I come from a family with strong artistic ability, but I'm the only one who has taken it out of the hobby realm. I trained as a Medical laboratory technician , and have not been formally trained in art. As a teenager, and with my Father's input, I worked on drawings at home. These efforts I entered in junior competitions and often won a placement. While at university, I tried my hand at murals, and learned how to scale things up and down in size. I really did not view myself as a painter because I did not think I knew how to use colour. I was frustrated that my pictures would not match what was in my head; so I did not pursue art as a career choice.
After my marriage, my husband encouraged me to take a painting class being offered. I was interested this time because I had since seen work by Robert Bateman. His style was along the lines of what I had always seen in my head, and admired. Anyway, after being told to mute my colours; what I came up with surprised both my husband and myself, and I have continued, with my husband's support, ever since. I have since taken workshops with John Seerey-Lester, Carl Brenders, Allan Hunt, Robert Bateman, Graham Flatt, and Daniel Smith; all of whom are both great painters and great teachers.
I am often called on to teach workshops, and art project classes. My work has been in shows in New York, Ottawa, Lloydminster, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver; as well as being in a yearlong Cross Canada show with Canadian Wildlife Habitat; and I was also the artist in residence in February 1999 for the Barr Colony Heritage Center and "Education through Art Society" My work is in collections across Canada, and overseas.
I have now been painting seriously for about 19 years; fitting it around my four Kids, (the youngest of whom is autistic), and our farm. I like to work in oil, acrylic and gouache, which have the strong colors I prefer to use.
I was also invited to join Artists For Conservation in 2009, and I am excited to be part of a group that looks out for my favorite painting subjects...Wildlife and Nature.
Cindy Sorley-Keichinger AFC
Box 382, Kitscoty,
Alberta, Canada. T0B 2P0
780-847-2294
goldfarm@telusplanet.net
Exhibitions:
Arts Without Borders Juried Fine Art Show(Lloydminster AB/SK) 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007
Calgary Stampede Western Showcase (2006, 2005, 2004)
Federation of Canadian Artists (Vancouver, BC) Water media Show (2001)
Federation of Canadain Artists Show (Now SWCA of Edmonton)
Hudson Valley New York Wildlife Art Show (1998)
Salmagundi Club New York International Show (1997, 1998)
Canadian Wildlife Habitat Art Show (1993 through to 2000)
Canadian Wildlife Habitat Cross Country Show (1993)
ACACA Art Show (1992, 1993, 1994)
Awards & Honours:
Arts Without Borders Juried Art Show - Best of Show, 1st Floral/Botanical, 2nd Animal/Wildlife, 3rd Animal/Wildlife, 2nd & 3rd runner up for People's Choice Award (2010)
Canadian Brushstrokes Online Art Magazine - Landscape Competition Finalist (2009)
Arts Without Borders Juried Art Show - 2nd Place Still life, Honourable Mention Wildlife (2008)
Arts Without Borders Juried Art Show - 1st Place Still life (2007)
Rose Zivot SFCA Award (2001)
People's Choice Award (1993)
ACACA Award of Merit (1992)
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