Cheryl Derricotte

Derricotte

Cheryl Patrice Derricotte is an American visual artist working mostly with glass and paper. She lives and works in San Francisco, California.

Early life and education

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Derricotte is originally from Washington, DC.

She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS),[1] a Master of Regional Planning from Cornell University,[2] and a B.A. in Urban Affairs from Barnard College, Columbia University.[3]

Artwork

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Derricotte describes her artwork process as:

Identities shaped by home (or homelessness); natural beauty (or disasters), memories of happiness (or loss) inspire my artwork. This results in works on glass and paper. Both materials are translucent and seemingly fragile, yet they are hearty enough to survive the passage of time between civilizations. I make art from research. This type of inquiry also leads me not just to economic but also environmental concerns. Observations of current events, politics, and urban landscapes are my entry into these issues.[4]

She has exhibited in galleries,[5] museums and art spaces. Her first solo exhibition in 2016, Ghosts/Ships, held at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, "offers a glimpse into the global African slave trade that is both subtle and direct in its links between past and present."[6] In 2019 she was part of the “Ancestral Journeys” exhibition at the Euphrat Museum of Art,[7] an exhibition which "spotlights self-identity, family history, immigration, and diasporas..."[8]

Awards

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Her awards include a San Francisco Individual Artist Commission; Hemera Foundation Tending Space Fellowship for Artists; the Rick and Val Beck Scholarship for Glass;[9] Emerging Artist at the Museum of the African Diaspora;[10] Gardarev Center Fellow;[11] Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass’ Visionary Scholarship,[12] D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities/ National Endowment for the Arts Artist Fellowship Grant,[13] San Francisco Individual Artist Commission,[14] and a Puffin Foundation Grant.[14] She was a Finalist for the LEAP Award in 2016.[15]

Arts activist

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Derricotte is the current Secretary/The Minister of Information for Three Point Nine Art Collective,[16][17] a group of San Francisco area Black artists.[18] She is also the Chief Mindfulness Officer of Crux,[19] a U.S. nationwide cooperative of Black artists "working at the intersection of art and technology through immersive storytelling (Virtual Reality)."[18] She has also been part of moderated discussions and talks "responding to representations of race and identity."[20][21]

References

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  1. ^ "Cheryl Derricotte". CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Addy. "Cheryl Patrice Derricotte". Art Practical. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Black students at Columbia University threatened Monday to sue..." UPI. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Cheryl Derricotte: Ghosts/Ships: Images of Slavery Rendered in Glass @Central | Berkeley Public Library". www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Past Exhibitions – Julio Fine Arts Gallery – Department of Fine Arts – Loyola University Maryland". www.loyola.edu. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Cheryl Derricotte Mines the Museum for Haunting Images of Slave Trade". KQED. February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "In the Museum". DeAnza College. October 23, 2019. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Sun, Yami (February 19, 2019). "'Ancestral Journeys' showcases immigration stories". La Voz News. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  9. ^ Hennessy, Angela. "Episode 2: Cheryl Derricotte and Angela Hennessy". Art Practical. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "Ghosts/Ships". MoAD Museum of African Diaspora. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "Fellows in the News | The Gardarev Center". gardarev.org. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "Visionary Scholarship Fund | AACG". Art Alliance for Contemporary Art. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "Fellow Bios | The Gardarev Center". gardarev.org. August 27, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  14. ^ a b "In the Artist's Studio | Cheryl Derricotte". MoAD Museum of African Diaspora. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  15. ^ Craft, Contemporary (May 26, 2016). "Cheryl Derricotte – 2016 LEAP Finalist on Contemporary Craft". Contemporary Craft. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  16. ^ "Three Point Nine Collective". Three Point Nine Collective Art. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  17. ^ "On San Francisco and Ownership: The 3.9 Art Collective Responds". Open Space. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Artist Talk | MIGRATION | Cheryl Derricotte". Vessel Gallery. March 19, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  19. ^ "Crux". Crux. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  20. ^ "What to Hear and See Inside San Francisco's FOG Design+Art 2020 This Weekend". ArtfixDaily. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "A 2020 Guide to San Francisco's Art Fairs, Untitled and FOG". KQED. January 8, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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