Eileen Matias– I am a Northeast Ohio native who works in colored pencil and linocut prints. Graduate of the University of Akron in with a BFA in Graphic Design. My focus is on conservation of animals, the earth, and of people. I live in Akron, Ohio where I am a volunteer with the Humane Society of Greater Akron, the Akron Zoo and the Sierra Club. My work is in the collection of The Akron Zoo and Former Congresswoman Bette Sutton.

Solo Exhibitions
Colored Pencil Artwork and Recycled Sculptures, Every Blooming Thing, Akron, OH (2015)
Photography, Highland Tavern, Akron, OH (2015)
Colored Pencil Artwork, Weathervane Community Playhouse, Akron, OH (1998)
Computer Artwork, Cafe Brio, Cleveland, OH (1992-1993)
Colored Pencil and Computer Artwork, Solo Show, Fulton Avenue Cafe’, Cleveland, OH (1991)

Juried Exhibitions
ENMASSE, Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH (2013)
Artists of Rubber City Juried Exhibition, Akron, OH (2011)
Trunk Show, Akron Zoological Park, Akron, OH (2009, 2010)
Society of Animal Artists Small Works – Big Impressions, Berthoud, CO (2009)
Brown Bag Project, WE Gallery, Akron, OH (2009)
Colored Pencil Art Exhibit, The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (2008)
Artists of Rubber City, Akron, OH (2008)
Art and the Animal, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington VT (2006)
Midwest COLOR 2004, Detroit, MI (2004)
11th Annual International CPSA Exhibition, Los Angeles/Brea CA (2003)
10th Annual International CPSA Exhibition, Ft. Worth TX (2002)
Midwest COLOR ‘98 Exhibition, Canton, OH (2001)
Discover the Treasure, The Civic, Cleveland Heights, OH (1999)
Midwest COLOR ‘98 Exhibition, Avon Lake, OH (1998)
4th Annual 479NY International Art Competition, Stephen Gang Galleries, New York, NY (1997)
Inland Exhibition XXXIII, San Bernadino County Museum, Redlands, CA (1997)
Brand XXVI Exhibition, Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA (1996)
31st Annual Open Exhibition, San Bernadino County Museum, Redlands, CA (1996)
Art Wyoming, West Wind Gallery, Casper, WY (1996)
Women’s National Art Exhibition, Springdale, AR (1996)
ArtReachTM ‘95 “Showroom Division”, Salt Lake City UT (1995)
2nd Annual International CPSA Exhibition, Portland, OR (1994)
Obsessive Imagery, The Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (1993)
Micro/Macro Show, Heilo Galleries, Soho, New York, NY (1991)
Newman Religious Art Show, Newman Center, Cleveland, OH (1991)

Group Exhibitions
Nine Muses Gallery, Barberton, OH (2015)
The Color of Sound, Studio 2091 Mothersbaugh, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (2015)
DEVO Dome Show, Studio 2091 Mothersbaugh, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (2014)
Second April Galerie & Studios, Canton, OH (2014)
Winter Exhibit, Hazel Tree Interiors, Akron, OH (2013)
Studio 2091 Mothersbaugh, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (2013)
Six in Studio, Cleveland West Art League, Cleveland, OH (2013)
Treasures of Nature, CanalWays Visitor Center, Cleveland, OH (2012)
Tall Walls, Loren Naji Studio Gallery, Cleveland, OH (2012)
In the Garden: Germination/Cultivation, Millworks Gallery, Akron, OH (2012)
Keep Akron Beautiful 30th Anniversary show, Akron, OH (2011)
Artists of Rubber City All Member Show, Akron, OH (2011)
OH Colored Pencil Alliance Exhibit, The Linden Tree Fine Art Studio, North Canton, OH (2006)
The Signature Showcase Invitational Exhibition, The Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL (2006)
Ohio Colored Pencil Alliance Exhibit, The Linden Tree Fine Art Studio, North Canton, OH (2004)
Inside/Ouside, Still Lifes and Landscapes The Linden Tree Fine Art Studio, North Canton, OH (2003)
For The Love of Animals, The Linden Tree Fine Art Studio, North Canton, OH (2003)
CPSA DC 101 Member’ Exhibit, The Linden Tree Fine Art Studio, North Canton, OH (2002)
Celebration of Women, The Linden Tree Fine Art Studio, North Canton, OH (2002)
CPSA DC 101 Member’ Exhibit, Charles Meyer Gallery, Akron, OH (2001)
CPSA DC 101 Member’ Exhibit, Laurel Lake Art Gallery, Hudson, OH (2001)
CPSA DC 101 Member’ Exhibit, The Linden Tree Fine Art Studio, North Canton, OH (2001)
CPSA DC 101 Members’ Exhibit, Donald W. Meyer Center, Chardon, OH (2000)
CPSA DC 101 Members’ Exhibit, Trumbull Art Gallery, Warren. OH (2000)
CPSA DC 101 Members’ Exhibit, Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (2000)
Shoreby Club, Bratenahl, OH (1999)
Humphrey Gallery, University Hospital of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH (1998)
Art with a Point, The Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH (1998)
Gallery 400, CPSA DC 101Group Show Akron, OH (1997)
Blue Moon Gallery, Group Show Chagrin Falls, OH (1997)
4th Annual I Can’t Believe It’s Colored Pencil, CPSA District Chapter 101, Akron, OH (1997)
Happy Days Visitor Center, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, OH (1996)
3rd Annual I Can’t Believe It’s Colored Pencil, CPSA District Chapter 101, Akron, OH (1996)
Art with a Point, The Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH (1995)
2nd Annual I Can’t Believe It’s Colored Pencil, CPSA District Chapter 101, Akron, OH (1995)
1st Annual I Can’t Believe It’s Colored Pencil, CPSA District Chapter 101, Akron, OH (1994)
Gold Medal Gallery, Cleveland, OH (1991, 1992, 1994)
Gallery Two, Wooster, OH (1991, 1993, 1994)
Breskin/Pearl/Rodriguez Gallery, Soho, New York, NY (1992-1994)
Obsessive Imagery, The Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (1993)
9th Street Studio (collaboration with Robert Jursinski), Cleveland, OH (1993)
Holiday Exhibition, Fiori Gallery, Cleveland, OH (1990 – 1991)

Awards
First Place, CPSA DC 101 Member’ Exhibit, The Linden Tree Fine Art Studio, N. Canton, OH (2001)
Outstanding Artistic Merit, Inland Exhibition XXXIII (1997)
Honorable Mention, Manhattan Arts International Fifth Annual Art Competition (1996)

Publications
Academy Graphic Communications, Inc., 52 Weeks/52 Works – 2009
Best of Worldwide Charcoal, Pastel and Pencil Artists Volume I – 2009
Society of Animal, Artists Art and the Animal – 2006

Education
Art Classes with Amy Lindenberger, 1998 – 2010
University of Akron, Akron, OH, B.F.A., Graduate 1988
Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, OH, General Study Courses, 1983 to 1985

Memberships
Sierra Club                               Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA)           Akron Zoo
Society of Animal Artists           Artists of Rubber City, Inc.                                  Rubber City Prints