Artwear Publications sponsorsan Australia wide competition for textile artists annually the competition rotates each year between The Australian Fibre Art Awards and The Australian Textile Art Award, This competition has been going for 3 years and Cheryl has entered each competition and been finalist un every one the only artist in Australia to be so honoured to be a finals in […]
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A two page article featuring Cheryl her art and her home /studio/gallery featured in the Home section of the Sunday Mail 9/8/2020
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Vision: To build a library of the minds of artists; to preserve a digital record of creative spirit, culture and techniques for future generations. On the 11th of Feb. 2020 this international film crew came to Cheryl’s studio Gallery to film Cheryl creating her art work. Put Some Colour in Your Life is a 24-minute story based art documentary featuring […]
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Several Artists were chosen to report why they liked where they live. Cheryl was chosen to represent the City of Adelaide. The article was published in the City Messenger.
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On 25th November 2015 John my partners 6th generation farm was one of the 700 farms burnt in one of the biggest and most ferocious fires that South Australia has seen. Tragically 2 people lost their lives We were at the farm at Mallala on the night of the fire, Nov 25. I could not sleep, so as an artist […]
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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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‘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 Advertiser commissioned 8 artists including Cheryl to create an artwork for the front page of The Weekend Magazine special SALA edition. This was an enormous honour as there were over 6,000 artists exhibiting in SALA that year. Cheryl’s fine art freehand machine embroidery ‘It’s A Matter Of Taste’ and the Advertiser dedicated its complete front page to Cheryl’s art […]
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Vishna’s Book on Wearable Art of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s
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”I only ever wear clothes I’ve made myself, so if you meet me in Adelaide in the supermarket I’m dressed like this,” an indescribably exotic-looking Cheryl Bridgart declared, from beneath a unique hat, at yesterday’s session of the Canberra Craft and Quilt Fair. (Canberra Times) Behind one of the ”windows” in her tunic a single eye stared out wildly at […]
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