ARTIST BIO
The connection and deep reverence that Cheri feels for our Native people began as a child. Cheri was born and raised on a large cattle and sheep ranch in the Colorado high country. Many hours were spent exploring encampments and burial grounds on the family’s ranch. She collected artifacts and arrowheads while working at the ranch with her family. Her respect and kinship grew through the years and were fueled with education, the interest her father instilled and her involvement with the Native people.
Her early years found her hunting, fishing and living the western ranch lifestyle. Her grandfather took her trapping and showed her how to run trap line and prepare furs. Life on the ranch and living in the West taught her the value of nature, animal life and the bond that runs between man and the land. She learned the importance of balance between these two.
It seemed only natural that Cheri would create art that would demonstrate her respect for the Native Americans, the land, and the Western lifestyle that she loves. Each one of her pieces is a one-of-a-kind museum quality work. They are close reproductions of the ceremonial and war shirts, wedding dresses, and horse masks produced in the late 1800 and early 1900.’s. These striking works are created by hand, using elk and buckskin. They are painstakingly brought to life with fine beadwork and authentic adornments originally found on period pieces. Cheri’s artwork is her way of honoring and demonstrating her respect for our Native American heritage and the Western lifestyle.
You can find Cheri’s work in public and private collections across the country and in Europe, and Australia. She is represented by many fine galleries and has won numerous awards at many prestigious national and international shows. Cheri currently owns and operates a ranch in the mountains of Colorado, where she raises world class bucking bulls and registered Angus with her husband.
