“A creative genius.” ― Forbes
CURRICULUM VITAE
Society of Illustrators LA medalist Cynthia von Buhler is an award-winning American artist, author, and animal activist whose work has been selected to appear in American Illustration and Communication Arts. In her career, she has written and illustrated books for children and adults, made street art installations, and exhibited her art in galleries around the world; created, produced, and directed multi-year theatrical productions; fronted rock bands live and on recordings; managed a record label; and appeared on numerous television shows, radio interviews, and podcasts. She is currently focused on graphic novels and reportage illustration, as well as working on the development of an animated feature film based on one of her graphic novels.
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Called Cthulhu, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics/Random House, May 6, 2025, ISBN 1787743292
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics/Random House, November 2021, ISBN 1787730115
The Illuminati Ball, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Titan Comics/Random House, October 2019, ISBN 1785863975
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics/Random House, July 2018, ISBN 1787732215
Evelyn Evelyn: A Terrible Tale in Two Tomes, written by Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley, afterword by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Dark Horse Books, 2011, ISBN 1595825789
Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Bloody Beginning, memoir, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, 2011, Kickstarter
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics/Random House, November 2021, ISBN 1787730115
The Illuminati Ball, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Titan Comics/Random House, October 2019, ISBN 1785863975
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics/Random House, July 2018, ISBN 1787732215
Evelyn Evelyn: A Terrible Tale in Two Tomes, written by Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley, afterword by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Dark Horse Books, 2011, ISBN 1595825789
Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Bloody Beginning, memoir, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, 2011, Kickstarter
CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS
But Who Will Bell the Cats?, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Houghton Mifflin, 2009, ISBN 0618563148
The Cat Who Wouldn’t Come Inside, written and illustrated by von Buhler, Houghton Mifflin, 2006, ISBN 0618563148
They Called Her Molly Pitcher, written by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by von Buhler, Knopf, 2002, ISBN 0679891870
Once Upon A Fairytale, partially written by Martha Stewart, partially illustrated by von Buhler, 21 celebrity authors, 21 award-winning illustrators, a Steven Spielberg benefit project, Viking, 2001, ISBN 0-670-03500-9
Nicolaus Copernicus: The Earth Is A Planet, written by Dennis Brindell Fradin, illustrated by von Buhler, Mondo Books, 2004, ISBN 1-59336-006-1
Little Girl in Red Dress With Cat and Dog, written by Nicholas Nicholson, illustrated by von Buhler, Viking, 1998, ISBN 0670871834
The Cat Who Wouldn’t Come Inside, written and illustrated by von Buhler, Houghton Mifflin, 2006, ISBN 0618563148
They Called Her Molly Pitcher, written by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by von Buhler, Knopf, 2002, ISBN 0679891870
Once Upon A Fairytale, partially written by Martha Stewart, partially illustrated by von Buhler, 21 celebrity authors, 21 award-winning illustrators, a Steven Spielberg benefit project, Viking, 2001, ISBN 0-670-03500-9
Nicolaus Copernicus: The Earth Is A Planet, written by Dennis Brindell Fradin, illustrated by von Buhler, Mondo Books, 2004, ISBN 1-59336-006-1
Little Girl in Red Dress With Cat and Dog, written by Nicholas Nicholson, illustrated by von Buhler, Viking, 1998, ISBN 0670871834
COMIC BOOKS
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Called Cthulhu, Issue 1, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Variant covers by Celina, Photo of Pearls Daily, Cynthia von Buhler, Claudia Ianniciello, Alison Sampson, and Celina B&W; Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2024
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla, Issue 4, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Covers by Dean Haspiel, Charles Ardai, and Cynthia von Buhler; Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2021
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla, Issue 3, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Covers by David Mack, Claudia Caranfa, and Charles Ardai; Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2021
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla, Issue 2, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Covers by Lemka Simeckova, Charles Ardai, and Cynthia von Buhler; Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2021
