Cheryl's profile
In addition to painting, filmmaking, writing and photography, Cheryl has at various times been a jewelry designer, costume designer, band manager, professional astrologer, and tarot reader. In 2024 her paintings and photographs were included in several group shows and she is currently preparing for a solo exhibition of her work scheduled for March of 2025.
Cheryl’s photographic portrait work, once described as “colorful photo-secessionist” has been shown in galleries, and widely published in both mainstream and alternative newspapers, magazines and books for over 30 years. Her interest in myth and mysticism influenced her creation of the photography based Magical Realism Tarot deck, which was published in 2015.
Short experimental films and music videos directed by Cheryl have appeared in a variety of venues, film festivals and on broadcast television. Her films have also appeared in art exhibitions, including Baltimore, MD’s Artscape. Her 2020 music video of Dreamchild’s “Alone” won the Saturday Visiter Award, which was vetted by Poe Baltimore, and the Poe Museum in Richmond, VA.
In January 2020 Cheryl’s first book, an American history biography titled “Joe Quigley, Alaska Pioneer” was released by McFarland publishing. The book has received excellent reviews from various publications, including the Midwest Book Review, Alaska History, and MENSA Bulletin. She holds a BA in Visual Art (filmmaking) from UMBC, and also a Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore.
