Cynthia Celone is a Connecticut-based painter, draftswoman and amateur photographer who received her BFA with distinction in Drawing and Painting from the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. During her four years at the Academy, Celone received merit-based scholarships, a scholarship to the first Figurative Arts Convention and Expo in Miami, FL, admission to the New York Academy of Art Master Class taught by Vincent Desiderio in NYC, and the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the University of New Haven in 2018. In the spring of 2018, Celone studied abroad for a full semester in Prato, Italy. She has exhibited in numerous in-person and online venues. In 2022, Celone’s work was published in an exclusive editorial feature for NAKID Magazine, Vol. 8 of Envision Arts Magazine, and the Saatchi Holiday 2022 Catalog. Celone completed a residency at the Vermont Studio Center in 2019, the Sarasvati Creative Space in 2022, and the Young Artist Fellowship at the Bethany Arts Community in Ossining, NY, in 2022.