Cindy Bernhard
b. 1989
cindybernhardart.com
cindybernhard@gmail.com
Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibitions (*denotes solo exhibition)
2024 *Take Me to Church, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
*(Forthcoming), Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Holy Smokes, Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Cindy Bernhard and Wells Chandler, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Booth 3.10, NADA,
New York, NY
2021 *Smoke and Prayers, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2020 *Candy Corn & Roaches, Shelter In Place Gallery, Boston, MA
2019 *Mirror, Mirror, Vital Signs, Milwaukee, WI
2014 Like This (Cindy Bernhard and Douglas Stapleton), Jennifer Norback Fine Art,
Chicago, IL
*Love Poems, (MFA Thesis Exhibition), Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions and Fairs (*denotes juried exhibition)
2024 (forthcoming) New American Paintings 2024, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA
(forthcoming) Waow Gallery, Hong Kong, China
(forthcoming) Roux Collection, Panama
(forthcoming) Double Vision, PLATO, Brooklyn, NY
Dreams and Reflections, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Nocturne, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 The Endowed Chair, The Bunker Art Space, Palm Beach, FL
Quiet Storm, Long Story Short, Paris, France
Record of Possession, Everyday Mooonday, Seoul, Korea
UNTITLED, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami, FL
Chronicles 7, Galerie Droste, Berlin, Germany
Ephemeral Pleasures, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
EXPO, Booth 259, Richard Heller Gallery, Chicago, IL
Works on Paper, Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, NY
2022 UNTITLED, Booth c12, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami, FL
At Home, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL
House Parte, Carlye Packer, Palm Springs, CA
Very Disco, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Bathroom Show, Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, NY
Dreamcast, Volery Gallery, Dubai, UAE
EXPO, Booth 263, Richard Heller Gallery, Chicago, IL
HIRAETH, Phillips, New York, NY
Intersect, Booth 315, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2021 Satellite of Love, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Porous Modes, Field Projects, New York, NY
Cave Canem, Eve Leibe Gallery, London, United Kingdom
*Evanston + Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL (juror-Dan
Devening and Kate Pollasch)
2020 FAKE REAL, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
Artist Run 2.0, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2019 Decorientations, Siblings Gallery, Chicago, IL (curator-Matt Morris)
Terrain 2019, Terrain Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Reminiscence, One After 909, Chicago, IL
Requiem, Hidrante Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico (organizer-Omar Velazquez)
Serious Vanity (Cindy Bernhard, Phyllis Bramson, and Hale Ekinci),
One After 909, Chicago, IL
Bridgeport Art Center 7th Annual Art Competition, Bridgeport Art Center,
Chicago, IL (juror-Stano Grezdo and Joyce Owens)
Let Me Ask Your Opinion on That, Quinto Piso, Mexico City, Mexico
Material Objectivity, Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 *Where We Are, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL (juror-Jennifer Norback)
2017 Bridgeport All Stars, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
Nasty Women, 102 S. Madison, Rockford, IL
Love Poems, Basement Projects, Santa Ana, CA (curator-Christian Ramirez)
2016 Summer in Paxos, Galerie Boicos, Paxos, Greece
2015 Folding Lights, Fifth Column Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Beruit Art Fair, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Beirut, Lebanon
Chicago in Greece, Galerie Boicos, Paxos, Greece
Seeing Women in the 21st Century, Sirona Fine Art, Hallandale Beach, FL
2014 Branching Out, Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, IL
Beirut Art Fair, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Beirut, Lebanon
*Axis Gallery 9th National Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
(juror-Jenny Gheith)
*Now Trending, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
(juror-Marilu Knode)
2013 *Texas National 2014, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
(juror-Jerome Witkin)
Chicago in Paris, Galerie Boicos, Paris, France
2012 LCAD MFA ‘13- New Work, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
MFA ‘13, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
*Society of Illustrators, Museum of American Illustration, new york, NY
2011 *Manifest: Rites of Passage, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2010 *Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles’ 48, Langham Hotel, Pasadena, CA
Johalla Projects, Johalla Projects Gallery, Chicago, IL
Private Collections
Andy Hall - Hall Art Foundation
Beth Rudin DeWoody
Zuzan’s Collection - Zuzeum Art Centre
Press and Publications (selected)
2024 New American Paintings, Midwest Issue no. 167, (cover artist)
Making Space, By Mark Ballogg
Juxtapoz, ‘Dreams and Reflections @ Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles’
2023 Juxtapoz, ‘Cindy Bernhard is All About Holy Smokes and a Lot of Cats’
Create! Magazine, ‘On the Edge of the Mystical: Interview with Cindy Bernhard’
Issue 41, (cover artist)
NewYork Magazine, “Too Many Cats, The Approval Matrix”
Artnet, “Dealer Monya Rowe on the ‘Naivete and Chutzpah’ That Has Made Her
New York Gallery a Standout for 20 Years” by: Katie White, June 13
A Woman’s Thing, “Gallerist Monya Rowe on showing strong voices and trusting your
own eye’” May 22
2022 Broccoli, “Smoke Jumpers”, Issue 16 (cover artist)
Bad At Sports, “At Home" Top Weekend Pick (10/6 - 10/12)
Maake Magazine, Issue 13
2021 Luxe Interiors + Design, “Meet the Maker Cindy Bernhard” by: Kelsey Ogletree
Hypebeast, “Cindy Bernhard’s Smoke and Prayers is on View at
Richard Heller Gallery” by: Shawn Ghassemitari
Juxtapoz, “Cindy Bernhard’s Smoke and Prayers at Richard Heller Gallery“
by: Gwynned Vitello
Newcity, “60wrd/min COVID Edition: Cindy Bernhard”
by: Lori Waxman
Artnet, “Editors Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar this Week”
by: Sarah Cascone
2020 New American Paintings, Editor’s Pick of the Day
2019 Newcity, “Skin Deep: A Review of Serious Vanity at One After 909”
by: Chris Miller
Newcity, “Art Top 5: October 2019” by: Kerry Cardoza
Bad At Sports, “Serious Vanity" Top Weekend Pick (7/18 - 7/24)
The COMP Magazine, “Cindy Bernhard, Calling Attention to Illusionistic Form”
Bad At Sports, “Material Objectivity" Top Weekend Pick (1/10 - 1/16)
The Gathered Gallery Blog, “Featured Artist of the Week: Cindy Bernhard”
Education
2014 Master of Fine Arts, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts, American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL