Cheryl is honoured to be chosen one of the 30 finalists out of 11,000 artists participating in this year’s SALA Cheryl’s 15th consecutive SALA is again to be held in Beltana Stables in Carrington St in the city with the impending demolition of the police greys home in the parklands these will;l be the last survivors of the stables in […]
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Bernina the legendary Swiss sewing machine maker hosts ‘The Bernina Academy’. This year it was in Houston Texas and several of my works were featured to demonstrate what Australians can do on a Bernina.
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Following on from the success of Cheryl’s SALA Solo where over 1000 peopple attended Cheryl was invited to hold a solo at the South Coast Regional Art Centre, Goolwa although this exhibition has the same name as Cheryl’s SALA it will feature a whole new series of work both wall art and art to wear. Cheryl will be in the […]
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The new Arts and Heritage Hub of Lobethal, situated in the old Onkaparinga Woollen Mills is called ‘Fabrik’ being the German word for factory, or industrial facility. The new director Melinda Rankin, for her SALA exhibition chose to invite 18 Textile artists from SA who are leading textile artists. Melinda chose 5 of Cheryl’s artwork for this exhibition My mark […]
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Bernina a Swiss family owned company who arguably makes the best sewing machines in the world. In 1994 Bernina commissioned Cheryl to produce an Art to Wear garment for their international calendar. In 1995 Bernina again commissioned Cheryl to produce Art to Wear garment for their calendars Bernina have also collected several of her artworks.
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The art Gallery of SA was fortunate to hold an exhibition of Turners Work and Cheryl who knew he was one of her husbands favourite artists spent hours sitting in the gallery sketching “Burial at Sea” The security staff initially showed consternation which changed to interest and progressed to admiration when they saw the embroidered Waistcoat that Cheryl had made […]
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‘Skrydstrup Woman’ Mandurah Wearable Art, Mandurah WA. Cheryl chosen to represent SA In 2017/18 Wearable art Mandurah hosted the 2nd Wearable Art Whispers Project, a collaborative undertaking in which Cheryl along with a group of 5 other artists from around Australia were chosen to mythologise the story of The Skydstrup Woman. Skrydstrup Woman is an incredibly well preserved corpse of […]
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The Art Gallery of South Australia appointed a new director in 2010 Nick Mitzevich after 12 months at the helm, Cheryl was so excited about the direction that he was taking the Gallery that she freehand machine embroidered a small portrait of him, which he then hung in his office. A friendship was formed and Cheryl designed crafted and hand […]
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The Quilters Guild of NSW has Australia’s largest Textile event In 2010 it was held in Darling Harbour this 4 day event attracts thousands of devotees from all over Australia and overseas. Cheryl has designed drafted and created museum quality Art to Wear which have been exhibited in UK. USA & throughout Australasia. Maureen Locke-Maclean asked Cheryl to be their […]
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