Bio
Artist and sculptor, Born in New Jersey, raised in Florida, and based in Carlsbad, CA since 2001. My father was a wood worker, and my mother excelled at painting and crafts, so we always had plenty of art materials around. My parents encouraged me to take art classes and attend college, and later I traveled to many places around the world to study art, such as Japan, France, Greece, Mexico, Canada and around the USA.
Resume
MFA, U of Miami,1995,
BA, U of Central FL, Orlando, FL, 1974
Solo and Group Exhibitions
2024. Hands in Design, Oceanside Museum, Oceanside, CA
2023. Never Land, Solo Show, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2023. Dramatis Personae, Solo Show, Sparks Gallery
2022. California Clay, The Artery, Davis, CA
The Art of the Chair, Cannon Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
Cheryl Tall: New Work, Rancho San Diego Library, San Diego, CA
Make Yourself at Home, San Diego Airport, San Diego, CA
2021. Cannon Biennial, Cannon Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
Small Works, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
2020 Endangered, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA
Contemporary Clay, City of Encinitas Art Programs, Encinitas, CA
Allied Craftsmen, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
Art Auction Exhibition, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
Panache, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
Visions in Clay, Horton Gallery, Stockton, CA
2019 Tangible Memories, La Jolla Historical Society, La Jolla, CA
She Pushes Boundaries, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
Harmony, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
Sculpture in the Garden, San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas, CA
Telling Stories, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA, BEST OF SHOW
2018 Seeing is Believing, surrealism exhibition, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
Artifacts, Allied Craftsmen, Oceanside Museum, Oceanside, CA
Touching Earth, Carnegie Coffee Co., NCECA Pittsburgh bus tour, PA
Deconstructing the Conversation, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, N
Niki de Saint Phalle: Inspired, Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA
Me, Myself and I, journalistic art, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Futurecraft, Allied Craftsmen, Boehm Gallery, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
4x3, Seven Artists Working in Clay and Glass, Lueke Center for the Arts, Burbank, CA
From Darkness to Light, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
2017 Artists Market, Alabama Clay Conference, Birmingham, AL
Fabricating the Dream, La Playa Gallery, La Jolla, CA
The Playhouse, Lighthouse Art Gallery, Tequesta, FL
BC to BC, San Diego Art Institute, CA
Material Obsessions, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
2016 InCiteful Clay, MAAA, Kansas City, MO
Made in California, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
Take Ten, Art Gallery, Penn College, Westport, PA
Teapots!, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
The Human Form, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
ACGA at The Muzeo, Muzeo Art and Culture Center, Anaheim, CA
Strictly Figurative, Carter Art Center, Kansas City, MO
2015 AGCA Clay and Glass Invitational, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, C
2014 Cannon Invitational, Cannon Gallery, Carlsbad, CA, featured artist
2013-15 Winged Manor, Vincent’s, Escondido, CA, solo exhibition
2012 Storytelling, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ, solo exhibition
2011 Mythica, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, solo exhibition
2009 Arrested Motion, Penn College, Williamsport, PA, two person show
2006 The Borders of Intimacy, Oxford University, England, two person show
2003 From the Earth, Mesa College Gallery, San Diego, CA, two person show
2002 Crossroads, Brevard Museum of Art, Melbourne, FL, two person show
2000 Eyes and Windows, Ctr for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL, two person show
1999 Cheryl Tall, Arts on Douglas, New Smryna Beach, FL, solo exhibition
1997 Cheryl Tall, Burroughs-Chapin Mus., Myrtle Bch, SC, solo exhibition
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Endangered, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA
Hands in Clay, Adobe Buena Vista Art Ctr., Vista, CA
2019 Tangible Memories, La Jolla Historical Society, La Jolla, CA
She Pushes Boundaries, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
Harmony, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
Sculpture in the Garden, San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas, CA
Telling Stories, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
2018 Seeing is Believing, surrealism exhibition, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
Artifacts, Allied Craftsmen, Oceanside Museum, Oceanside, CA
Touching Earth, Carnegie Coffee Co., on NCECA Pittsburgh bus tour, PA
Deconstructing the Conversation, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, N
Niki de Saint Phalle: Inspired, Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA
Me, Myself and I, journalistic art, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Futurecraft, Allied Craftsmen, Boehm Gallery, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
OMA Auction 2018, Oceanside Museum, Oceanside, CA
