Cynthia Woehrle was born in Orange NJ in 1973. Was a resident of Dover, NH for 13 years before continuing her education at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly Ma. During her time at Montserrat she studied traditional painting techniques under artist George Gabin, he became a mentor in the development of her aesthetic. Cynthia Woehrle paints landscapes and interiors full of atmosphere and mood. Her subtle sensibilities are developed through the close relationship she has with each of her paintings. Her work has been described as visceral, emotional, soft, nuanced and dissipating. These qualities continually touch the heart of her collectors.
Her studio is now located in Worcester Ma where she is an active board member of ARTSWorcester for several years.
She has been exhibiting in Massachusetts since 1993.
Select venues include the Boston State House, Academic Artist Association in Springfield, ArtsWorcester, Zullo Gallery in Medfield and Cultural Arts Alliance in Hopkinton.
ARTIST STATEMENT
What compels me most to paint is the desire to wrap myself around a feeling. It is my practice to associate lights and darks in atmosphere with both positive and negative implications.
For example, one of my favorite scenarios is when a storm is breaking up right when the sun is setting. This is the subject of “Green Hill Park at Sunset” and “Going Home- Mass Pike”. When the land is covered by the shadow of clouds, the sky is piled high is tones of grey and blue and then just a peak of sunlight breaks through as if the sun wanted to remind you that its still there. It represents hope, something to look forward to and makes me feel inspired to take a moment and live in that moment.
In contrast my newest piece “Heavy Sky (over Lake Quinsigamond)” is about the darkness, this work is about a destination and the road in which my life travels. There is acknowledgement of the negative an appreciation for its own beauty and solace. The Light represents the focal point with the dark cloud hovering heavily over it. Darkness symbolizes repression and withholding but at the same time; and more importantly; darkness brings comfort and rest. In depicting the sky I can explore a full circle of human emotion through light and atmosphere where each tone can be a contradictory symbol itself.
Painting has always been my expression of a full circle of human emotion. Over the past 13 years I have painted landscapes and cloud-scapes in this theme. Now in 2008, I am returning to my roots in figure drawing and incorporating the figure into my work to add gesture and poseto the narrative of emotion.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ERB PHOTOGRAPHY
Major Exhibitions
| 2008 | 20 Artists of Worcester, Davis Gallery Open Studios April, November ARTSWorcester Members Exhibitions |
| 2007 | Interactive Timeline “Art for stART” ArtsWorcester Summer Members Exhibition Fire and Ice Winter Members Exhibition |
| 2006 | “From Here to There” Aurora Gallery Worcester Ma “Transitions” QCC Gallery Worcester, MA “A Sense of Place A Sense of Self” Aurora Gallery Worcester Release Party Blank Canvas Magazine WAG gallery Worcester MA |
| 2005 | Winter Members Exhibit Aurora Gallery Worcester 12th Annual Juried Exhibit Zullo Gallery Medfield, MA Alumni Show Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA Summer Vacation Art Show Post Road Art Center Marlboro, MA |
| 2004 | Cultural Arts Alliance Juried Exhibition, Hopkinton, MA. |
| 2003 | Arts Alliance Fall Juried Art Exhibit, Hudson, MA. |
| 2002 | Cultural Arts Alliance Juried Exhibition, Hopkinton, MA. Arts Alliance Fall Juried Art Exhibit, Hudson, MA. Arts Exhibition Bellingham Library, Bellingham, MA. |
| 1999 | Post Road Art Center, Marlboro, MA. Heywood Gallery, Worcester, MA. ArtsWorcester Biennial 99, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester MA |
| 1998 | Arts Center of Southboro Regional Juried Show, Southboro, MA. Cultural Arts Alliance 1st Annual Juried Exhibition, Hopkinton, MA Zullo Gallery 7th Annual Juried Exhibition, Medfield, MA |
| 1997 | Alko Diagnostics Corp., Holliston, MA. |
| 1996 | Academic Artists Association Realism in Art, Springfield, MA |
| 1995 | Zullo Gallery 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Medfield, MA. The Boston State House Juried Exhibition Bellingham Cultural Council Art Competion |
| 1994 | Casa De Moda Thanksgiving Day Parade Show, Beverly, MA. Union Grill, Beverly, MA. Solo Show |
| 1993 | Montserrat Middle Gallery, Beverly, MA. |
| 1991-1993 | Montserrat College of Art Open House and other student shows |
Event Coordination: |
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| Sept 2006 | “Art Party” |
| Sept 2006 | “Art for stART” non profit fundraiser for start on the Street |
| Jan 2007 | “Art Fusion” |
| May 2007 | “Art Fusion” for Eagle Hill School Auction Gala |
| June 2007 | Art 4 stART non profit fundraiser for stART on the Street |
Volunteer Work
Pet Rock 2008JDRF Kick-a-thon fundraisers 2000-2006
Worcester Arts Alliance 2006-2007
Bibliography
“Now on Display, Worcesters Art Scene” Worcester Magazine Nov 12 2008
“Coffee with Konnie” Aug 2007 WCCA TV13
“A Marriage of Styles” Telegram and Gazette Sept 29 2006
“Trend Setters” Art Business News July 2006
“Snapshot of a scene-ARTSWorcester exhibit catches cross-section of local artists” Telegram and Gazette Jan 27th 2006
“Another standout in the show is Cynthia Woehrle, who also paints landscapes but to completely different effect. Woehrle paints actual rather than imagined places. She chooses her subjects carefully. It has to be when the atmosphere is just right: a sudden thunderstorm sweeping over the panoramic open fields of Mendon or a grassy meadow seen on a vacation trip, its leafy forms solidifying out of the formless blur of a morning mist as daylight dawns.“ Nancy Sheehan
“State of Art.” Milford Daily News, Jun. 20, 1995.
“Work of Three Bellingham Artists to Hang in State House” (with photo). Milford Daily News, Jun. 1995.
“Bellingham Artists’ Paintings on Display in Senator Bertonazzi’s State House Office.”
Bellingham Bulletin, Jun. 1995.