CV/Resume Cindy Billingsley
Cindy is an accomplished Bronze Sculptor also is a Ceramic Sculptor, Fine Art Painter, Portrait Artist and Muralist, Cindy is accomplished at doing figurative, animals both in sculptures and paintings, and also does landscapes. She has done numerous Public Art Bronze and Mural Projects. She has had work in numerous solo and national group exhibits and museums. She also does commissions for private clients.
Public Art -Bronze Sculptures
Installed 2023
- Lifesize Dog St Thomas Hospital Nashville TN Nov 2023
- Lifesize Dog Bronze Richland Place Nashville TN Nov 2023
Installed 2022
- Family member Memorial Bronze Flowers and Hummingbirds Private client Oct 2022
-Lifesize Bronze-Hornet Mascot Shenandoah University in Virginia installed July 2022
- 7’ Eagle Bronze relief for the Cookeville TN Police Department May 2022
Installed 2021
-Life-size Bronze Marie Stuart Edwards Suffragist with Bicycle in Peru, Indiana August 2021
-Lion Bronze for Brentwood TN Police Department as a memorial to Fallen Officers installed April 2021
Installed 2016-2018
-Sculpted Portrait Head of Allan Wright and D’Iberville for Museum display at Louisiana Museum
Installed 2014-1998
- Bronze Hornet Science building Buzzy, Shenandoah University in Virginia 2014
- Arrington Firefighter Memorial, Bronze Relief, TN 2004
-Warner Park nature Center 5 bronze trial marker sculptures Warner Park Nature Center Nashville, TN 1999
Public Art Ceramic Sculptures and Public Art Murals
Installed 2025
-Portrait Memorial of Librarian Ceramic Sculpture, John P. Holt Brentwood Library, Brentwood TN
-League of Nations Equestrian World Show designed and painted 12 Equestrian Jumps, Ocala Florida
Installed 2024
23’ Bison landscape outside mural Bison Ranch Cookeville TN
Installed 2022
-2 Murals Cookveville Police Department’s Questioning rooms, Cookeville TN
Installed 2018
-World Equestrian Games, Tryon, NC hand painted 7 of the main Equestrian Jumps-August 2018
-Mural of Foal and landscape Brentwood Library add on mural June 2018
Installed 2016
-40 ducks/geese group project-my part I handpainted all 40 ducks and geese to meet Biologist specifics for colors of feather markings of all ducks for Fish and Wildlife department, Visitor center Louisiana end of 2015-through March 2016
Installed 2014
- Memorial Portrait mural of Manny, landscape and eight kids, John P. Holt Brentwood Library , Brentwood TN
Installed 2009-2010
- Brentwood Library Public Commission for 20 Sculptures animal group and 15 Murals John P Holt Brentwood Library, Brentwood TN
-FEI World Equestrian Games-did art and designed sculpture jump and stone designs on 5 jumps Kentucky Horse park, Lexington KY
Art Exhibitions with Paintings and Sculptures
2025
Jane Goodall Sculpture for Artists for Conservation live exhibition Vancouver CA Sept 2025
8 Sculptures Group exhibition Folk Art Center Asheville, NC July-Oct 2025
2024
Large solo exhibition of Birds Sculptures and Paintings 40 pieces May-July Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN
2023
Artist for conservation live show Vancouver Sept 2023
2022
-Exhibition themed Grief - invited 1 sculpture 2 paintings Customs House Museum, TN Nov 5, 2022-Jan-Marie Bronze in Indiana juried/chosen to be included in US map on Public
Artworks
-American Academy of Equine Artists Equine Painting juried in show Aikens
-Artists for Conservation Painting in Live show in Vancouver Sept 2022
-Best of TN Crafts exhibition Alz sculpture Oct-Jan 2021-22
2021
-Artists for Conservation Live show in Vancouver one painting Sept 2021 plus painting in AFC calendar
-Magic in the Art sculpture show Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC-Mar-July
2021
-Painting juried in the Guild Of Natural Science Illustrators virtual show
2021
-Two paintings juried in Artist Guild show Booth Art Museum Feb 2021
