Little Venice, London
Cynthia Nugent
Monoprint
39 x 48 cm.
Value: $1,230.00
Rental per month: $25.00
Cynthia Nugent has had over twenty-five solo exhibitions of paintings and automata in public and commercial galleries. Her art can be found in private and corporate collections in North America, Japan and England. She is also an award-winning children's book author and illustrator. Stephen Hume wrote in the Vancouver Sun that she is "one of the best illustrators in North America." She has published 9 books as an illustrator or author. Her first book, Mister Got to Go, is now considered a Canadian classic. Her 2004 novel Francesca and the Magic Bike received rave reviews and numerous award nominations.
Cynthia has a B.A. degree (cum laude) in English Literature with graduate studies in Comparative Literature. She has been profiled in print and on radio and television, and is a much-requested visitor to schools and libraries for her lively presentations on the making of a children's book. She has acted as a judge for literary prizes and teaches Writing for Children at Vancouver’s Langara College. She is the BC officer of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre and belongs to the Children’s Writers and Illustrators Association of BC, The Writers’ Union of Canada, and the Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable.
Cynthia lives in Vancouver with Emma the Yorkshire terrier who was the model for Arnie in Mister Got to Go and Arnie. She also enjoys playing trumpet and plunking on her ukulele at the Vancouver Ukulele Circle.