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Cheryl Maeder
Works & Biography

The Voyage, short film by Cheryl Maeder from Cheryl Maeder on Vimeo.

“The Voyage” is a metaphorical exploration paralleling the importance of life in all its forms. This film is about the existence of magic and enchantment that surrounds us; the connectedness of all life forms. Humans are not separate from Nature and other beings in the environment. If we do not operate with respect and consciousness of all life on Earth, beings- such as butterflies- will soon become extinct.

About Cheryl Maeder

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I began my photography studies while living in Switzerland at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich.  I left Switzerland and returned to the United States, where, after much hard work and perseverance, I opened my photography studio in San Francisco. For the next 15 years, I worked as a national fine art and advertising photographer shooting campaigns for clients such as Sony, AT&T, Visa, Calvin Klein, Marriott Hotels among others. My work was the inspiration for the Dove Campaign on Real Women, Real Beauty, which was shown in the United States and throughout the world.In early 2000, I traveled through the coastal towns of the Costa Brava in Spain.Inspired by the play of color and light before me, I began experimenting, using my photography in an entirely new direction. This experimentation evolved into my current, ongoing project, the Dreamscapes Series. I have also transitioned to photographing the beauty of the human form, as inspired by the Impressionists. Being a visual artist for 25 years and always working to break through stereotypes, in 2011, I also began shooting motion.
My photography work is in the permanent collection of the Frost Museum and exhibited at Boca Museum of Art, Norton Museum and Florida Museum for Women Artists. I was recently selected for an exhibition at the Miami International Airport by The Fine Art & Cultural Affairs Board of MIA consisting of members of the professional art community of Miami. I was also selected as the artist for Palm Beach 2014 by the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce. My work has been awarded 2014 Moscow International Foto Award, the Artoteque Biennial Contemporary Art Award of Excellence, International Color Awards Photography Masters Cup, Women in Photography International, Hasselblad Lurzer’s International Screenings Award, and I was a finalist in Art Takes Miami.
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Born in United States
Dual citizenship with Switzerland

                   Education

 1986          Kunstgewerbeschule, Zurich, Switzerland

                   Exhibitions

2015         Louvre Museum, Group Exhibition, See.Me. Body Collection,
                 The Fifth Annual Exposure Award

                  Ca’D’Oro Gallery, New York Group Exhibition “Breaking Surface”

                  Art London 2015, Galerie Mark Hachem/Paris

                  Art Southampton Fair, NY

                  Art Wynwood, Miami, Fl.

                  The Gaia Effect, Women Artists in Support of Climate Changes curated by Sarah Belden Fine Art Advisory

                  SW Florida Art & Design Show, Aldo Castillo Gallery, Naples, Fl.

                  Art Stage Art Fair, Singapore

2014          Scope Art Fair, NY,

                  Art Wynwood Art Fair, Miami, Fl.

                  LACDA 2014 Top 40 Juried Group Exhibition, Jurors Joanna Szupinska-Myers,

                  CA Museum of Photography & Ryan Linkof, LA County Museum of Art

                  Armory Art Center, Fashion ARTillery, Solo Exhibition of Video Installations

                  Art Palm Beach 2014, Palm Beach, Fl.

                  Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Benefit entitled The Hot 100 International

                  Emerging Artists curated by Sarah Belden Fine Art Advisory

                  Hamburg Kennedy special curated Photography Exhibition benefiting Foster Care featuring Diane Arbus, Sally Mann and Martin Parr

                  Tapestry Gallery, Squint Showcase, Group Exhibition, London, England 

                  Orange Fine Art, Boca Raton, FL
 
2013           Scope Art Fair 2013 Miami, FL

                    Palm Beach State College, Art Gallery at Eissey Campus, Group Exhibition,

                    Video Installation, Exhibition “No Boundaries”, Palm Beach, Fl.

                    Florida Museum for Women Artists, Juried Competition, Deland, Florida

                    Anne Loucks Gallery, Chicago, IL

                    Art Southampton, NY

                    Scope Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland

                    Art Paris, France

                    Curator’s Voice Art Projects, Icons & Images Exhibition 2013, Miami, Fl

                    Curated by Dr. Milagros Bellow, Ph.D.

                    Curator’s Voice Art Projects, Modern-Postmodern Exhibition 2013, Miami, Fl

                    Curated by Dr. Milagros Bello, Ph.D.