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla, Issue 1, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Covers by Dani, Robert McGinnis, Cynthia von Buhler, and Charles Ardai; Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2021
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla, Issue 4, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Covers by Dean Haspiel, Charles Ardai, and Cynthia von Buhler; Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2021
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla, Issue 3, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Covers by David Mack, Claudia Caranfa, and Charles Ardai; Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2021
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla, Issue 2, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Covers by Lemka Simeckova, Charles Ardai, and Cynthia von Buhler; Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2021
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla, Issue 1, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Covers by Dani, Robert McGinnis, Cynthia von Buhler, and Charles Ardai; Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2021
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini Issue 4, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, covers by Cynthia von Buhler and Dean Haspiel , Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2018
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini Issue 3, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, covers by Cynthia von Buhler and Fred Harper, Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2018
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini Issue 2, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, covers by Fay Dalton and Cynthia von Buhler, Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2017
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini Issue 1, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, covers by David Mack, Robert McGinnis, Cynthia von Buhler and Charles Ardai, Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2017
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini Issue 3, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, covers by Cynthia von Buhler and Fred Harper, Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2018
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini Issue 2, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, covers by Fay Dalton and Cynthia von Buhler, Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2017
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini Issue 1, written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, covers by David Mack, Robert McGinnis, Cynthia von Buhler and Charles Ardai, Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics, 2017
OTHER BOOKS
The Shakespeare Oracle: Let the Bard Predict Your Future, written by A. Bronwyn Llewellyn with a full tarot deck illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, Fair Winds Press, 2003, ISBN 1592330169
ILLUSTRATION
1995 - Present
Selected clients: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Time, Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, The New York Times, The New Republic, Communication Arts, Seattle Opera, US News and World Report, Sony Records, John Hancock Insurance, The History Channel, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Us Magazine, Neil Gaiman/Amanda Palmer, Clive Barker, The Library of Congress, Time, Discover, Viking, Knopf, Random House, Dark Horse Comics and hundreds of others.
Selected clients: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Time, Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, The New York Times, The New Republic, Communication Arts, Seattle Opera, US News and World Report, Sony Records, John Hancock Insurance, The History Channel, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Us Magazine, Neil Gaiman/Amanda Palmer, Clive Barker, The Library of Congress, Time, Discover, Viking, Knopf, Random House, Dark Horse Comics and hundreds of others.
COVER ART
Comic Books: Emily & The Strangers (Variant Cover #3), Written by Rob Reger, 2013, Dark Horse Comics
Young Adult Books: The Perilous Gard, Written by Elizabeth Marie Pope, 2001, Houghton Mifflin; The Sherwood Ring, Written by Elizabeth Marie Pope, 2006, Houghton Mifflin; The Fated Sky, Written by Henrietta Branford, 1999, Candlewick; Queen's Own Fool, Written by Jane Yolen, 2001, Puffin Books; The Bronze Bow, Written by Elizabeth George Speare, 1997, Houghton Mifflin; The Silver Cup, Written by Constance Leeds, 2007, Viking; The Vanishing Point, Written by Louise Hawes, 2004, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; The Last Girls of Pompeii, Written by Kathryn Lasky, 2007, Viking; Peregrine, Written by Joan Elizabeth Goodman, 2000, Houghton Mifflin; Beyond the Myth: The Story of Joan of Arc, Written by Polly Schoyer Brooks, 1999, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Queen Eleanor: Independent Spirit of the Medieval World, 1999, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Lost in the Labyrinth, Written by Patricia Kindl, 2002, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; The Road to Damietta, Written by Scott O'Dell, 2004, Harcourt Houghton Mifflin
