The Conservatory by Cynthia & Co.

Visual Art

Original works across oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, ink, photography, and more — by Cynthia Millhorn, storyteller, educator, and visual artist.

Oil · Acrylic · Watercolor · Pastel · Ink · Photography · Digital Illustration · & More

Available for Art Instruction.

Workshops · Residencies · Classes · Private Instruction · School & Camp Programs

Working with students from preschool through college age — and adults of all backgrounds — Cynthia meets every learner exactly where they are and takes them somewhere they didn't know they could go.

Visual Artist · Art Educator

Cynthia works across a full range of visual mediums — oil paint, acrylic, watercolor, chalk pastel, oil pastel, pencil, ink, crayon, photography, collage, graphic art, digital illustration, website design, puppets, stage design, mixed media, mosaic, sponge & stamp art, found object art, printmaking, paper mache, sculpture, charcoal, and more. Whatever the medium, the subject is always the same: the human story, told without apology.

She served as the visual art instructor at East Tennessee State University's Renaissance Camp and Creative Arts & Aftercare program for several years — bringing the same warmth and rigor to young artists that she brings to every stage she stands on.

Cynthia owned and operated Appalachian Mood Studio, her own art studio, and has led workshops and classes for students and communities in East Tennessee, Atlanta, Georgia, Los Angeles, California, and Cape Town, South Africa. Her teaching practice spans continents and age groups, always rooted in the belief that everyone has a story worth making visible.

Art is not a skill you either have or you don't. It is a language anyone can learn — and everyone deserves the chance to speak it.
Oil Paint Acrylic Paint Watercolor Chalk Pastel Oil Pastel Pencil Ink Crayon Photography Collage Graphic Art Digital Illustration Website Design Puppets Stage Design Mixed Media Mosaic Sponge & Stamp Art Found Object Art Printmaking Paper Mache Sculpture Charcoal & More

Appalachian Mood Studio

Owner & Lead Instructor · Johnson City, Tennessee

ETSU Renaissance Camp

Visual Art Instructor · East Tennessee State University

Bespoke Tutoring

Visual Art Instructor · Atlanta, Georgia

ETSU Creative Arts & Aftercare

Visual Art Instructor · East Tennessee State University

Art Workshops

East Tennessee · Atlanta, Georgia · Los Angeles, California · Cape Town, South Africa