Bio

Cynthia Jenkins is a self-taught artist and photographer living in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Her paintings are contemporary, diverse in subject matter and style, rendered primarily in oil and pastel. Exhibited works may be viewed at her working studio at the Blue Door Artists Studios and the Island Art Association in downtown Fernandina Beach, as well as at the Plantation Artist Guild and Gallery at the Omni shops on Amelia Island, Florida. 

Awards

Juried - 2023 Island Art Association Nouveau Art Show, third quarter “Golden Hour” (Best of Show)

Juried - 2022 Island Art Association Nouveau Art Show, third quarter “Our Natural World” (Best of Show)

Juried - 2022 Island Art Association Nouveau Art Show, second quarter “ Slice of Life” (Honorable Mention)

Juried - 2022 Island Art Association Nouveau Art Show, Second Quarter “Our Island Paradise” (First Place)

Juried - Southeastern Pastel Society April 2022 'Make Your Mark' Virtual International Juried Exhibition

Juried - 2022 Island Art Association Nouveau Art Show, First Quarter “Off Beat” (Honorable Mention, pastel)

Juried - 2021 Island Art Association Nouveau Art Show, Third Quarter “Dance of Light” (Best in Show, pastel)

Juried - 2021 Island Art Association Nouveau Art Show, Second Quarter “Ordinary People” (Honorable Mention, pastel)

Juried - 2021 Dakota Pastels Competition Second Quarter (Honorable Mention)

Juried - 2021 Island Art Association Nouveau Art Show, First Quarter “Tied up in Blue” (Third Place, pastel)

Memberships

Pastel Society of America - Associate Member

Southeastern Pastel Society

First Coast Pastel Society