Cheryl Harrison
Hometown: Port Douglas
Based in: Port Douglas
Cheryl has been a practising professional artist since the 1990s; she has amassed a long list of collectors around the world along with solo exhibitions from galleries on the Strand in London, Cambridge and in Cornwall at Truro, St.Ives and Penzance. In the south of the UK is where she lived and immersed herself for five years amongst some of the last of the great post modern British artists such as Sandra Blow, Terry Frost and Barry Cooke.
Since returning to Australia, Cheryl has completed her Masters in Visual Arts at the Queensland College of Arts at the Griffith University Campus in Brisbane and has gone on to solo exhibits in public and private galleries in Brisbane, Cairns and Port Douglas.
Cheryl has developed a deep understanding of mediums and process. She paints from a place of freedom; inspired by nature, music, popular culture and life’s everyday events and in her words… "I call these my lifescapes.”
Cheryl puts every ounce of her twenty five years of professionalism into each original painting, from overseeing the construction of the stretchers to the preparation and packaging of each work. Her pieces are unique, high quality and absolutely collectable.
38 works for sale
Cheryl Harrison In The Studio
"For 27 years painting has been my best friend and at times my biggest frustration. During my studies I became bed ridden with Rheumatoid Arthritis so painting in my mind kept me going. My artwork is a collaboration between myself & the intuitive direction I respond to throughout my process. Other influences aside, the key is being in the moment when it's just me and the work having a conversation."
More About Cheryl Harrison
What inspires you?
Great art, passion and energy drives my best work when it runs faster than my thoughts. Inspiration comes from an emotional response to nature. I love the power and scale of the ocean and vast landscapes and the edginess I feel each day living in the tropics.
Describe your creative process.
I love working on a large scale. I approach each canvas as a collaboration. I bring movement to the surface via spontaneous large gestural mark making then slowly navigate the work resolving it's challenges of palette and negative space etc until the work signals that is all and I stop.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Enticing, Energised, Considered,
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Barbara Hepworth, Eva Hesse, Frida Kalho, Turner, Rothko, Cy Twombly, Monet
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
Believe in myself and quality paint.
What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
If you are arguing with a fool, there are two fools arguing!
Where do you go for inspiration?
Great art, passion and energy drives my best work when it runs faster than my thoughts. Inspiration comes from an emotional response to nature. I love the power and scale of the ocean and vast landscapes and the edginess I feel each day living in the tropics.
Credentials
Education
The Queensland College of Art / Griffith University, Brisbane.
Australia, 2009
University of Ballarat, Victoria,
Australia, 1999
Exhibitions
Breathe
2016
Awards
Bluethumb - Top Ten Artist
2023
Art Lovers Australia Art Prize - Finalist
2022
Education
The Queensland College of Art / Griffith University, Brisbane.
Australia, 2009
University of Ballarat, Victoria,
Australia, 1999
Exhibitions
Breathe
2016
Awards
Bluethumb - Top Ten Artist
2023
Art Lovers Australia Art Prize - Finalist
2022
Press
Grand Designs Magazine Australia
2022