BIO

Cydney Lewis is a Chicago-based multimedia artist. She holds a BS in Architecture from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, attended the L’École D’architecture de Versailles, France, and took further studies through the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Ballet and film add to her multidisciplinary background. Her art is held in private collections around the world and has been exhibited widely at venues including the Union League Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. She has received various honors, among them residencies with Chicago Public Schools and Lyseloth Musikerwohnhaus Basel, Switzerland, as well as awards including 3Arts Make A Wave Grantee and the Black Creativity/Green Art Award from the Museum of Science and Industry. Her art has been reviewed by Newcity, NBC Chicago, and Bad at Sports. Currently, Lewis is a member of Tiger Strikes Asteroid of Chicago..