Cindi (Cherko) O'Mara

Cindi works in color pencil, acrylics, charcoal and graphite. The completed works explore botanical and organic forms.

The environment is not static it is constantly changing. Drawing is the same. I draw because I need to, spontaneously supporting the rhythm of life and the act of discovery.

As a draftsman, the act of drawing is a connection to my visual thoughts, my spirit, and imagination. It is a daily practice - transference of ideas to materials, movement, and visual exploration.

Solo Exhibitions

• Floral Focus: Drawings by Cindi O’Mara; Archangel Gallery, Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens; Sept. - Nov. 13, 2022.
• Nature Unveiled; MusicalFare Theatre, Damien College, Buffalo, NY; 2021.
• Redux: Drawings by Cindi O’Mara; Flight Gallery; 2021.
• Two Vision’s: Works by Cindi O’Mara and Margaret Raab; FlightGallery, 2020.
• Revealing Intimacies; 2016 - 2017.
• Ground Level; 2015.
• Passages and Pathways; 2010.

Curated Exhibitions

• Recent Acquisitions: Works from the Gerald Mead Collection; Niagara Community College, Dolce Valvo Art Center, October, 25 — November 18, 2022.
• Looking Forward/Looking Back: a celebration of future and past exhibiting artists at Betty’s Restaurant; 2021.
• Nature’s Microcosms: Works by Wendy Caldwell Maloney, Cindi O’Mara and Paula Sciuk; Guest Curated by Gerald Mead, 2018.
• Botanical Artists; Artist Group Gallery, Curated by Don Siuta, Buffalo, NY, 2017.
• The Art of Native Plants; Meibohm Fine Arts, Curated by Grace Meibohm, East Aurora, NY, 2017.
• Nature Unveiled; MusicalFare Theatre, Damien College, Curated by Gerald Mead, Buffalo, NY, 2021.

Group Exhibitions

• The Art and Science of Botanical Illustration-2022; Dec. 3, 2022 to March 26, 2023.
• Gallery Mentor’s Invitational: Group Exhibition; Hunt Gallery, Buffalo, huntgallery.com. November 18 - December 22, 2022.
• Looking Forward/Looking Back: a celebration of future and past exhibiting artists at Betty’s Restaurant
• Buffalo Society of Artists 130 Anniversary Year Exhibitions Catalogue Exhibition; Castillani Art Museum Open Members Exhibition-on line, Spring Exhibition; Artists Group Gallery, Past Presidents Invitational; Carnegie Art Center,Thumb Box Exhibition, Meibohm Fine Arts. Each exhibition may be view on line at bsacalls.com, 2021.
• Rochester Contemporary Art Center: Members Exhibition; 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
• 20/20 Vision: Women Artists in Western New York; Castellani Art Museum; 2020.
• Made In New York; Schweinfurth Art Center, 2020.