Cheryl Mccardle

Cheryl McCardle paints in an expressionistic abstract style using texture to enrich the surfaces of her work. She grew up in Maryland just outside of Washington D.C. As an adult, Cheryl lived in many parts of the country traveling with her husband while he was in the military. The artist was often inspired by the natural beauty of the scenery she witnessed in her travels, which influenced many of her early landscape paintings. The artist has been seriously painting and sculpting since 1990. She received a Bachelor of Arts from George Mason University in 1996.

After studying art in college, Cheryl transitioned to a much more expressive and experimental style of painting. Her abstract paintings evolved into works that are textured and made up of many layers. She incorporates acrylic paint with cheesecloth, plaster, sand and other found objects to enrich her surfaces. Much of her work is intuitive and comes as much from emotion as her interpretation of imagery. The artist doesn’t like to feel limited in her creative explorations and is constantly seeking new forms of self-expression.

Cheryl currently participates in local art events and shows throughout the Triangle area. She has worked with local arts organizations, and in 2008 w...

BA in Studio Arts George Mason University

EDUCATION
1995 BA in Studio Arts with concentration in painting – George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

EXHIBITION WORK
SOLO and GROUP SHOWS
2023 Artmosphere Gallery, resident artist and instructor, Clayton, NC
2023 Sertoma Arts, Raleigh, NC
2021-22 North Carolina Museum of Art Gift shop, Raleigh, NC
2022 Clayton Visual Arts, Clayton, NC
2021 Johnston County Medical Center, Smithfield, NC
2020 Chef’s Palette, Cary, NC
2020 Skylines, Clayton, NC
2016 Key of Blue, Coffee and Crepes, Cary, NC
2016 Escape From Reality, The Art of Style, Raleigh, NC
2011 Out of the Box, Blake Street Studios, Raleigh, NC
2010 Color Moods, GC5 Vintage, Wake Forest, NC
2009 Celebration of Life, Earth Fare, Raleigh, NC, October 2009 Textured Meditations, Sunflower Studio and Gallery, Wake Forest, NC
2009 New Discoveries, United Arts Council, Raleigh, NC
2008 Revelation, Holly Springs Arts Council, Holly Springs, NC

JURIED SHOWS
2022 Schwa, Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
2022 Celebration of Colors, Smelt Gallery, Pittsboro, NC
2019 “Anything Goes”, Litmus Gallery Juried Show, Raleigh, NC
2016 Clayton Art Faire Show, Clayton, NC
2016 Art League of Garner Exhibit, Garner Performing Arts Cente...