Cynthia is a West Michigan artist and social entrepreneur. She has been an educator for 30 years, teaching and guiding awareness through the arts.  For the past 15 years, Cynthia has served as the owner and executive producer of Square Peg Events, LLC, an art-enhanced events company, creating and hosting art parties, artful dining experiences, progressive tastings, live mannequins, human sculptures, Story StROLL, and other community events.  

For the past 6 years, Cynthia has curated and produced Care on Canvas, a program that partners with community groups that support both children and adults in diverse circumstances — including Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, where she currently serves as Artist-in-Residence; Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital; and Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, among others — to provide opportunities for people facing various situations to express their unique, individual journeys through painting, and to display those paintings in public exhibitions held annually at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center.