Cynthia Harper-Hron's large-scale works on paper explore the notion of an applied landscape - one that has been manipulated to create an ideal environment. She captures her surreal and energetic landscapes with pastel and colored pencil. Harper-Hron was a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant in 2005." She earned a master of fine arts degree from California College of Arts and Crafts and a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design. She has completed several commissions for public art, and was former director of Site Omaha, a public art project with Bemis Center for Contemporary Art.