The new Artful Studio spaces on Coventry! 2843 Washington Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH! The instructors:
Cynthia Penter is a media artist most recently working as an Artist Educator with the Wickliffe City Schools L.A.B. Program, where she taught photography, animation, and video to middle schoolers. She will be teaching photography and filmmaking at Hiram College starting this August. She has tau
ght at numerous other institutions and colleges in Northeast Ohio, including the Cleveland Institute of Art and Cleveland School of the Arts. She received her BFA and MFA in Cinematography with a minor in Photography from Kent State University. After graduating, she ran the Film Program at K.S.U. for 5.5 years following the retirement of her mentor, Richard Myers. She has practiced film and video production and photography for over 20 years, primarily producing event, wedding, and fine art photography and video. Her work has shown in numerous festivals and galleries. She has received several artist fellowships, including twice from the Ohio Arts Council, an Ohio Arts and Humanities Fellowship, and an American Film Institute Regional Media Arts Fellowship. Her interests range from dance to documentary to social activism. She works in film, video, photographic, and digital formats making personal, experimental work. See her work at: www.viddhartha.com