2020
-Little red Equine Painting a Semi Finalist in ARC International Salon Show 2020
-Two Equine Paintings in American Academy of Equine Arts Fall Showcase virtual show Oct-Dec 31, 2020
-Both Anteaters and Gorilla painting in Artists for Conservation juried show Oct 2020
-Alz Painting Waiting in Oil Painters of America juried Virtual Salon show 2020
-Orangutan baby Sculpture in Guild of Nature Science Illustrators juried Virtual show 2020
-Sculpture Silence in juried Booth Museum Guild show May 2020
-Equine Painting Little Red, won Else Tuckerman Award in Classical-Portraiture American Academy Equine Arts show March 2020
-Dark side of All won Honor Mention in CFA Artist of the Year show Jan 2020
2019
-Orangutan Baby Sculpture won 3rd place Portrait Society of America Dec 2019
-Artist For Conservation Live Show, Vancouver Sept 27-29 2019 AFC conference Sculpture Orangutan
-Looking West; American Women Artists show, Steamboat Art Museum, Colorado May 24-Sept. 2 2019 Barn owl Sculpture
-Booth Western Museum Artists Guild Show May 14-August 25, 2019 Two paintings Painted Horse and Osprey
2018
-12 paintings Silent Skies Mural for Artists for Conservation mural project August 2018
-Best of Tennessee Crafts, Customs House Museum, 2018 Memories Alzheimer's sculpture
-Guild of Scientific Natural Illustrators member exhibit-Art Reveling Science show, AASS Washington DC 2018
2017-2013
Six Animal and figurative sculptures at American craftsmen gallery, Manhattan NY fall 2016-2017
Women Artists Coast to Coast West NAWA- Seattle, WA Oct- Jan 2017 2 paintings
Finalist ARC competition, NY painting Koala 2017
Artist for Conservation Cover of Calendar 2017 Award
Artist for Conservation live exhibition at Wildlife Festival in Vancouver Sept-29- Oct. 3 2016
"Buggin Out" exhibition- sculpture June 2016 Winston-Salem NC
National Association of Women Artists member show NY sculpture award Sept 2015
The Equine Jubilee two paintings 2015
Short listed in book catalog for David Shepherd Best of Wildlife juried show, London, June 2015
“All things Birds and Beautiful”, Orca Island, Washington state Ocra Historical Museum April- May 2015
“Clay Fest lll”, juried clay show Roseville, CA April-may 2015
“Portraits - Interior and Exterior” - NAWA show -The Arts Club , Washington DC, April 2015
“Dynamic Narratives- Women Ceramic Sculptors”- Folk Art Center, Jan-April 2015
Solo Endangered Animal show, TAL Gallery, Nashville, TN Sept. 2014
Artist for Conservation live juried show- Vancouver, CA Sept-Oct 2014
“Dynamic Narratives-Women Ceramic Sculptors” group show TAL Gallery, Nashville, TN August 2014
“ Dynamic Narratives- Women Ceramic Sculptors” group show, NAWA New York, NY June 2014
“Current Visions” juried show Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell MA April- July 2014
“Ev(e)ulotion Envision Perseverance”, juried show New York Public Library , NYMarch 3-29 2014
Solo show Custom House Museum, Nashville, Tn Oct 23- Jan 5 2013-2014
NAWA Women Exposed July- August 2013 Goggleworks National Assoc. of Women Artist juried show
NAWA Gallery “Clothing Optional” juried show, NAWA New York Gallery July-Aug 2013
NCECA Houston clay conference- Curator for group exhibition “Dynamic narratives” and artist in show March 2013
Midwest Veterinary Conference juried art show Feb. 2013
Two person show “Shared Obstacles” The Seen gallery Feb. 2013
Artists for Conservation juried member live show, Artists for Conservation Festival, Grouse Mountain, Vancouver, Canada Oct. 2012
“Black and White” member show, Folk Art center Sept- Jan. 2012 and 2013
2013-2006
TACA Biennal juried show, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN August- Sept 2012
Ten from TACA, juried show Belmont University Gallery, Nashville, TN Aug- Sept 2012