Adult Books: Household Gods, Written by Harry Turtledove and Judith Tarr, 2009 (Tor); Coward's Kiss, Written by Lawrence Block, 1988, G. K. Hall & Company (illustrated under the name Cynthia Carrozza)
CDs: An Evening With Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer, The Moors, The Julliard String Quartet, Anon, Soon, Nigh
Young Adult Books: The Perilous Gard, Written by Elizabeth Marie Pope, 2001, Houghton Mifflin; The Sherwood Ring, Written by Elizabeth Marie Pope, 2006, Houghton Mifflin; The Fated Sky, Written by Henrietta Branford, 1999, Candlewick; Queen's Own Fool, Written by Jane Yolen, 2001, Puffin Books; The Bronze Bow, Written by Elizabeth George Speare, 1997, Houghton Mifflin; The Silver Cup, Written by Constance Leeds, 2007, Viking; The Vanishing Point, Written by Louise Hawes, 2004, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; The Last Girls of Pompeii, Written by Kathryn Lasky, 2007, Viking; Peregrine, Written by Joan Elizabeth Goodman, 2000, Houghton Mifflin; Beyond the Myth: The Story of Joan of Arc, Written by Polly Schoyer Brooks, 1999, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Queen Eleanor: Independent Spirit of the Medieval World, 1999, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Lost in the Labyrinth, Written by Patricia Kindl, 2002, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; The Road to Damietta, Written by Scott O'Dell, 2004, Harcourt Houghton Mifflin
Adult Books: Household Gods, Written by Harry Turtledove and Judith Tarr, 2009 (Tor); Coward's Kiss, Written by Lawrence Block, 1988, G. K. Hall & Company (illustrated under the name Cynthia Carrozza)
CDs: An Evening With Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer, The Moors, The Julliard String Quartet, Anon, Soon, Nigh
SOLO ART EXHIBITS
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2011, Mark Twain House and Museum, Hartford, CT
2009, Nassau County Museum of Art, Long Island, NY 2007, Staten Island Museum of Art, Staten Island, NY 2007, Exit Art, New York, NY 2004, Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA 2006, Cynth-O-Matic: Documented, Studio D’Ars, Milan, Italy 2005, Cynth-O-Matic, CVB Space, New York, NY 2004, Cynth-O-Matic, 301 Gallery, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA 2004, Cynth-O-Matic, The Dollhaus Gallery, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY 2002, These Walls Could Talk, installation, The Dietrich Gallery, Boston, MA 2001, Inside/Out, New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA 1999, Through the Looking-Glass, Darkly, National Boston Video Center, Boston, MA 1996, Imajica, National Boston Video Center, Boston, MA |
STREET ART
2020, Fearless Girls Call Box Sculptures, Washington DC
2012-2014, Speakeasy Dollhouse Doors Project, Manhattan and Brooklyn Streets, NYC
2012, Speakeasy Dollhouse Building Projections, Lower East Side, Manhattan, NYC
2010, Books of Wonder Animatronic Window, Manhattan , NYC
2012-2014, Speakeasy Dollhouse Doors Project, Manhattan and Brooklyn Streets, NYC
2012, Speakeasy Dollhouse Building Projections, Lower East Side, Manhattan, NYC
2010, Books of Wonder Animatronic Window, Manhattan , NYC
THEATER
2017- 2019, The Illuminati Ball New York City, Weylin, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2016- 2019, The Illuminati Ball, an immersive excursion, Secret Location, 1 hour outside of Manhattan
2018, The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini immersive play, Theatre 80, Manhattan, NY
2016, Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Bloody Beginning immersive play, Weylin, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2016, The Stolen Jagermeister Recipe, Weylin, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY (Client: Vice and Jagermeister)
2015, Speakeasy Dollhouse: Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic immersive play, Liberty Theater, Times Square, New York City, NY
2011-2015, Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Bloody Beginning immersive play, The Back Room, Lower East Side, New York City, NY
2014, Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Brothers Booth immersive play, The Players Club, Gramercy Park, New York City, NY
2016- 2019, The Illuminati Ball, an immersive excursion, Secret Location, 1 hour outside of Manhattan
2018, The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini immersive play, Theatre 80, Manhattan, NY
2016, Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Bloody Beginning immersive play, Weylin, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2016, The Stolen Jagermeister Recipe, Weylin, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY (Client: Vice and Jagermeister)
