An accomplished artist, Cecily attended The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City for costume design and is a graduate of the Santa Monica College of Design, Art and Architecture, an innovative California art school patterned after the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College, organized by artists for artists. She has sold and shown her art and costume pieces widely and in New York City she was represented by Alleged Gallery in the Lower East Side and the legendary art dealer Holly Solomon. Her works have been collected worldwide and featured in many publications including Harpers Bazaar-kz and Interview Magazine.