Cynthia Snellman

About Me

I started my career as an artist weaving large scale tapestries. This led  to 6 foot color fields on folded paper replacing the woven mohair. Later I tried my hand at painting animals, eventually being selected for a spot  at The Sun Valley Center for the Arts.

In time,  I found myself in search of a more stable profession and pivoted to Interior Design. I opened Sisu Design creating spaces which incorporated my work in furniture, textiles, metal and glass. I chose to close Sisu in 2020, allowing myself time to explore the power of the pencil, inspired by my love for nature.

University of Washington 

BA, Textile Emphasis

Ford Foundation Grant, 1980-81

University of Washington MFA, 1982

Cornish College of the Arts,

Interior Design  1986-87

Education

SISU Design 1986-2020

SISU Design Showroom 1993-2003

Business

Sun Valley Center Gallery

March 1995 & 1994

Solo Shows

Kneeland Gallery, Wild West Show

Sun Valley, July 1999

 

Sun Valley Center For the Arts

“Animal Dreams”, November 1994

 

Sun Valley Center For the Arts

“Christmas Show”, November 1993

 

Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair 1981

Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair 1980

 

Containers ’90

Fort Wayne Art Museum

Fort Wayne Indiana, 1980

Group Shows