2015, Speakeasy Dollhouse: Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic immersive play, Liberty Theater, Times Square, New York City, NY
2011-2015, Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Bloody Beginning immersive play, The Back Room, Lower East Side, New York City, NY
2014, Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Brothers Booth immersive play, The Players Club, Gramercy Park, New York City, NY
MUSIC
2001, Shooting Star, Countess, Castle von Buhler Records (funded by MCA Records)
1999, Nigh, art and music compilation, AIDS Action Committee benefit, producer and contributor
1997, Anon, art and music compilation, AIDS Action Committee benefit, producer and contributor
1997, Boots, Women of Sodom, PussyKitty Records
1996, Soon, art and music compilation, AIDS Action Committee benefit, producer and contributor
1999, Nigh, art and music compilation, AIDS Action Committee benefit, producer and contributor
1997, Anon, art and music compilation, AIDS Action Committee benefit, producer and contributor
1997, Boots, Women of Sodom, PussyKitty Records
1996, Soon, art and music compilation, AIDS Action Committee benefit, producer and contributor
AWARDS/HONORS
American Illustration, 43, 39, 33, 25, 23, 21, 20, 18, 17, 14
Society of Illustrators, New York City, 49, 46, 45, 42, 40, 38, 37; Los Angeles, 36, 35
Communication Arts Illustration Annuals, 45, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37; Design Annual, 38
Book Sense Children’s Pick, “The Cat Who Wouldn’t Come Inside”, 2006/2007
Teacher’s Pick, Parent & Child Magazine, “The Cat Who Wouldn’t Come Inside”, 2006
Top 100 Picture Books of the Year, “They Called Her Molly Pitcher”, The New York Public Library, 2002
Boston Music Awards, nomination for Best Club Act, “Countess”, 2002
Exceptional Book of the Year, “Little Girl in a Red Dress with Cat and Dog”, Bookman Review Syndicate, 1998
The Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll, “Women of Sodom”, 1997
Silver Medal, The Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, CA, 1997
Gold and Bronze Medals, The Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, CA, 1996
Gold Medal, The Visual Club, New York, NY, 1995
Society of Illustrators, New York City, 49, 46, 45, 42, 40, 38, 37; Los Angeles, 36, 35
Communication Arts Illustration Annuals, 45, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37; Design Annual, 38
Book Sense Children’s Pick, “The Cat Who Wouldn’t Come Inside”, 2006/2007
Teacher’s Pick, Parent & Child Magazine, “The Cat Who Wouldn’t Come Inside”, 2006
Top 100 Picture Books of the Year, “They Called Her Molly Pitcher”, The New York Public Library, 2002
Boston Music Awards, nomination for Best Club Act, “Countess”, 2002
Exceptional Book of the Year, “Little Girl in a Red Dress with Cat and Dog”, Bookman Review Syndicate, 1998
The Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll, “Women of Sodom”, 1997
Silver Medal, The Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, CA, 1997
Gold and Bronze Medals, The Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, CA, 1996
Gold Medal, The Visual Club, New York, NY, 1995
LECTURES
Rhode Island School of Design, RI, November, 2011
Joe's Pub, Heeb Storytelling, Live Comics Edition, 2010
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA, October 3-8, 2004
The Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY, November 4, 2004
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, 1999
Joe's Pub, Heeb Storytelling, Live Comics Edition, 2010
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA, October 3-8, 2004
The Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY, November 4, 2004
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, 1999
EXHIBITIONS JURIED
The Museum of American Illustration Annual Exhibition 2004
The Museum of American Illustration Student Exhibition Competition 2005
The Museum of American Illustration Student Exhibition Competition 2003
The Museum of American Illustration Student Exhibition Competition 2005
The Museum of American Illustration Student Exhibition Competition 2003
COLLECTIONS
The Nassau County Museum of Art, The Staten Island Museum, The University of Toronto, The Opera Company of Philadelphia, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, The William Whipple Museum, and more than 200 private collections, including those of Howard Stern, Neil Gaiman and Jann Wenner
EDUCATION
B.F.A. The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley College, Cambridge, MA, 1991, Illustration (Fine Art Minor)
Also studied at:
New School, New York City, New York, 2015, Screenwriting, 2015 - 2016
Richmond College, Kensington Campus, London, England, Studio Art and Humanities, 1987
Also studied at:
New School, New York City, New York, 2015, Screenwriting, 2015 - 2016
Richmond College, Kensington Campus, London, England, Studio Art and Humanities, 1987