Artist Biography

Cynthia Dobie, a professional exhibiting artist, educator and theatrical scenic artist previously lived and worked in New York City. Dobie received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts. She went on to earn a second degree in teaching art at Southern Connecticut State University and a Masters in “Thinking and Learning” from the Graduate Institute. Currently Dobie teaches art in the Milford Public School System and draws inspiration for her art from her hiking environments here and abroad.

Current Exhibition: Unplugged, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, Ct

Recent exhibitions include:

The Mixmasters 2022 Exhibition at the Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, Ct,
Juror: Kyle Harris, Director at Peter Blum Gallery, NYC.
22nd Annual Vivian and Stanley Marine Show, Stamford Art Association.
Juror: Michael Bagley, Director of SoundWaters. Stamford, Ct.

Dobie’s work has been shown in exhibitions in the United States that include The Torpedo Factory in Virginia; Pleiades Gallery, New York; The Hilles Gallery and Gallery 195 in New Haven; The Gage Family Art Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. and at the Abrons Art Center in New York City where she was an Artist in Residence.

Her work is in several private collections as well as public ones including the Neuberger Berman Collection, The Washington State Council of the Arts and the Women’s Museum in Washington DC.

Selective commissioned artwork includes the Metropolitan Transit Authority, Jewish Museum and Children’s Museum in New York City, Hofstra University and the Glimmerglass Opera House in Cooperstown, New York