Cynthia Ona Innis

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Cynthia Ona Innis in her studio, July 2025.
Cynthia Ona Innis
Born
Cynthia Ona Innis

August 1969 (age 56)
San Diego, California.
Education University of California, Berkeley; Rutgers University.
StyleVisual Artist
SpouseSascha Weiss
Awards James D. Phelan Award in Printmaking (2005), MacDowell Fellowship Residency (2005), Sustainable Arts Foundation Award (2023), Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2025).
Website https://www.cynthiaonainnis.com/

Cynthia Ona Innis (born 1969) is an American painter and visual artist raised in San Diego and based out of Berkeley, California. [1] Her work has been described as "paintings one doesn't look at so much as immerse oneself in", [1] as well as "sensual" and "organic." [2]

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Biography

Innis graduated with a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and earned her M.F.A. from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She has received the James D. Phelan Award in printmaking (2005), [3] a MacDowell Fellowship Residency (2005), [4] a Sustainable Arts Foundation Award (2023), [5] and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2025) [6] among other awards and recognition. [7]

Innis has been a visiting art professor and/or faculty member at the University of California at Berkeley, San Francisco Art Institute and Boise State University. [8] Her work is represented in the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, [9] San Jose Museum of Art, [10] Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive, [11] Crocker Art Museum, [12] the Microsoft Art Collection and the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University. [13] Innis is represented by the Walter Maciel Gallery in Los Angeles, California. [14]

Personal life

Innis is the daughter of architect Donald Innis [15] and his wife Virginia, a teacher and floral designer. Her sister is film editor Chris Innis. [16] Cynthia Ona Innis is married to Sascha Weiss, Research Chef at Perfect Day. [17] They have a daughter and reside in the San Francisco Bay Area.

References

  1. 1 2 Myers, Holly (2008-03-28). "Immersed in an artist's vision". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Stretcher.org "Amy Globus and Cynthia Ona Innis" by Veronica Kavass
  3. ↑ "James D. Phelan Art Awards in Printmaking". Kala.org. October 19, 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Visual Art--Mixed Media: Cynthia Innis". MacDowell.org. Retrieved October 7, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Sustainable Arts Foundation Awardees". Sustainable Arts Foundation. 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Pollock-Krasner Foundation Announces 2024-2025 Grants Totalling over 3.2 Million". Pollack-Krasner Foundation. July 31, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Braunstein Quay Gallery Cynthia Ona Innis bio". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  8. ↑ "Cynthia Ona Innis". Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  9. ↑ "famsf.org/artworks/pink-growth-2". famsf.org. 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "San Jose Museum of Art, Object Results: 'Monkey Bars,' Cynthia Innis". San Jose Museum of Art. Retrieved October 7, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "BAMPFA Art Collection". collection.bampfa.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  12. ↑ "Explore Collection | Crocker Art Museum". www.crockerart.org. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  13. ↑ Zimerli Emuseum. "Cynthia Ona Innis". zimmerli.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  14. ↑ "Walter Maciel Gallery Cynthia Ona Innis". Walter Maciel Gallery. Retrieved October 7, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ↑ "Donald Alwyn Innis". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  16. ↑ "Chris Innis | Editor, Editorial Department, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  17. ↑ "Sascha Weiss Executive Chef, Lettus, San Francisco". Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-25.

Further reading

  1. ↑ Myers, Holly (March 28, 2008). "Immersed in an Artists Vision: Cynthia Ona Innis at Walter Maciel Gallery". latimes.com. Retrieved October 8, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Ollman, Leah (June 23, 2015). "latimes/entertainment". latimes.com. Retrieved October 8, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Woven Tale Press (2022). "Cynthia Ona Innis". Woven Tale Press. Retrieved October 8, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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