“Animal House” invited show, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC June-end of July 2012
“Alzheimer’s TN Event” featured artist solo show, Del Monico Winery, Cookeville TN May 2012
CAA Art fair, San Francisco, Oct. 2011
solo show “Endangered Animals” Tennessee Art league Nashville,TN 2011
solo show “Within The Mind” Tennessee Art league, Nashville, TN 2011
Sawtooth Faculty show, June- July, 2011 Milton Rhodes art center, Winston Salem NC
Metro Arts Commission Gallery, juried Local professional Artists show May 31-August 5
“Spectrum” Tom Rossietti Gallery April 2011 Judge’s Award for Sculpture
NAWA show “ Vistas, Views, and Visions”, Tom Rosette Gallery, West Palm Beach, Fla. March 2011 Painting and a sculpture Judge’s Award for Sculpture
Folk Art Center, two person show, Aug. 14 - Oct. 5 2010, Asheville, Nc
NAWA Member show 2010 New York City, New York June-July 2010
Solo Show “Endangered” Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery Nov. 6-28, 09
“Endangered” Gloria Kennedy Gallery, New York Jan- Feb. 28 2009
45th Anniversary Piedmont Craftsmen, Teapot Museum, Sparta, NC
Art Envisions Science, Juried NAWA, NY Hall of Science May-June 2008
Spring in Summer, National Assoc. of Women Artists, NY May-June 2008
45th Anniversary Piedmont Craftsmen, Sawtooth Building June-Aug 2008
Animals, Animals, Animals, invitational Hand in Hand Gallery May-July 2008
Ohio Designer Craftsmen juried Best of 2008 May- Oct 2008
Taught Figure Workshop, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN March 2008
Tennessee Biennial Arts and Craft Exhibition, juried Customs House Museum Feb 2008
Encore’ , juried New York Oct- Dec 2007
Botanical invitation, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC June-July 2007
Applied art vs. Fine Art, New York April 2007
Rooted in Craft, Folk Art Center Gallery, Asheville, NC 2007
Wildlife Show Invitation, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC 2006
Publications
US Public Art map for Marie Edwards Suffragist Bronze 2022
Artists for Conservation exhibition books 2012-2025
Miami County Newspaper Indiana article winning Suffragist bronze commission 2021
Brentwood Herald article about Bronze Lion comission feb 2021
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine Horses in Art July-August issue 2020
Won Cover Art for the Artists for Conservation Calendar 2017
Contemporary Wildlife Art-3 pages lay out-releases April 2015
Lark Books “500 Figures in Clay” out in 2014
Ceramics Now spotlight artist March 2012 - European ceramic magazine
Claytimes gallery, March 2012
Lark books “ Making faces in Clay” out in 2014
full page article Cookeville Herald Newspaper “Within the Mind” Alzheimer’s exhibition May 2012
Ceramics Now spotlight artist March 2012 - European ceramic magazine
Numerous artwork in Equestrian Horse magazines 1999-2025
Article on memorial mural Brentwood Life newspaper 2011,
about 15 murals and 23 sculptures Brentwood children’s library 2010 Williamson Herald
TV and Zoom interviews
TNCrossroads TV show episodeSept 2021
Interview with James Western Museum July 2021
Experience, Education and Skills
Experience and Employers
Professional Studio Freelance Artist both Sculpture and Paintings-working on Projects and Sculpture series and Painting series 2004-2025 for private clients, museum exhibitions, national exhibitions,
Design and Paint Equestrian Jumps for National Equestrian Shows through two companies
Jumps by Fuzzy 1994-2025. Steve Stephens Designs 2004-2025 part time
Skills
Bronze sculptures, wax casting, plaster work, armature building, mold making, Ceramic clay sculpting, Fine Art Painting mediums (Oils, Acrylic, Pastels, Watercolor). Sculpt - Figurative, Portraits and Animals for Bronze, Muralist, Portraits (both Sculpting and Painting), Wood working skills, also proficient at landscape paintings.
