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Cheryl Levin, member of the National Association of Women Artists in New York City, NY, InLiquid and the Da Vinci Art Alliance in Philadelphia, PA, is a painter working in casein other media on paper and board. She holds a BFA from Tyler School of Art, both at the original Elkins Park location and Tyler’s Campus in Rome, Italy. Levin also attended The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. She was a founding member of the now defunct High Wire Artist Co-operative in Philadelphia and was represented by the Owen Patrick Gallery, Philadelphia, PA for over 20 years. She has shown in many group and two-person shows in the Philadelphia region and across the country and is part of many private collections. Last year, her art work was selected for two film series on ABC Television Studios. Her most recent solo show, held in February 2021 at Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA was titled Forms For A Continued Life.
Levin’s casein paintings on paper and board depict abstract elements that relate psychologically to her life. Her themes, such as the Going Series, use line to delineate shapes that refer to compartments in her life, crossroads of thought and action, and life journeys.
After years of producing representational pictures dealing with themes of woman’s identity and gender roles, Levin’s shift to abstraction was a direct result of the hardships she faced in her life and wanting a more free format for expression. Her new work reclaims her late husband’s (sculptor Robert Phillips) discarded metal cut-offs as inspiration by incorporating them into the work and most recently has given voice to installation pieces. Levin is a recipient of the Ester and Adolf Gottlieb Foundation Arts Grant, New York City, NY and The Artist Fellowship Arts Grant, New York City, NY.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021 Forms for a Continued Life, DVAA, Philadelphia, PA
2020 The Shape of a Line, InLiquid, Gallery at The Courtyard Marriott at the Naval Yard, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Paintings of Cheryl Levin, Ró Home, Buffalo NY
2006 Design Philadelphia at Twist Gallery, Twist Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Kings, Queens and Flower Girls, Jerry Efroymson Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, Curator Jill Moniz
1994 People Pictures, Owen Patrick Gallery, Philadelphia., PA
1989 Portraits, Pink Rose, Philadelphia PA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 Subjective Perspective, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
2021 Perennial Flower, National Association of Women Artists, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, Miami Beach, Florida
2021 The Resilience of Grief, National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY
2021 Annual Juried Show, 2020-21, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA, Juror Michael Gallagher
2020 Grand Visions: We Are Here, Grand Central Library, New York, NY
2019 Art on Paper, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
2020 Professional Artist Member Show, Main Line Art Center, Ardmore, PA
2020 Small Wonders, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
2019 New Now, InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Art on Paper, Site:Brooklyd Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Juror Rebecca Lax
2018 Art Takes Soho, See Me Digital Show, New York, NY
2017 Vibrance, Linus Gallery, Digital Show, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Dreamscapes, Westport Arts Center, Westport, Conn, Juror Alexandra Munroe
2014 Diverted Destruction 7, The Lofts at Liz’s, Los Angeles, CA, Juror Jill Muniz
Selected Awards and Grants
2020 Juror Choice Award, Small Wonders, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, Juror, Linda Crocker Simmons
2019 Juror Choice Award, Art on Paper, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, DE, Juror Lulen Walker
2013 Adolph & Ester Gottlieb Foundation Arts Grant, New York City, NY
2013 Artist Fellowship Inc., New York City, NY
Media
2019 ABC Television, NYC, NY
2016 AOM Online gallery Newsletter, Creativity and Writing Pedagogy: Linking Creative Writers, Researchers and Teachers, Equinox Press, cover art
2010 A Girl in Cap and Gown, Mommoth Press, Book cover artwork
2005 African Style and The Spirit of African Design, decorative finishes, publications by Clarkson & Potter Press
2004 Recoil, Icon Painting for Immigrant Films, San Francisco, CA
2001 Arts Festival Poster Art, Manyunk Summer Arts Festival, Philadelphia, PA
Education
1984 BFA Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
1982 & 1984 Tyler School of Art Abroad, Rome Campus, Rome, Italy
1981 – 1980 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1979 Frudakis Academy of Art, Philadelphia, PA
