Bio - Cindy Cephas
Cyntheila Cephas developed a love for quilting during her formative years. She often watched her aunt construct intricate works of art by hand, using just scraps of fabric, a needle, and thread. Her interest was ignited when she became a member of the Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild of New Jersey and her hobby developed into a small business, C.C. Quilts.
Cynthelia is best known for made-to-order family picture quilts, which feature transposed photographs stitched onto the fabric. Her work is currently displayed at various quilt shows and art galleries in New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia, PA.
In 2004, her work received third place honors among 800 other competitors by the State Quilt Guild of New Jersey.
Select Commissions:
Lloyd Boston
Shiloh Baptist Church, Plainfield, NJ
Center for Community Change, Washington D.C.
Newark Housing Authority, Newark, NJ
Select Private Collections:
Misty Copeland, New York, NY
Billy Dee Williams, Actor, Los Angeles, CA
Oprah Winfrey, Chicago, IL
Cathy Hughes, owner of Radio One and TV One, Maryland
Leroy Campbell, world renowned artist, New York B. Smith, culinary and lifestyle expert, New York
Kenny Gamble, songwriter, Philadelphia, PA
Dyana Williams, co-owner, IAAAM, New Orleans, LA
Jill Scott, Philadelphia, PA
Alonzo Adams, Plainfield, NJ
Aretha Franklin, Detroit, MI
Sharon Baptist Church, New Brunswick, NJ
Artist Residency:
Above Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, 2018 to Present
William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, PA, 2005
Press:
Beyond the Art Magazine, Issue 1
African American Lifestyle Magazine, January 2010 Issue
Courier News (June 2004)
