36 S Wabash Ave #1201, Chicago, IL 60603, United States
In 2003, Cheryl received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2008, she continued her education at the same educational establishment, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in Design: Fashion, Body and Garment in 2010.
36 S Wabash Ave #1201, Chicago, IL 60603, United States
In 2003, Cheryl received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2008, she continued her education at the same educational establishment, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in Design: Fashion, Body and Garment in 2010.
In 2003, Cheryl received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2008, she continued her education at the same educational establishment, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in Design: Fashion, Body and Garment in 2010.
Also, Pope studied under the artist Nick Cave for twelve years.
During her career, Cheryl took part in numerous group exhibitions, including "Deconstruct/Reconstruct", Gallery 2251, Chicago, Illinois (2003); Chicago Fashion Week, Chicago, Illinois (2004); "Artist as Teacher/Teacher as Artist", Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois (2008); "War as Art/Art as War", the Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, Ohio (2009); "Curiouser and Curiouser", Tom Robinson Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (2010); "Shift Shape", Diefibrillator, Chicago, Illinois (2011); "Next Generation", Contemporary Wing, Washington D.C. (2012); "A Digital Tale", Galleria Bianconi, Milan, Italy (2013); "Empathy and Risk", Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois (2014) and others.
Pope also had several solo exhibitions, including the "Matter of Fact", Dorsch Gallery, Miami, Florida (2011); "(In)Voluntary Acts", Julian Navarro Projects, New York City (2012); "Just Yell", Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (2013); Galleria Bianconi, Milan, Italy (2014), among others.
In addition, besides her work as an artist, Pope also acts as an educator. During the period from 2003 till 2005, she worked as a teaching artist at James Jordan Boys and Girls Club in Chicago. Between 2003 and 2007, Pope held the same post at After School Matters in Chicago. Since 2005, she has been teaching at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. In 2006, Pope was made an adjunct assistant interdisciplinary professor at the School of the Art Institute Chicago, where she still works. Moreover, between 2012 and 2013, she held a post of a Digital Youth Mentor at DePaul University.
Currently, Cheryl lives and works in Chicago, Illinois, as both a practicing artist, educator and a boxing instructor.
In a practice, that includes sculpture, installation, assemblage, drawing, video and performance, Cheryl Pope explores identities and relationships and the social and political conditions, that shape them. In a collection of work, that revolves around found ceramic dishes, Pope examines the tension and conflict, inherent in domestic life. In "Stacks" (2010), a video work, based on a live performance, viewers watch a woman's torso as she attempts and ultimately fails, to stack a seemingly endless supply of white dishes, plates and cups without breaking them. For "Tick" (2011), Pope created a kinetic sculpture, composed of a stack of plates, suspended from a motorized arm, which grinds repeatedly into a wall, leaving marks and producing an abrasive sound.
Quotations: "I am interested in developing communities through my work via collaboration, relevancy and outreach."