Education
Self taught Ceramic Animal and Figurative sculpting and learning about kiln firing 2002-2004
Worked for Monumental Bronze Sculptor Alan LeQuire managing his studio, wax casting, mold making, and starting clay sculptures for Bronze 1994-2000
Took Portrait and Figurative Sculpting classes at Watkins School of Art Nashville, TN 1992 and 93
Went to Harris School of Art studied Fine Art and Illustration Franklin TN 1983-86
Public Art -Bronze Sculptures
Installed 2023
- Lifesize Dog St Thomas Hospital Nashville TN Nov 2023
- Lifesize Dog Bronze Richland Place Nashville TN Nov 2023
Installed 2022
- Family member Memorial Bronze Flowers and Hummingbirds Private client Oct 2022
-Lifesize Bronze-Hornet Mascot Shenandoah University in Virginia installed July 2022
- 7’ Eagle Bronze relief for the Cookeville TN Police Department May 2022
Installed 2021
-Life-size Bronze Marie Stuart Edwards Suffragist with Bicycle in Peru, Indiana August 2021
-Lion Bronze for Brentwood TN Police Department as a memorial to Fallen Officers installed April 2021
Installed 2016-2018
-Sculpted Portrait Head of Allan Wright and D’Iberville for Museum display at Louisiana Museum
Installed 2014-1998
- Bronze Hornet Science building Buzzy, Shenandoah University in Virginia 2014
- Arrington Firefighter Memorial, Bronze Relief, TN 2004
-Warner Park nature Center 5 bronze trial marker sculptures Warner Park Nature Center Nashville, TN 1999
Public Art Ceramic Sculptures and Public Art Murals
Installed 2025
-Portrait Memorial of Librarian Ceramic Sculpture, John P. Holt Brentwood Library, Brentwood TN
-League of Nations Equestrian World Show designed and painted 12 Equestrian Jumps, Ocala Florida
Installed 2024
23’ Bison landscape outside mural Bison Ranch Cookeville TN
Installed 2022
-2 Murals Cookveville Police Department’s Questioning rooms, Cookeville TN
Installed 2018
-World Equestrian Games, Tryon, NC hand painted 7 of the main Equestrian Jumps-August 2018
-Mural of Foal and landscape Brentwood Library add on mural June 2018
Installed 2016
-40 ducks/geese group project-my part I handpainted all 40 ducks and geese to meet Biologist specifics for colors of feather markings of all ducks for Fish and Wildlife department, Visitor center Louisiana end of 2015-through March 2016
Installed 2014
- Memorial Portrait mural of Manny, landscape and eight kids, John P. Holt Brentwood Library , Brentwood TN
Installed 2009-2010
- Brentwood Library Public Commission for 20 Sculptures animal group and 15 Murals John P Holt Brentwood Library, Brentwood TN
-FEI World Equestrian Games-did art and designed sculpture jump and stone designs on 5 jumps Kentucky Horse park, Lexington KY
Art Exhibitions with Paintings and Sculptures
2025
Jane Goodall Sculpture for Artists for Conservation live exhibition Vancouver CA Sept 2025
8 Sculptures Group exhibition Folk Art Center Asheville, NC July-Oct 2025
2024
Large solo exhibition of Birds Sculptures and Paintings 40 pieces May-July Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN
2023
Artist for conservation live show Vancouver Sept 2023
2022
-Exhibition themed Grief - invited 1 sculpture 2 paintings Customs House Museum, TN Nov 5, 2022-Jan-Marie Bronze in Indiana juried/chosen to be included in US map on Public
Artworks
-American Academy of Equine Artists Equine Painting juried in show Aikens
-Artists for Conservation Painting in Live show in Vancouver Sept 2022
-Best of TN Crafts exhibition Alz sculpture Oct-Jan 2021-22
2021
-Artists for Conservation Live show in Vancouver one painting Sept 2021 plus painting in AFC calendar
-Magic in the Art sculpture show Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC-Mar-July
2021
-Painting juried in the Guild Of Natural Science Illustrators virtual show
2021
-Two paintings juried in Artist Guild show Booth Art Museum Feb 2021
2020
-Little red Equine Painting a Semi Finalist in ARC International Salon Show 2020
