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Artist Statement
Using oil or acrylic on canvas, paper or wood, I paint landscapes and cityscapes of Italy and California. Brightly colored and uplifting, my paintings tell stories that touch the relationship of sentient beings with the environment. Some of these landscapes will disappear due to climate change. I want to leave a legacy of what they used to look like. |
Artist Biography
Cecilia Anastos is a self-taught, Italian-American painter. Using oil or acrylic on canvas, paper or wood, Ms. Anastos paints landscapes, cityscapes, and figurative compositions. Sometimes, she expresses her emotions through abstract paintings. Brightly colored and uplifting, her paintings tell stories that touch the relationship of sentient beings with the environment, and the joys and struggles of women around the world.
Ms. Anastos also enjoys creating commissioned paintings. One of them now hangs at the San Diego Supreme Court, office of Hon. Judge Muñoz.
Ms. Anastos is a Board Member at the San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild, and she participates in national and international exhibitions. Her works have been included in exhibitions at the San Diego Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Newport Beach Civic Center, Connecticut Women Artist Gallery, Museum Maritime of Barcelona, and many other online exhibitions.
Ms. Anastos received the 2020 Artist of the Future Award, the 2021 Power of Creativity, the 2021 Certificate of Artistic Excellence, the 2022 Luxembourg Art Prize, and 2022 Artistic Excellence through the Circle Foundation of the Arts (CFA)
Cecilia Anastos is a self-taught, Italian-American painter. Using oil or acrylic on canvas, paper or wood, Ms. Anastos paints landscapes, cityscapes, and figurative compositions. Sometimes, she expresses her emotions through abstract paintings. Brightly colored and uplifting, her paintings tell stories that touch the relationship of sentient beings with the environment, and the joys and struggles of women around the world.
Ms. Anastos also enjoys creating commissioned paintings. One of them now hangs at the San Diego Supreme Court, office of Hon. Judge Muñoz.
Ms. Anastos is a Board Member at the San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild, and she participates in national and international exhibitions. Her works have been included in exhibitions at the San Diego Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Newport Beach Civic Center, Connecticut Women Artist Gallery, Museum Maritime of Barcelona, and many other online exhibitions.
Ms. Anastos received the 2020 Artist of the Future Award, the 2021 Power of Creativity, the 2021 Certificate of Artistic Excellence, the 2022 Luxembourg Art Prize, and 2022 Artistic Excellence through the Circle Foundation of the Arts (CFA)
In the News
- Hernandez, Stephanie, Life & Work with Cecilia Anastos, SD Voyager Magazine, 6 March 2023 -
- Gallant, Julie, Artist creates uplifting, colorful contemporary pieces at new Ramona studio, San Diego Union Tribune, 27 October 2021
Awards
Memberships
- Museum of Contemporary Art - San Diego
- San Diego Museum of Art
- San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild
- California Art Club
- Oil Painters of America
- Women Painters West