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“Cindy Craig incorporates unconventional media into her paintings by using 1950’s wallpapers-richly patterned passages of pizazz with a playful optical energy that nevertheless evokes a cultural era of extreme patriarchy and absurd demand for a submissive domestic perfection.  Craig portrays women as distraught housewives objectified and isolated in a decorative prison, amplifying their discontent through scenic narratives of infidelity, burnout and loneliness with inflections of gallows humor”.-Shayna Nys Dambrot, Art Critic, Los Angeles, CA

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A native of the San Francisco Bay area and a graduate of UCLA, Craig’s work explores  the human experience, inviting viewers to confront the silent struggles that unfold behind closed doors and within the folds of societal expectations.

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Through her multidisciplinary approach employing watercolor, acrylic, collage, and photography, Craig delivers a searing feminist message beneath the pretty, sometimes silly exterior. Her art becomes a nuanced exploration of the difference between the self presented to the world and the self carefully shielded.

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Craig has exhibited nationally at prestigious museums and galleries in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago. Notable exhibitions include "I WANT Candy: The Sweet Stuff in American Art" at the Hudson River Museum, "Greetings From the American Dream" at the Riverside Art Museum,  "Liquid Los Angeles: Currents of Contemporary Watercolor" at the Pasadena Museum of Art, and the "National Biennial Watercolor Invitational" at the Parkland Art Gallery in Chicago.

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Craig's work has been featured in prominent publications such as New American Paintings, The New York Sun, Harper's, ArtWeek, American Art Collector, and Art on Paper. In 2019, her art was featured on KNBC news, spotlighting the emotional challenges faced by women during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Craig currently resides in Los Angeles. She enjoys cooking, gardening, mountain hiking, and  spending time with her family.