PROFILE

Connie Cannon was born in Seoul, Korea, on November 21, 1964. She moved to United States on her 11th birthday. In 1987, Connie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Apparel Design from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Happily married with two children, Connie enjoys being a stay-at-home mom, creating abstract paintings in her Carlsbad studio. She also belongs to Visual Arts Group of North County, San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild, Escondido Arts Partnership, and Del Mar Art Center.

Connie states, "Inside the womb we are created, hoping to enter the world safely and peacefully." Raising a daughter with a Brachial Plexus Injury (BPI) has taught her to give more and to follow her passion. BPI occurs mostly during birthing process when a baby's shoulder becomes impacted in a mother's pelvic bone, and pulling on the baby's head permanently paralyzes the baby's shoulder, arm, and/or hand. Connie is dedicated to bring awareness to an injury that she believes is predictable and preventable.

Some of Connie Cannon’s abstract pieces are titled and dedicated to children with brachial plexus injuries, reflecting the bonding between mothers and babies. Connie donates a portion of net proceeds to United Brachial Plexus Network, San Diego Brachial Plexus Network, and www.injurednewborn.com

As a small child, Connie, had always envisioned becoming an artist, however, it wasn’t until she had children of her own; she realized art had chosen her. Connie incorporates Action Painting using mixed media in creating warm and vibrant colors, expressing her love for texture in producing her abstract work.

Connie Cannon was chosen one of the twenty Super Bowl Artists to exhibit work at the San Diego Super Bowl 2003 Corporate Hospitality Village. In February, the “Post Super Bowl” Show will be held at the Planet Rooth Gallery in North Park, CA. Connie’s work is also scheduled for “Abstract Elegante” at Don O’Melveny Gallery in West Hollywood, CA. Connie is currently involved in “Arts Alive”, and her banner will be hung on Coast Hwy 101 from Cardiff to Encinitas from February to May 2003. Connie’s work is frequently exhibited at the Del Mar Art Center, Roya Gallery, and Escondido Municipal Gallery.