Cindy Shih is a painter who daydreams about how Art can affect real, positive change within a community. Cindy Shih is a representational artist living and working in San Francisco. Her work comes from a place of empathy: a sincere urge to connect, communicate, and create for others. Her paintings have been featured in juried shows and galleries in the Bay Area. Most notably, at Arc Gallery and Studios in SoMa, Sanchez Art Center, SoMarts Main Gallery, Seed Gallery, Embassy SF, and Studio 110 Projects.
In 2014, her mixed media piece received the title of "Best of Show" at the annual MFA/BFA show at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco. She also teaches art to preschool to elementary students at Presidio Knolls School in the South of Market neighborhood. For more information regarding her work, please visit: www.cindyshihart.com
Jessica Wan, soprano, performs regularly throughout the Bay Area, singing opera, lieder, art song, musical theatre, and more. She has performed with LIEDER ALIVE!, Opera on Tap, Pocket Opera, San Francisco Renaissance Voices, and San Francisco Early Music Society’s Fringe Festival. She makes it her mission to introduce all types of people to the joy of music. For the last decade, Jessica has also built a career as a marketing professional, helping to shape both tech companies and arts organizations such as San Francisco Opera and Community Music Center. Jessica has a BA in Music and a BS in Product Design from Stanford, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Hear and see more at jessicawan.com.
Barley, Frenchie and full-time cuddler, spends all his time posing for Dad's photo shoots or Mom's drawings--is a perfect pint-sized muse.
Samosa, Shih-Tzu, sings along to opera, especially the parts with coloratura.
Art | Song Salon was founded by two good friends and former roommates, Cindy Shih and Jessica Wan.
We are honored to have featured these amazing local and internationally renown artists and musicians:
Victor Cartegena - Installation Artist, Activist
Constantine Zlatev - Installation Artist, Sculptor
Rick Rodrigues - Teaching Artist, Artist
Sandra Yagi - Painter
Chris Koehler - Illustrator
Carol Chen - Illustrator
Tim Eischens - Pianist
Inna Razumova - Teaching Artist
Cynthia Valle - Teaching Artist, Painter
Bronwyn Dexter - Artist
Tanya Augsburg - Performance Artist
Cindy Shih - Teaching Artist, Painter
Jessica Wan - Soprano