2014 Master of Fine Arts, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA

2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts, American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL

Solo and Two Person Exhibitions (*denotes solo exhibition)

2021
*Smoke and Prayers, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2020
*Candy Corn & Roaches, Shelter In Place Gallery, Boston, MA

2019
*Mirror, Mirror, Vital Signs, Milwaukee, WI

2014
Like This (Cindy Bernhard and Douglas Stapleton), Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago, IL

*Love Poems, (MFA Thesis Exhibition), Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2012
In Parallel (Cindy Bernhard and Jourdon Gullett), Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago, IL

*denotes juried exhibition

2021
Cave Canem, Eve Leibe Gallery, London, United Kingdom

*Evanston + Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL (juror-Dan Devening and Kate Pollasch)

2020
FAKE REAL, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN

Artist Run 2.0, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL

2019
Decorientations, Siblings Gallery, Chicago, IL (curator-Matt Morris)

Terrain 2019, Terrain Exhibitions, Chicago, IL

Reminiscence, One After 909, Chicago, IL

Requiem, Hidrante Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico (organizer-Omar Velazquez)

Serious Vanity (Cindy Bernhard, Phyllis Bramson, and Hale Ekinci),

One After 909, Chicago, IL

*Bridgeport Art Center 7th Annual Art Competition, Bridgeport Art Center,

Chicago, IL (juror-Stano Grezdo and Joyce Owens)

*Let Me Ask Your Opinion on That, Quinto Piso, Mexico City, Mexico (curator-Caleb Beck)

Material Objectivity, Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago, IL

2018
White Van, Happy Gallery, Chicago, IL

*Where We Are, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL (juror-Jennifer Norback)

2017
*Bridgeport All Stars, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL

Nasty Women, 102 S. Madison, Rockford, IL

Love Poems, Basement Projects, Santa Ana, CA (curator-Christian Ramirez)

2016
Bernhard, Stapleton, Utermohlen, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago, IL

Summer in Paxos, Galerie Boicos, Paxos, Greece

*Slime, Circa Modern, Chicago, IL

2015
JNFA projects, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago, IL

Folding Lights, Fifth Column Studio, Los Angeles, CA

Beruit Art Fair, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Beirut, Lebanon

Chicago in Greece, Galerie Boicos, Paxos, Greece

LUMA 10th Anniversary Gala, Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL

*Seeing Women in the 21st Century, Sirona Fine Art, Hallandale Beach, FL

*Immortality and Vulnerability, Zhou B, Chicago, IL (juror-Sergio Gomez)

2014
Branching Out, Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, IL

Beirut Art Fair, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Beirut, Lebanon

*Expanding Borders, Brandenburg/Strickler Gallery, Bourbonnais, IL

*Axis Gallery 9th National Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA (juror-Jenny Gheith)

*Now Trending, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (juror-Marilu Knode)

2013
*Texas National 2014, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX (juror-Jerome Witkin)

Chicago in Paris, Galerie Boicos, Paris, France

2012
LCAD MFA ‘13- New Work, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA

MFA ‘13, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

Life’s A Beach, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago, IL

Face, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago, IL

*Society of Illustrators, Museum of American Illustration, new york, NY

2011
Images in Black and White, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago, IL

The Figure, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago, IL

Clouded in Gold pt 2, Division St. Gallery, Chicago, IL

*Manifest: Rites of Passage, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

2010
*Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles’ 48, Langham Hotel, Pasadena, CA

Johalla Projects, Johalla Projects Gallery, Chicago, IL

2021
Luxe Interiors + Design, “Meet the Maker Cindy Bernhard” by: Kelsey Ogletree

Hypebeast, “Cindy Bernhard’s Smoke and Prayers is on View at Richard Heller Gallery” by: Shawn

Ghassemitari

Juxtapoz, “Cindy Bernhard’s Smoke and Prayers at Richard Heller Gallery“ by: Gwynned Vitello

Newcity, “60wrd/min COVID Edition: Cindy Bernhard” by: Lori Waxman

Artnet, “Editors Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar this Week” by: Sarah Cascone

2020
New American Paintings, Editor’s Pick of the Day

2019
Newcity, “Skin Deep: A Review of Serious Vanity at One After 909” by: Chris Miller

Newcity, “Art Top 5: October 2019” by: Kerry Cardoza

Sproketbox Entertainment, “International Contemporary Art WERKS (Summer 2019)”, p. n/a

Bad At Sports, “Serious Vanity Top Weekend Pick (7/18 - 7/24)

The COMP Magazine, “Cindy Bernhard, Calling Attention to Illusionistic Form”

Bad At Sports, “Material Objectivity Top Weekend Pick (1/10 - 1/16)

The Gathered Gallery Blog, “Featured Artist of the Week: Cindy Bernhard”

2018
Voyage Chicago Blog, “Meet Cindy Bernhard”

Sproketbox Entertainment, “International Contemporary Art WERKS (Spring 2018)”, p. n/a

2015
Sheridan Road Magazine, “When Pigs Feel” p. 41-43

Poets/Artists, “Immortality/Vulnerability” p. 44-45

Poets/Artists, “Seeing Women in the 21st Century” p. 37-39

2014
Artists on Art, “Fall 2014 Issue” p. 22-25

iARTistas, “The Nude”, p. 17

2012
Manifest Gallery, “International Painting Annual 2”, p. 52-54

Sproketbox Entertainment, “Face Figure Identity”, p. 1-5

2011
Manifest Gallery, “Manifest Rites of Passage”, p. 5

2010
North Light Books, “Splash 12: Celebrating Artist Vision”, p. 76

2007
Creative Concepts, “Hope in Color”, p. 43