mixed Media: Cynthia Innis". MacDowell.org. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Sustainable Arts Foundation Awardees". Sustainable Arts Foundation. 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "Pollock-Krasner Foundation Announces 2024-2025 Grants Totalling over 3.2 Million". Pollack-Krasner Foundation. July 31, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "Braunstein Quay Gallery Cynthia Ona Innis bio". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  8. ^ "Cynthia Ona Innis". Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  9. ^ "famsf.org/artworks/pink-growth-2". famsf.org. 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  10. ^ "San Jose Museum of Art, Object Results: 'Monkey Bars,' Cynthia Innis". San Jose Museum of Art. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  11. ^ "BAMPFA Art Collection". collection.bampfa.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  12. ^ "Explore Collection | Crocker Art Museum". www.crockerart.org. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  13. ^ Zimerli Emuseum. "Cynthia Ona Innis". zimmerli.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  14. ^ "Walter Maciel Gallery Cynthia Ona Innis". Walter Maciel Gallery. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  15. ^ "Donald Alwyn Innis". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  16. ^ "Chris Innis | Editor, Editorial Department, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  17. ^ "Sascha Weiss Executive Chef, Lettus, San Francisco". Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-25.

Further reading

  • Myers, Holly."Immersed in an Artists Vision: Cynthia Ona Innis at Walter Maciel Gallery," Los Angeles Times, Friday, March 28, 2008.
  • Gray, Emma. "Emma Gray's Top LA Ten Picks" Saatchi's Daily Magazine, April 2008.
  • Kavass, Veronica. "Conversations 3, Amy Globus and Cynthia Ona Innis," Stretcher.org, May 2006.
  • Miles, Grace. "Layers Of California, Cynthia Ona Innis," LUM Art Magazine, 2022, Issue No.6, Santa Barbara, CA.
  • Myers, Holly. "They're Subtle Yet Absorbing: Cynthia Ona Innis at Walter Maciel Gallery," Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2006.
  • Myers, Holly. "Immersed in an Artists Vision: Cynthia Ona Innis at Walter Maciel Gallery," Los Angeles Times, Friday, March 28, 2008.[1]
  • New American Paintings, Number 37, Open Studios Press.
  • New Jersey Arts Annual: Fine Arts 1994, Exhibition Catalog, New Jersey State Museum.
  • Ollman, Leah. “Cynthia Ona Innis’ Painted Topographies Resonate,” Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2015.[2]
  • Taft, Catherine. "Cynthia Ona Innis at the Walter Maciel Gallery." ArtReview, August 2006.
  • Woven Tale Press, 2022, Volume X, Number 1, "Cynthia Ona Innis," pp. 32, 45-52.[3]
  1. ^ Myers, Holly (March 28, 2008). "Immersed in an Artists Vision: Cynthia Ona Innis at Walter Maciel Gallery". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  2. ^ Ollman, Leah (June 23, 2015). "latimes/entertainment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  3. ^ Woven Tale Press (2022). "Cynthia Ona Innis". Woven Tale Press. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
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