Myths and Legends, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
Dolls and Where They Live, Florida CraftArt, St. Petersburg, FL
4x3, Seven Artists Working in Clay and Glass, Lueke Center for the Arts, Burbank, CA
C Note, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
Sculpture in the Garden, San Diego Botanic Gardens, Encinitas, CA
From Darkness to Light, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
2017 Artists Market, Alabama Clay Conference, Birmingham, AL
Fabricating the Dream, La Playa Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Playhouse, Lighthouse Art Gallery, Tequesta, FL
BC to BC Pop-up, San Diego Art Institute, CA
Material Obsessions, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
Ceramics and 3D, Lighthouse Art Gallery, Tequesta, FL
2016 InCiteful Clay, MAAA, Kansas City, MO
Made in California, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
Take Ten, Art Gallery, Penn College, Westport, PA
Allied Craftsmen, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
Teapots!, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
The Human Form, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
ACGA at The Muzeo, Muzeo Art and Culture Center, Anaheim, CA
Strictly Figurative, Carter Art Center, Kansas City, MO
2015 AGCA Clay and Glass Invitational, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
Common Ground, Allieed, Craftsmen, Gallery 21, San Diego, CA
2014 InCiteful Clay, Foosaner Museum, Melbourne, FL
2013 Invitational Bienniel, Cannon Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2012 Ahh! Silica!, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2011 Visions in Clay, San Joachin College, Stockton, CA
2010 Hot Tea!, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 International Ceramic Exhibition, Gangjin, Korea
2007 Form and Imagination, AMOCA, Pomona, CA
2004 As I see Myself, Kentucky Museum, Louisville, KY
2003 On the Edge, Ramsden Morrison Gall., San Diego, CA
1999 All Florida Exhibition, Boca Museum, Boca Raton, FL,
1996 Int. Workshop of Ceramic Art, Tokoname, Japan
Selected Publications
2018 “Feats of Clay: Conference Spawns Ceramic Art Shows”, Pittsburgh Post Gazette,
“Meet Cheryl Tall of Cheryl Tall Art Studio”, Patrick Harris, Ed., SD Voyager.com, Jan. 18. ,
http://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-cheryl-tall-cheryl-tall- art-studio-north-county/
Cheryl Tall, Cirque de Luna, https://www.grossmont.edu/campus-life/arts-culture/hyde/default.aspx
Sculpture in the Garden, https://sdbgarden.org/sculpture-Tall.htm
SDBG November Newsletter,
Tangible Memories Exhibition Catalogue, La Jolla Historical Society, La Jolla, CA
2017 “Alabama Power Hosts Clay Conference Exhibition”, Birmingham, AL
“Fabricating a Dream”, KPBS.org/events/2017
2016 “Exhibition Highlight: Strictly Figurative”, blog.nceca.net, Feb. 10, 2016
“The Marks Project: Cheryl Tall”, http://themarksproject.org/marks/tall
2016 Take Ten, exhibition catalogue, The Gallery at Penn College, Westport, PA
“Strictly Figurative”, Carter Art Center, MCCC, Kansas City, MO
Teapots! Catalogue, Morgan Contemporary Class Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Teapots! Review, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Visual Arts in April, KC Metropolis, “The Human Form”, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2015 Sculpture Techniques, Bill Jones, Ed., The American Ceramic Society
2014 500 Figures in Clay, Lark Books, Sterling Publications, NY, NY
Colorado Homes and Lifestyles, Jan.-Feb. 2014, Pg. 63,
2013 Living Coastal, Jolee Pink, Author, Chefs Press, San Diego, CA
2013 500 Paper Objects, Lark Books, Sterling Pub., NY, NY
2011 Winged Victory, Cheryl Tall, Sunbury Press, PA
2010 Ceramics Today, Schiffer Pub., 500 Vases, Lark Bks,
2009 Arrested Motion, Penn College, Williamsport, PA
2007 500 Dolls, Lark Books,Throwing Handbuilding, AMC
2006 500 Animals, Lark Bks, Confrontational Ceramics,NY,
2004 Making Marks, Robin Hopper,500 Figures in Clay,Lark
1999 Low Fire Surface Decoration, Lark Books,
1998 The Ceramic Design Book, Lark Books, Westminster,
Selected Collections
Amy Morgan Collection, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburg, PA; Judith Schwartz Collection, NY, NY; ASU Art Mus., Tempe, AZ; Foosaner Art Mus., Melbourne, FL; Burroughs-Chapin Art Mus., Myrtle Bch, SC; FAU, Boca Raton, FL; IWCAT, Tokoname, Japan; Chapin Memorial Library, Myrtle Bch, SC; Palomar College, San Marcos, CA; Munchkins Int., Beverly Hills, CA; Gangjin Ceramic Mus., Korea; Int. Ceramic Museum, Shanghai, China; Maizie Hirono, Congresswoman, Hawaii; Christy Walton, Walmart Family, Leucadia, CA
StatementMy work uses color and texture to create a imaginary wonderland that touches on my search for meaning, connection and place.
I work with clay, glaze, metal, canvas, paint, paper, books, tiles, cement, prints and photos. By using finger marks in the clay or paint, and layers and layers of glaze, paint, paper or found materials, I create a richly complex surface in my ceramics, paintings and books.
Ranging in size from 7 inches to 7 feet, my work has a magic realism feeling, inspired by my love of both contemporary art, fairy tales and ancient art. Myths and dream imagery have been a recurring theme in much of my work. By combining contemporary references with stories from the past, I'm exploring the nature of being human.
CvStateCA
CountryUnited States
