Cynthia Flaxman Frank

Cynthia received a B.A. and an M.F.A. from Yale University. She became a partner in Jack* Design, working with, among others, Universe Publishing, Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Architecture, Brown University, Showtime, and Sundance Films. Now based in Charlotte, NC, she continues to work with both local and national clients (partial list below).

Not content to simply practice design, she has explored additional directions over the years. With her letter-writing sister, Jessica Flaxman, she co-founded and art directed Papique! Paper With A Punch, an original stationery line sold in the Neiman Marcus catalogue and in stores across the country. Cynthia and architect Carrie Gault work together as PAC3, a public art partnership based on a mutual interest in dynamic form/space relationships. Their commission, Peacehaven Community Farm Sensory Space, had the honor of being selected by the Society of American Mosaic Artists juried show for their Mosaic Arts International 2017 Site-specific Mosaic Exhibition.

Cynthia has taught and served as a visiting critic at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, The Yale School of Art, and Central Piedmont Community College (WTVIPBS Carolina Impact story). She is currently a full time Lecturer at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Cynthia has served on the Board of Founders’ Circle Affiliate of the Mint Museum Craft + Design, as Design for Good Manager on the Board of AIGA Charlotte, and as a chief designer for The Wall Poems of Charlotte, an ongoing public mural project that celebrates North Carolina’s literary heritage. Cynthia has been a member of the The Women’s Impact Fund for many years, serving on the Arts, Education and Human Services Grants Committees.

Her painting and mixed media fine art can be found at artwork.cynthiafrankdesign.com.

In her spare time she writes and records original songs.