CHERYL BRIDGART
Curriculum Vitae (Abridged)
EDUCATION
- Advanced Diploma of Fine Art (SA School of Art) (Credit)
- Bachelor of Education Adelaide College of Arts and Education (Credit)
- Diploma of Teaching Secondary Art (Distinction)
- Accredited Member of Guildhouse
- Member Society of Embroidered Works
- Fellow Royal SA Society of Arts
- Member Contemporary Collectors Art Gallery SA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (A SELECTION)
2020
- “Exotich” Round House Gallery Aug 21-30, Goolwa
- “Exotich” Beltana House Gallery Aug 21-30, Goolwa
- “Audacious 2” South Coast Regional Arts CentreMarch20-May3 Goolwa
2019
2019
- “Audacious” SALA Beltana House Gallery Aug 2-9 Adelaide
2018
- “Art of Being Different” SALA Beltana House Gallery Aug 12-31, Adelaide
2017
- “A Masquerade” SALA Beltana House Gallery Aug 12-29, Adelaide
2016
- “Master Maker” SALA Beltana House Gallery Aug 8-31, Adelaide
2015
- “3,000= Hours + 1 Exhibition” SALA Beltana House Gallery Aug 9-31, Adelaide
2014
- ‘A Black Tie Affair’ SALA Beltana House Gallery, Aug 9-24, Adelaide
- ‘It’s all about the Journey’ Bay Discovery Centre Gallery, Glenelg Mar 7- April
- ‘Cheryl Bridgart Expertise’ Feb 13-15, Christchurch NZ,
- ‘Cheryl Bridgart Expertise’ Feb 20-22, Palmerston Nth. NZ,
2013
- ‘A Little Attitude”, SALA Aug 10 -18, Beltana House Gallery, Adelaide
- ‘Colourful Encounters –with a twist’, July 3-31, Q Gallery Strathalbyn
- ‘It’s All about The Journey’ (main gallery) April 19-Jun2, Murray Bridge Regional Gallery SA
2012
- ‘Unfinished Journey’, SALA Beltana House Gallery, Aug 18-19, Adelaide
- ‘Expertise Events’- Guest Artist, travelling exhibition of Bridgart’s Embroidery Art
- April 27-29, Silverdome, Launceston, Tasmania
- May 23-27, Convention exhibition Centre, Perth
- June 13-17, Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney
- Jul.26-29, Melbourne Exhibition Centre Southbank, Melbourne
- August 9-12, Exhibition Park, Canberra
- September 6-9, Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton, NZ
- October 17-21, Brisbane Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
- November 8-11, Adelaide Showground, Wayville, SA
2011
- ‘Are We Different’– (Solo extended for an extra month) Nov. 24th 2011 to 31st Jan 2012, Santos Conservation Centre, Adelaide Zoo
- “Cheryl Bridgart @ The Fringe’- (SA Life:- ”10 Highlights of the Fringe”) Feb 18 to March 13, Beltana House GalleryAdelaide
2010
- ‘Classic Oz Rocks, Art to Wear Retrospective Guest Artist Darling Harbour, Sydney
- ‘Time to Dream’, SALA July 30 to Aug. 22, Adelaide Town Hall
- ‘Ethereal Expressions’ SALA July 30 to Aug. 22, Innovation Science, Adelaide Arcade
2009
- ‘All in the Detail’ Beltana House Gallery, Sep 25 to Oct 3,Adelaide
1998
- ‘“Fashion Craft Embroidery Exhibition” (Guest Overseas Artist) Harrowgate, Yorkshire, UK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (A SELECTION)
2019
- RSASA SALA Portrait Prize FINALIST Nth Tce Adelaide July 28 – Aug. 25
- Gallery M Contemporary Contemporary Art Prize, RUNNER UP Aug. 9 -Sep.1
- Tatiara Walkway Art Prize FINALIST
- ‘Borderline’ Sampling the Edge. Invited Artist Fabrik Gallery, Lobethal Aug. 9-Sep. 1
- ‘International First Spring Art Exchange’, Saigon Kylong Arts Gallery in Ho Chi Min City- Feb. 24-28
- ‘Smiles and Frowns’ Fringe Event, Burra Regional Gallery, Feb. 12 – March 17
- ‘Victor Harbour Art Show’, Victor Harbour, Jan. 12 – 19.
