Cynthia Saide

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BIO 

 

Cynthia Saide is an artist whose practice centers on the representation of the human figure. Her artistic training includes a specialization in figurative painting, which has enabled her to develop a solid and multidisciplinary body of work.

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She began painting at an early age, taking private lessons from the age of six, during which she explored techniques such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, and tempera. From the outset, her practice was shaped by realism and her sustained interest in the human figure. Saide’s work emerges primarily from intimate and personal experiences, where art functions as both a means of personal transformation and a vehicle for broader social engagement.

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Education 

 

2023          In Flesh: Mastering the Color in Portrait, with Manu Saluja. New York Academy of Art. New York. 

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2020          Portfolio construction and self-promotion workshop with Catalina Restrepo, LAR School. Monterrey. Mx

                 Think Thank, materials and art formats with Gonzalo Ortega, LAR School. Monterrey.Mx

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2019           Bachelor in Finance Administration, Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mx. 

                  Hyperrealism workshop with Fabiano Milani, Monterrey. México. 

                  Portrait workshop with Omar Ortiz, Ciudad de México. 

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2018-2019   Painting Certificate in The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. USA. 

 

2014-2017   Watercolor workshop in Human Figure with Sylvia Nogueira, Monterrey. México. 

                  Drawing and Painting the Human Figure with Alejandra Flores, Monterrey. México.

 

2001-2017   Painting materials and techniques with Patricia Gonzalez, Monterrey. México.

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Exhibitions

 

2024       El Perdón: Cynthia Saide + Mujeres Privadas de la Libertad, ONU MÉXICO, Ciudad de México, México.

              ¡Nos Queremos Libres y Seguras!, Museo Memoria y Tolerancia, Ciudad de México, México.
 

2023       Adfectus, Museo Metropolitano de Monterrey. Monterrey, México.

              Adfectus + El Arte de Amarte, MARCO Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. Monterrey, México.   

              Adfectus, Televisa. Monterrey, México. 

 

2022       Astra Pallum. Puerta Rosa Museo/Galería. Monterrey. México. 

              ADFECTUS, solo exhibition, Akadem. Monterrey, México. 

              ModPortrait, MEAM Museum. Zaragoza, Spain. 

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2021        Maris Stella. Puerta Rosa Museo/Galería. Monterrey. México. 

              This is Me, The Art House Gallery. Online. USA. 

              Art Through The Window. Puerta Rosa Museo/Galería. Monterrey. México. 

              Painterly. Las Laguna Art Gallery. Laguna Beach, California. USA. 

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2018       Finding Ourselves Together. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago. USA.

              Esencialidades. Puerta Rosa Museo/Galería. Monterrey. México.  

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2017       Re-Significar. Puerta Rosa Museo/Galería. Monterrey. México. 

             Mirada Interior. Casa de la Cultura San Pedro. Monterrey. México.

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Fairs 

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2023     Onexpo. Grupo Simsa. Acapulco, México.

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2022.    Noreste Art Fair. Akadem. Monterrey, México.

 

2021     Parallax Art Fair. London, United Kingdom. 

            ASF Art Fair. Mexico City. México.