-Two Equine Paintings in American Academy of Equine Arts Fall Showcase virtual show Oct-Dec 31, 2020
-Both Anteaters and Gorilla painting in Artists for Conservation juried show Oct 2020
-Alz Painting Waiting in Oil Painters of America juried Virtual Salon show 2020
-Orangutan baby Sculpture in Guild of Nature Science Illustrators juried Virtual show 2020
-Sculpture Silence in juried Booth Museum Guild show May 2020
-Equine Painting Little Red, won Else Tuckerman Award in Classical-Portraiture American Academy Equine Arts show March 2020
-Dark side of All won Honor Mention in CFA Artist of the Year show Jan 2020
2019
-Orangutan Baby Sculpture won 3rd place Portrait Society of America Dec 2019
-Artist For Conservation Live Show, Vancouver Sept 27-29 2019 AFC conference Sculpture Orangutan
-Looking West; American Women Artists show, Steamboat Art Museum, Colorado May 24-Sept. 2 2019 Barn owl Sculpture
-Booth Western Museum Artists Guild Show May 14-August 25, 2019 Two paintings Painted Horse and Osprey
2018
-12 paintings Silent Skies Mural for Artists for Conservation mural project August 2018
-Best of Tennessee Crafts, Customs House Museum, 2018 Memories Alzheimer's sculpture
-Guild of Scientific Natural Illustrators member exhibit-Art Reveling Science show, AASS Washington DC 2018
2017-2013
Six Animal and figurative sculptures at American craftsmen gallery, Manhattan NY fall 2016-2017
Women Artists Coast to Coast West NAWA- Seattle, WA Oct- Jan 2017 2 paintings
Finalist ARC competition, NY painting Koala 2017
Artist for Conservation Cover of Calendar 2017 Award
Artist for Conservation live exhibition at Wildlife Festival in Vancouver Sept-29- Oct. 3 2016
"Buggin Out" exhibition- sculpture June 2016 Winston-Salem NC
National Association of Women Artists member show NY sculpture award Sept 2015
The Equine Jubilee two paintings 2015
Short listed in book catalog for David Shepherd Best of Wildlife juried show, London, June 2015
“All things Birds and Beautiful”, Orca Island, Washington state Ocra Historical Museum April- May 2015
“Clay Fest lll”, juried clay show Roseville, CA April-may 2015
“Portraits - Interior and Exterior” - NAWA show -The Arts Club , Washington DC, April 2015
“Dynamic Narratives- Women Ceramic Sculptors”- Folk Art Center, Jan-April 2015
Solo Endangered Animal show, TAL Gallery, Nashville, TN Sept. 2014
Artist for Conservation live juried show- Vancouver, CA Sept-Oct 2014
“Dynamic Narratives-Women Ceramic Sculptors” group show TAL Gallery, Nashville, TN August 2014
“ Dynamic Narratives- Women Ceramic Sculptors” group show, NAWA New York, NY June 2014
“Current Visions” juried show Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell MA April- July 2014
“Ev(e)ulotion Envision Perseverance”, juried show New York Public Library , NYMarch 3-29 2014
Solo show Custom House Museum, Nashville, Tn Oct 23- Jan 5 2013-2014
NAWA Women Exposed July- August 2013 Goggleworks National Assoc. of Women Artist juried show
NAWA Gallery “Clothing Optional” juried show, NAWA New York Gallery July-Aug 2013
NCECA Houston clay conference- Curator for group exhibition “Dynamic narratives” and artist in show March 2013
Midwest Veterinary Conference juried art show Feb. 2013
Two person show “Shared Obstacles” The Seen gallery Feb. 2013
Artists for Conservation juried member live show, Artists for Conservation Festival, Grouse Mountain, Vancouver, Canada Oct. 2012
“Black and White” member show, Folk Art center Sept- Jan. 2012 and 2013
2013-2006
TACA Biennal juried show, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN August- Sept 2012
Ten from TACA, juried show Belmont University Gallery, Nashville, TN Aug- Sept 2012
“Animal House” invited show, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC June-end of July 2012
“Alzheimer’s TN Event” featured artist solo show, Del Monico Winery, Cookeville TN May 2012
CAA Art fair, San Francisco, Oct. 2011
solo show “Endangered Animals” Tennessee Art league Nashville,TN 2011