                    Scope New York 2013 Art Fair, New York, NY

                    Art Wynwood 2013, Miami, FL

                    Art Palm Beach 2013, Palm Beach, FL

                    ArtHouse 429, Inaugural Exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL

2012           Scope Miami 2012 Art Fair, Miami, FL

                    Overture Art Fair 2012, Miami, FL

                    Sohotel Artspace Gallery, Group Exhibition entitled “New Horizon: Collective Exhibition,”  New York, NY

                    On the Map Exhibition, Juried Competition, Video Installation, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL, 
                    curated by Roger Ward, Bass Museum, Miami, FL

                    Hamptons Designer Showcase presented by Traditional Home Magazine,

                    Katie Leede Interior Designer, Hamptons, New York

                    Boca Raton Museum of Art,  61st Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition curated by Valerie Cassel Oliver, 
                    senior curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston

                   (S)ML Exhibit, US & Asia Tour, curated by Inez Suen, Director of International Chinese Fine Arts Council

                    Whitespace, The Mordes Collection, Outside the Box, Video Installation, West Palm Beach, FL

                    Palm Beach Art & Antique Fair, Galerie Mark Hachem/Paris, Palm Beach, FL

                    Galerie Mark Hachem, Work on Exhibit, Paris, France & Beirut, Lebanon

2011           Art London 2011, London, England

                    Art Greenwich, 2011, Greenwich, CT

                    Galerie Mark Hachem, Beirut, Lebanon, Group Show titled “Retro-Active”

                    LMNT Gallery, Exhibition entitled “What Appears To Be”, Miami, Fl. Curated by Daniella Sforza

                    JF Gallery, “Inward & Outward” Exhibition, West Palm Beach Fl.

                    Miami International Airport, VIP Lounge

                    Art Chicago 2011, Chicago, Illinois

                    Columbus Museum, Exhibition Juried by Steven High, Director of TelFair Museum, Savannah

                    The Whitney, Color & Light Exhibition, curated by Bruce Helander,West Palm Beach, FL

                    Art Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL

                    Housing Works, Design on a Dime Designer Showcase with Nate Berkus, NY 2011

2010           Sotheby’s Private Auction for CCBF, New York, NY

                    Galerie Mark Hachem, Solo Exhibition, Paris, France

                    Art Miami 2010, Miami, FL

                    Miami International Art Fair, Miami, FL

                    Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey

                    Armory Art Center, New Art, juried by Gallery Director Fredric Snitzer, Miami, FL

                    Palm Beach International Airport, Palm Beach, Fl.

                    Shanghai Art Fair, China, Curator’s Voice Art Projects, Milagros Bello, Curator

                    The Deceptive Eye 2010, Curator’s Voice Projects, Miami, Milagros Bello, Curator

                    Art Hamptons International Art Fair, Bridgehampton, NY

                    Nathan D Rosen Museum, Boca Raton, FL

                    Art Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL

                    Scripps Research Institute Installation, Florida

2009          Chelsea-Galleria-Wynwood by Oxenberg Fine Art, Miami, FL

                    Armory Art Center, juried by Bernice Steinbaum Gallery

                    Art Hamptons Art Fair, Bridgehampton, NY

                    Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida

                    Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Private Auction

                    Palm Beach 3 Contemporary Art Fair, Florida

                    Art DC Art Fair, Washington D.C.

2008            Palm Beach International Airport, Palm Beach, Fl.

                     Art London, England, UK

                     Red Dot Art Fair, Miami, Florida

                     Toronto International Art Fair, Canada

                     Galerie Mark Hachem, Group Exhibition, New York, NY

                     Seth Jason Beitler Gallery, Group Exhibition, Miami, FL

                     Armory Art Center, The Edge Exhibit, juried by Bonnie Clearwater,

                    Director of Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami

                    Bakehouse Art Complex, Group Exhibition, Miami, Florida

2007           Palm Beach International Airport, presented by Palm Beach County for the Arts

                    Cooper Union, Group Exhibition, New York, New York

2003           San Francisco Art Commission, City Hall, San Francisco, CA

2000           Spanish Embassy, Solo Exhibition, Washington DC

                    San Francisco Academy of Fine Art, Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA

1996           Stephen Wirtz Gallery, Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA

                        
Permanent Collections

 The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University, Miami, Fl.

 
Awards & Recognition

Palm Beach Juried Competition Selected Artist representing Palm Beach 2011 by Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Exposure 2013 4th Annual Photography International Competition, See.Me Exhibition Gallery, New York, 2013
Art Takes Miami 2012, Finalist, Juried Competition by Artists Wanted & Scope Art Fair
Exposure 2012, 4th Annual Juried Competition, Celebrating the Power of the Image, 2012
Artoteque International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Award of Excellence, 2010
Hasselblad Lurzer’s International Screenings Award, 2010
International Color Awards Photography Masters Cup, 2009
Women in Photography International Photography Award, Los Angeles, CA 2008

Teaching & Public Service

City of West Palm Beach Cultural Affairs Council Member appointed by Mayor Jeri Muoio, ongoing
Arthur R. Marshall Foundation –Everglades Photography Workshop Mentoring Children, 2009-2012
Photography & Design Workshop, MIArt Youth Art Mentoring Program at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, 2011
Brigham Young University, Photography Workshops, 2000 – 2003
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA, Photography Workshops, 2002



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