- ‘World Wildlife Exhibition’, Stationmasters Gallery, Strathalbyn SA, Feb.27 – April 28
2018
- Finalist, Commended, ‘Characters of the Fleurieu’, Stationmasters Gallery, Strathalbyn, April 23 – May 29
- Invited Guest Artist, ‘Bernina 125 Years’ Sydney, Oct.24-30
- ‘Thread Stitch Cloth’ Embroiderers Guild of NSW, Sydney NSW, Sep.21-Nov.6
- Invited Guest Artist, To the Highest Heights’ Festival of Contemporary Machine Stitch, Gallery Sydney NSW, 21-Nov.6
- ASA ANSC, Convention Centre Adelaide, Oct.5-9
- ‘Contemporary Textiles’ 6th Biennial Art Exhibition, Buda House, Castlemain Vic. Jul.29-Aug.11
- Invited Guest Artist ‘Whispers’ Skrydrup Woman, Mandurah Wearable Art, Mandurah, WA June 14-16
- ‘Fleurieu Biennial’, Dog Ridge Gallery, McLaren Flat, June 16 –Jul. 22
- ‘Goolwa Art & Photographic Exhibit’., Signal Point Gallery Goolwa, Mar. 23-April 7
- ‘Winter Exhibition’ Royal SA Society of Arts, Adealaide, July 31-Aug. 30
- ‘Beyond the Colour Palate’, Stationmasters Gallery Strathalbyn, July 22 – Aug 19
2017
- Finalist, “SALA/RSASA Biennial Portraat Prize”, RSASA Jul. 30- Aug.31
2016
- Finalist”Authentic Adelaide” Adelaide Town Hall, Dec.1 – Jan.15
- Finalist,”Petite Textiles” Wangaratta Gallery, Jun.4 _ Jul.17
- Finalist,”Fleurieu Food& Wine Art Prize” McLaren Vale, Jun.4 _ Jul.17
2015
- October at the Rising Sun, 60 Bridge ST Kensington Oct.13- Nov.7
- Spring Exhibition RSASA – Sep. 27 –Oct. 18
- SA Weekend SALA Edition, 31 Waymouth St Adelaide Aug 4-31
- Royal SA Society of Arts-‘Salt of the Earth’ July 31-Aug. 30
- Finalist RSASA Portrait Prize Exhibition- June 28-July 26. RSASA
2014
- Finalist “Petite Textiles”, Wangaratta Art Gallery June 14- july 27
- Finalist Solar Art Prize, RSASA North Tce. Adelaide Mar 23 –April 20
- ‘Well Made’ Adelaide-Guildhouse Light Sq. Gallery Feb 21-Mar 14
- Rotary ART Show Victor Harbor Jan19 to Jan 18
- ‘Summer Daze’ RSASA Members Summer Dec 6- Jan 12
2013
- “Winter Blues’ SALA members Royal SA Society of Arts, July 21-Aug18
- ‘Full Circle’ SALA on Hutt Westpac Bank Aug 2 -25
- Finalist ‘The Inaugural Portrait Prize”, Royal SA Society of Arts, selected exhib. June 23 to July 14
- ‘Tassels &Tales’, Royal SA Society of Arts, Feb 24-Mar 24
2012
- ‘Boing Boing’, Royal SA Society of Arts, Nov18-Dec 9
- ‘The Melting Pot’, Royal SA Society of Arts, Jul 22–Aug 19
2011
- ‘Wish List’ Craftsouth, SALA, Hindley St Adelaide’(a selected exhibition)
- ‘SALA on Hutt”, Westpac Bank, Buenos Aires Restaurant, Adelaide Overall winner and Winner Peoples Choice Award
- ‘All of a Twitter’, Art to Wear, Darling Harbour, Sydney
- ‘Brunswick Small Art Show”, 14- 30 June Brunswick St Gallery, Victoria
- Adelaide Fringe “Starting Point” – group exhibition to showcase leading visual artists participating in The Fringe SA
2010
- ‘Art to Wear”, Guest Retrospective Artist, Darling Harbour, Sydney
- ‘Stirling Fine Arts”, Nov 5-7, Stirling
- ‘Classic Oz Rocks”, Gosford Gallery, NSW & Coffs Harbour NSW
- ‘CIBO Arancio”, Finalist Adelaide
- ‘SALA on Hutt”, Westpac Bank, Hutt St Adelaide Winner Peoples Choice Award
- ‘Wish List”, Craftsouth, Prospect Gallery SA
2008, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2000, 1998
- TAFTA Exhibition and Tutoring Geelong
2006
- ‘Road to California”, Los Angeles, (Overseas Guest Artist) USA’s largest textile exhibition Cheryl’s work then went on a 12 month travelling USA
PUBLICATIONS (A SELECTION)
2019
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- Channel 44, Live Portraiture of His Excellency he Honourable Hie Van Le AC
- Messenger Press, Adelaide Now ‘Why I Like My Suburb’
- Artist Cheryl City Experience Adelaide City Council
2018
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- Textile Magazine March -June 2018 Cover & pgs.26-30
2017
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- Pinery Fire Commemorative Book
- Textile Magazine Dec 2017 -March 2018 pgs. 20-25
- -‘Dreaming in Colour’ Inspirations Magazine Issue 93 2017 pgs. 4-5
2016
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- ‘Best Practice’ Textile Fibre Forum Magazine Issue 123 Sept pg.32.
- ‘A Thread Runs Through it’, Adelaide Review, Issue 437 July pg. 31
- ‘Before they were artists-SALA artists-child art’’ Adelaide Now Jul 28
2015
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- ‘Tactile Portraits’, “Down Under Textiles”, Issue 20, pp. 14-15
- ‘The Art Issue’, SA Weekend Magazine”, August 1-2, The Cover
- ‘Every Stitch Every Line’, SA Weekend Magazine, Aug 1-2 pg. 7
- ‘Artist Follows a Thread’,” The Advertiser”, July 25, pg. 29
2014
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- ‘The Fabric Thread’ by Ansie van der Walt – Read the article
2012
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- Channel 10, Nov.8 SA
- Canberra Times, Aug 9
- ABC Radio, Canberra, Aug 9. Tasmania, Apr 28
- The Examiner, Tasmania, Apr 29
- Win TV Tasmania, Apr 29
- SALA Arts Festival “Cheryl Bridgart SALA Festival Art Lovers”
2011
- Postcards Channel 9 Feb.29 One segment of this show was dedicated to Cheryl and her art. This can be seen at Postcards SA Webiste
- SA Life Feb 2011 page 18, Lance Campbell the arts editor chose Cheryl’s exhibition as one of the 10 highlights of the Adelaide Fringe and Womadelaide out of 750 shows
2010
- “Portraits” a short film featuring Cheryl’s wearable art
- The Advertiser SA Weekend Magazine, 31 Jul 2010 Pages 24 and 25. A two page colour feature article about Cheryl and her art ”In Stitches” by Samela Harris
- Textile Fibre Forum No 97 2010