Susan Sahlos a PhD candidate at Flinders University received funding from Inspiring South Australia to coordinate a Science Meets Art event. Cheryl’s textile workshop on birds held on the 7th of October was over subscribed and had participants from Victoria and country SA. There were 6 other workshops held at Flinders University, The Tonsley Innovation Centre and Cooinda Neighourhood Centre […]
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The David Roche Foundation wonderful Embroidery Exhibition was held in The House Museum Melbourne St, North Adelaide. The exhibition at The David Roche Foundation, Embroidery: Oppression to Expression showcased over 100 exquisite embroideries from 1600 to the present day. Due to the fragile nature of textiles, many of the works on display had never been exhibited before. A […]
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“Twisted k-Not” Finalist AFAA 2021 72 x 122 cm silk cotton metallic thread Artwear Publications, The Embroiderers Guild of NSW, Gallery 76 and Gentle Roller Company sponsored the inaugural biennial Australian Fibre Art Award this was open to any artists in Australia with a requirement that the work had to be produced from […]
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Cheryl is very privileged to be one of 8 artists to be asked to exhibit at Adelaide Airport to celebrate the opening of South Australia borders. Cheryl Bridgart’s achievement is not just a gallery of compelling finished art. It is a progress, in which her first drawings, paintings and sewn childhood pictures have […]
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Cheryl was runner up in the 2019 Gallery M Contemporary and this year she was a finalist again with her unique artwork. ‘Fragmented’ 102x 92cm (thread acrylic and canvas) Artist statement Cheryl best known as a freehand machine portrait artist but is versatile in a range of mediums she moved from embroidering the Governor’s portrait live on […]
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There have been four RSASA Portrait Prizes. Cheryl has the distinction of being the only artist using textiles as their medium to be a finalist in any of the four competitions. Cheryl has been finalist in all four of them. This year she was successful with her embroidered entry “Self Portrait Past Present and Future” again it is thread only Cheryl celebrating […]
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Bernina arguably the world leader in making sewing machines approached the best textile artists of Australia to produce an artwork on their Q Series Machines. Cheryl was flattered to be included and produced a one off artwork called “Quaint and Quirky” This freehand machine embroidery was produced without the use of computers, cameras or projectors just Cheryl her hands, eyes, […]
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For the last 10 years Cheryl has had a solo exhibition with each year an opening and over 1000 art lovers coming to see her new works with Covid she had to adapt with restrictions demanding separation and masks unless sitting and eating or drinking. She adapted her Gallery to give the ambience of a Parisian Cafe with small tables […]
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Cheryl is honoured to be a finalist in this biennial art prize sponsored by The Adelaide Park Lands Preservation Society It is the culmination of hundreds of hours of Cheryl hand guiding her trusty sewing machine. Her work ‘Natural Harmony’ a 92cm x 84 cm freehand machine embroidered piece was created without the use of cameras, computers or projectors. […]
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THE RSASA Adelaide Fringe Exhibition used one of Cheryl’s artworks “Dreaming of Spring” for their promotional material Cheryl on North Terrace Adelaide outside the Gallery with“Dreaming of Spring” poster “Dreaming of Spring” acrylic & embroidery 102 x 76cm It was very apt that Cheryl’s work was chosen as the promotional material as she was awarded a Commendation for it […]
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