Cecilia Anastos

Using oil or acrylic on canvas, paper or wood, I paint landscapes, cityscapes, and surreal-impressionist representations of women. Brightly colored and uplifting, my paintings tell stories that touch the relationship of sentient beings with nature, and the tribulations of women throughout history. Some of these landscapes and cities 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. 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, Art San Diego, Art Expo New York, and many other exhibitions.

Ms. Anastos also enjoys creating commissioned paintings. One of them now hangs at the San Diego Superior Court, office of Hon. Judge Muñoz.

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)

Self-taught

2024
April 4-7 - Art Expo New York
Feb 1-27 - HMVC New York - Juried - Against all Odds

2023
Nov 3-5 - Art San Diego
July 14th - August 14th - Vista Civic Center - Juried - PopVista! - Some Lovers Kill (2021)
​June 24th - Newport Beach Civic Center - Juried - Colorful Burano (2023) and A Gondola in Venice (2023)
June 17th - July 27th - SDMA AG - Mission Trails A Walk Through Nature - Juried - The Knoll at Monte Bello Estate (2022)
April 6th - Las Laguna Art Gallery - Women - Juried - Colorful Burano (2023)
March 18th - Cecilia Anastos Fine Art Studio - Art of Women by Women
March 8th – April 8th – Diversia – Woman 2023 – Online Juried Exhibition. - Mood Wheel in Colors (2021)
March 2nd- 31st– Las Laguna Art Gallery – Figure or Faces Exhibition - Hope to Stop Being Frustrated and Worried (2023)
March 1-31sr – HMVC - Woman – Online Juried Exhibition - La Macedonia (2021)
*February 2023 – Big Screen Plaza New York – Artist of the Month - Venice Royale – Oil on canvas (2023)
• January 22, 2023 – Camelback Gallery (Scottsdale, AZ) – Shades of Blue 2023 – International Juried Competition
https://www.camelbackgallery.com/shadesofblue2023exhibition
• January 2023 – Singulart Art Gallery (France) – Online Collection “Women Through the Ey...