About the Artist

Cindy Shake is a versatile creative professional, graphic designer, and visual artist. Cindy earned her Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Alaska Pacific University and was named American Marketing Association (AMA) Alaska "Marketer of the Year." As an award-winning communications and graphic design professional her creativity and design expertise are instrumental as the principal of Cindy Shake Design, a successful design firm.

Cindy has created commercial and
residential steel sculptures
and taught Sculptural Welding at UAA. 

Sculptural works include a large-scale 1% Public Art installation is at the corner of Mt. View Drive and Bragaw, and at Chugach Optional Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska. As a published author and illustrator of several books, her popular children's book "The Alaska Animal Alphabet" is in its 8th printing. The Alaska ABC Book and Shake's "Amazing Animal Alphabet" books were selected by Apple for inclusion in their iTunes store as iBooks. A line of Art Quilt Patterns, limited editions of The Alaska Animal Alphabet and Raven-themed 100% Cotton Batik fabrics designed by Cindy are available at quilt shops.

Committed to public service, Cindy is an Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Athena Society inductee and representing the arts, appointed by the office of the mayor as a member of the Downtown Anchorage Advisory Group for the Downtown Anchorage Comprehensive Plan as well as a founding member of the Spenard Farmers Market. The Cook Inlet Literacy Council awarded her the Citizens Literacy Award. 

Cindy's graphic design work has been widely recognized receiving annual awards including the Global Health Care Silver award for excellence in Graphic Design, Advertising Federation Awards for Graphic Design, Illustration and Advertising Campaigns, PRSA Aurora Awards, as well as multiple international Gold and Platinum MarCom and Hermes Creative Awards for excellence.