Cindy Beatteay is a multidimensional Artist whom identifies herself predominantly as a painter.
Cindy is a forth generation Californian whose childhood full of art training and exposure to the construction industry paved the way for a business in the Design and Decorating field. In her twenties she traveled the world working as a International Flight Attendant and then left that to pursue a higher education. Cindy earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in both Art Studio and Art History in 1993 from the University of New Mexico. At the same institution, she studied Art Education and Porcelain Ceramics as a Masters student in 1998. Cindy also studied realism painting in the studios of the Maroger Painters of Albuquerque who taught her the painting techniques of the 17th c. Masters. She has shown and sold her work nationally and internationally and continues to do so today. In 2001 Cindy showed her work in the New Mexico Fine Art Museum along side notable Artists Georgia O'Keefe and Judy Chicago. She currently lives and works as a full time Artist in Orange County, California.
"I love paint and what can be done with it. Its fun to create illusion out of a small blob of oil and pigment. I think it is a seductive medium for both artist and viewer".
Cindy Beatteay, Albuquerque Arts Magazine, 2002 .
SELECTED EXHIBITION VENUES
Museum of Fine Art and Natural History, Albuquerque, NM
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA.
Sandstone Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
MUZEO Contemporary Museum, Anaheim, Ca.
Orange County Fair Fine Arts Pavillon, Costa Mesa, CA
Millard Sheets Art Center, Pomona, CA.
Orange County Fine Arts Showcase Gallery, Santa Ana, CA.
Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA.
Gallery 33 East, Long Beach, CA.
Fire House Gallery, Sunset Beach, CA.
Fort 105 Downtown Contemporary Art Gallery and Studios, ALB, NM.
Legacy Art Invitational, Albuquerque, NM.
Gallery 117, Long Beach, CA.
Trail of the Painted Ponies, Public Art Project, Santa Fe, NM.
Magnifico Art Space, Albuquerque, NM.
Cafe Zurich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
University of New Mexico Fine Art Gallery, Alb, NM.
Golden West College Student Art Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA.
Windows Gallery, Huntington Beach Library, HB, CA
Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, NM.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Coast Magazine, Laguna Arts Magazine, Los Angeles Arts Magazine, LA Times,
New Mexico Magazine, Orange County Register, The Albuquerque Journal, The OC Weekly, Sunset Magazine,
Albuquerque Arts Magazine, Art Business News, Southwest Art, The Collectors Guide, The Horse Trader, University Press,
University of New Mexico, East Village Arts District Guide, THE Magazine, Sante Fe, NM, The Essential Guide to Sante Fe,
Artists Eye Newsletter, Country Home, The Alibi Weekly, CNN, ESPN, EL PASO TV, KOCE-TV, KOB-TV, KRQE-TV, Associated Press.
EDUCATION
Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA.
Private in-studio training with Maroger Painters of Alb. New Mexico.
BFA Art Studio and Art History, University of New Mexico, ABQ.
Masters work in Art Education, University of New Mexico, ABQ
Life Experience, Lots and lots and lots of it, The World.