Cynthia grew up in the bluffs of northwest Iowa, exploring the natural environment, and it was there that she learned to see, to notice, and to connect images and ideas. Her investigations of the human relationship to the natural world, the microscopic world and to one another have continued and developed since those childhood years through artwork. Professionally, she holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Washington State University. Currently, she is Professor of Visual Art and Humanities at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. When not making art, teaching, traveling, or being outside, she has spent beloved time in Montana working and volunteering with injured birds of prey at the Montana Raptor Conservation Center in Bozeman.