Background
Riley, Cheryl was born on December 1, 1952 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Bennie Riley and Gladys Mae DuBois.
Riley, Cheryl was born on December 1, 1952 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Bennie Riley and Gladys Mae DuBois.
Associate of Arts in Fashion Fine Art, Columbia College, 1973.
Advertising executive Levi Strauss & Saatchi Saatchi, San Francisco, 1979—1984. Instructor mixed media Penland (North Carolina) School Crafts, 2004. Instructor wood decorative surfaces Haystack Mountain School Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, 2003.
Instructor mixed media Arrowmont School Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 2001. Instructor visual concepts New York School Interior Design, New York City, 2001—2005. Artist, furniture designer Right Angle Designs, San Francisco, 1986—1999.
Artist, designer New York City, since 2000. Designer, consultant selected site art and graphics San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, 1992. Designer, think tank consultant Design Revival, Rock Hill (South Carolina) Art Council, 1999, 2000.
Conceptualist, think tank consultant Alternative Design for Walt Disney Industries, Jersey City and Orlando, Florida, 1998. Keynote speaker annual conference Furniture Society of America, Purchase, New York, 1997. Artist, community facilitator Mosaic Mural on Exterior of 911 Emergency Center, San Francisco, 1994—1998.
Artist, civic artist Lifetime Cultural Achievement from San Francisco Business and Professional Women, Inc., 1997.
Board directors Museum Arts and Design, New York City, 2000—2006, chair membership committee, 2000—2006. Board directors, chair SECA auxiliary San Francisco Museum Modern Art, 1996—1999. Board directors, executive board secretary American Craft Council, New York City, 1992—1997.
Board directors, executive board directors, chair Capp St. Project, San Francisco, 1990—1997. Fundraiser Ndebele tribe-inspired wall panels for Carver Academy Elementary School and Bayview Police Station's Comty. Conference Room; Member of Bead Society, Organization of Black Designers (panel discussion participant 1997), Furniture Society.