solo show “Within The Mind” Tennessee Art league, Nashville, TN 2011
Sawtooth Faculty show, June- July, 2011 Milton Rhodes art center, Winston Salem NC
Metro Arts Commission Gallery, juried Local professional Artists show May 31-August 5
“Spectrum” Tom Rossietti Gallery April 2011 Judge’s Award for Sculpture
NAWA show “ Vistas, Views, and Visions”, Tom Rosette Gallery, West Palm Beach, Fla. March 2011 Painting and a sculpture Judge’s Award for Sculpture
Folk Art Center, two person show, Aug. 14 - Oct. 5 2010, Asheville, Nc
NAWA Member show 2010 New York City, New York June-July 2010
Solo Show “Endangered” Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery Nov. 6-28, 09
“Endangered” Gloria Kennedy Gallery, New York Jan- Feb. 28 2009
45th Anniversary Piedmont Craftsmen, Teapot Museum, Sparta, NC
Art Envisions Science, Juried NAWA, NY Hall of Science May-June 2008
Spring in Summer, National Assoc. of Women Artists, NY May-June 2008
45th Anniversary Piedmont Craftsmen, Sawtooth Building June-Aug 2008
Animals, Animals, Animals, invitational Hand in Hand Gallery May-July 2008
Ohio Designer Craftsmen juried Best of 2008 May- Oct 2008
Taught Figure Workshop, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN March 2008
Tennessee Biennial Arts and Craft Exhibition, juried Customs House Museum Feb 2008
Encore’ , juried New York Oct- Dec 2007
Botanical invitation, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC June-July 2007
Applied art vs. Fine Art, New York April 2007
Rooted in Craft, Folk Art Center Gallery, Asheville, NC 2007
Wildlife Show Invitation, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC 2006
Publications
US Public Art map for Marie Edwards Suffragist Bronze 2022
Artists for Conservation exhibition books 2012-2025
Miami County Newspaper Indiana article winning Suffragist bronze commission 2021
Brentwood Herald article about Bronze Lion comission feb 2021
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine Horses in Art July-August issue 2020
Won Cover Art for the Artists for Conservation Calendar 2017
Contemporary Wildlife Art-3 pages lay out-releases April 2015
Lark Books “500 Figures in Clay” out in 2014
Ceramics Now spotlight artist March 2012 - European ceramic magazine
Claytimes gallery, March 2012
Lark books “ Making faces in Clay” out in 2014
full page article Cookeville Herald Newspaper “Within the Mind” Alzheimer’s exhibition May 2012
Ceramics Now spotlight artist March 2012 - European ceramic magazine
Numerous artwork in Equestrian Horse magazines 1999-2025
Article on memorial mural Brentwood Life newspaper 2011,
about 15 murals and 23 sculptures Brentwood children’s library 2010 Williamson Herald
TV and Zoom interviews
TNCrossroads TV show episodeSept 2021
Interview with James Western Museum July 2021
Experience, Education and Skills
Experience and Employers
Professional Studio Freelance Artist both Sculpture and Paintings-working on Projects and Sculpture series and Painting series 2004-2025 for private clients, museum exhibitions, national exhibitions,
Design and Paint Equestrian Jumps for National Equestrian Shows through two companies
Jumps by Fuzzy 1994-2025. Steve Stephens Designs 2004-2025 part time
Skills
Bronze sculptures, wax casting, plaster work, armature building, mold making, Ceramic clay sculpting, Fine Art Painting mediums (Oils, Acrylic, Pastels, Watercolor). Sculpt - Figurative, Portraits and Animals for Bronze, Muralist, Portraits (both Sculpting and Painting), Wood working skills, also proficient at landscape paintings.
Education
Self taught Ceramic Animal and Figurative sculpting and learning about kiln firing 2002-2004
Worked for Monumental Bronze Sculptor Alan LeQuire managing his studio, wax casting, mold making, and starting clay sculptures for Bronze 1994-2000
Took Portrait and Figurative Sculpting classes at Watkins School of Art Nashville, TN 1992 and 93
Went to Harris School of Art studied Fine Art and Illustration Franklin TN 1983-86