cHERYL PATTON WU
(She/Her/Hers)
Born in Perth Amboy, NJ
Lives in West Cape May, NJ
Education
1978 MFA (Fiber and Fabric) Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL
1975 BFA (Major: Ceramics, Minor: Fiber) Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Upcoming
2024 January 16 - April 7, We Are The River, Stockton University Art Gallery, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
May - June, Threaded: Traditional and Contemporary Fiber Art, Perkins Center for the Arts Main Gallery, in partnership with Wheaton Folklife Centers, Collingswood, NJ
July, Contemporary Textile Exhibition, Arts and Innovation Center at Rowan College of South Jersey, Millville, NJ
November, Associate Artist Show Winners 2023, Witt Gallery at Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Grounded: The Here and Where of Being, Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood, NJ
A Plenitude of Attitude, Gallery 50, Bridgeton, NJ
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Warm & Cozy: Art That Comforts, Kay Daugherty Gallery at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, Solomons, MD
For the Love of ART, 74th Anniversary Annual Fall Juried Show, Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity, Clark Smith Gallery at Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Fall Annual Juried Exhibition, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
Nature & the Landscape, A Regional Wetlands Competition, Gallery 50, Bridgeton, NJ
Strobe Annual Signature Artists Exhibition, Arts and Innovation Center at Rowan College of South Jersey, Millville, NJ
57th Annual New Jersey Senior Art Show, Meadow Lakes, East Windsor, NJ
47th Annual Cape May County Senior Art Show, Atlantic Cape Community College, Cape May Court House, NJ
Members and Faculty Exhibition, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
Facing Forward, Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity, Henry Gallery at Penn State, Malvern, PA
Associate Artist Show I, Main Gallery at Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
The Heart of South Jersey (Invitational), Marlin Gallery at Camden County College in conjunction with South Jersey Cultural Alliance, Blackwood, NJ
2022 Members Show, Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity, Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA
Strobe Annual Signature Artists Exhibition, Arts and Innovation Center at Rowan College of South Jersey, Millville, NJ
Nature & the Landscape, A Regional Wetlands Competition, Gallery 50, Bridgeton, NJ
56th Annual New Jersey Senior Art Show, Meadow Lakes, East Windsor, NJ
46th Annual Cape May County Senior Art Show, Atlantic Cape Community College, Cape May Court House, NJ
Undeniable: Our Bodies, Our Selves, Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity, Montgomery County Community College, Bluebell, PA
Texture – Thread & Fabric (2 Person Show), Jessie Creek Winery, Cape May Court House, NJ
2021 Associate Artist Alcove Show, Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
Celebrating Art C’s 10th Anniversary, Strobe Signature Artists Exhibition, Main Gallery at Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
Nature & the Landscape, A Regional Wetlands Competition, Gallery 50, Bridgeton, NJ
Emerging (Virtual Exhibition), Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Artist Show I, Main Gallery at Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
Where, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2020 Unstoppable, Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
Relationships (Virtual Exhibition), Webster Arts, Webster Groves, MO
Grown, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Night Skies, Main Gallery at Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
Summertime, Ocean City Fine Arts League, Ocean City, NJ
Mixed Media, Ocean City Fine Arts League, Ocean City, NJ
2019 Daytime/Nighttime, Ocean City Fine Arts League, Ocean City, NJ
Selected awards
2023 Grand Jury Award Finalist, Manifest Gallery Season 17 (2020-2021)
3rd Place: Professional Craft, 57th Annual New Jersey Senior Art Show, Meadow Lakes, East Windsor, NJ
Best in Show, 47th Annual Cape May County Senior Art Show, Atlantic Cape Community College, Cape May Court House, NJ
Associates Artist Award, Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
2022 2nd Place: Professional Craft, 56th Annual New Jersey Senior Art Show, Meadow Lakes, East Windsor, NJ
Chosen for Traveling Exhibition, Undeniable: Our Bodies, Our Selves, Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity, Montgomery County Community College, Bluebell, PA
Most Creative Artwork, Nature & the Landscape, A Regional Wetlands Competition, Gallery 50, Bridgeton, NJ
1st Place: Professional Craft, 47th Annual Cape May County Senior Art Show, Atlantic Cape Community College, Cape May Court House, NJ
2021 Most Creative Artwork, Nature & the Landscape, A Regional Wetlands Competition, Gallery 50, Bridgeton, NJ
2020 1st Place, Mixed Media, Ocean City Fine Arts League, Ocean City, NJ
Bibliography
2022 Manifest Exhibition Annual Season 17, Manifest Press: Cincinnati, OH, pp 63, 81, 143, 153
professional affiliations
Gallery 50, Bridgeton, NJ
Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown and Collingswood, NJ
Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity Association Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Associate Artist, Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
Strobe Signature Artists, ArtC South Jersey Artists Collective, NJ