Cheryl Tall (born in New Jersey in 1946) is an American visual artist whose work is primarily in the medium of sculpture and large wall installations in addition to, mixed-media, oil and acrylic painting. Tall is most notable for her intricate sculptures and her works have been in prominent and private collections all over the world. She has an MFA from the University of Miami and her present art studio is in Leucadia, CA.

Work Tall's primary medium is clay, coil built into large figurative sculptures and larger wall installations. Her work focuses on the relationships between people and their surroundings while her subject matters often include architectural and figurative elements.ACGA Exhibiting Artist: Cheryl Tall, Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California, 2010, Retrieved Feb. 2014 Tall likes to use references from classical mythology to portray archetypal situations. Ripe goddess figures combined with tree forms and animal shapes, expressing her desire for the harmonious existence of human beings with each other and with nature. While many of these images are inspired by personal experiences, she feels that the viewer can find himself in them.Artists: Cheryl Tall, SanDiegoSculpture.org, Retrieved Mar. 2014

Tall's work has been described as,"Togetherness and apartness. As an expression of duality, many of her works portray two or more figures in close proximity, sometimes with two heads that seem to come from the same body. She effects co-joining as a visual means to explore the tensions and strengths inherent in close relationships."

Her work has been published in 20 books including; 500 Figures, 500 Animals,500 Animals In Clay, Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott, Cheryl Tall: Blind Choice, Pg. 190, Google Books, Retrieved March 2014 500 Dolls, 500 Dolls II, 500 Vases, Confrontational Ceramics, Winged Manor,Winged Manor: Recent Paintings and Sculpture By Cheryl Tall, Sunbury Press Inc., Sep. 5, 2011, , Retrieved Feb. 2014 No More Starving Artists, Ceramics Today, American Art Collector, The ACGA Book, The Ceramic Design Book, Surface Design, Making Marks and Sole Purpose among others.

Tall has also been featured in magazines such as, Ceramic Monthly, Ceramics Art and Perception,Elizabeth Reichert, Cheryl Tall: Where Dreams Dwell, Ceramics Art and Perception, No. 57, 2004: 41–44, Retrieved Feb. 2014, Clay Times, Studio Potter, Pottery Making Illustrated, Sculptural Pursuit, and American Craft Magazine.

Her work can be seen in various museum collections both nationally and internationally and she has had exhibitions and residencies all over the world including, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Canada, the International Workshop of Ceramic Art, Tokoname, Japan; Greece, France, International Ceramic Studios, Kecskemét, Hungary;Cheryl Tall Residency at International Ceramics Studio, Hungary, Ceramics Today, Retrieved Feb. 2014Arrested Motion featuring Artist Cheryl Tall, SunGazette.com, July 2009, Retrieved Feb. 2014 Ganjin Celadon Festival, Gangjin, Korea;The 2009 International Gangjin Celadon Exhibition, GangjiExhibit.com, Retrieved Feb. 2014 Mexico, China, England, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, and the United States.Obsidian Gallery: A quarter Century of Contemporary Art, Cheryl Tall Featured, Desert Leaf, Jan. 2011, Retrieved Feb. 2014

Influence

Tall's pieces tend to fuse storybook illustration with surrealism and medieval folk art. She deals with global issues by posing pop culture references against 12th century characters, portraying multiple figures in close proximity, while exploring the tensions and strengths inherent in today's society.

Influential artists for Tall include Robert Arneson, Shepard Fairey, Andy Goldsworthy, Viola Frey, Paul Klee, Giorgio de Chirico, Oskar Kokoschka and Giselbertus. She has also studied and been influenced by prominent clay artists such as Judy Moonelis, Christine Federighi, Paul Soldner, Patty Warishina, and Adrian Arleo.

Teaching Tall teaches two-day workshops at universities and museums all over the world. These workshops encompass her personal techniques in quick coil building and large scale sectional sculptures, glazing, and finishing.A Ceramics Workshop With Cheryl Tall, FoosanerArtMuseum.org, Jan. 2014, Retrieved Mar. 2014 They are intended for intermediate to advanced students but she also takes time out to teach private classes for students of all levels in sculpting, clay and paint from her studio in Leucadia, CA.Artist Builds Sculptures Unconventionally, UTSanDiego.com, July 2006, Retrieved Mar. 2014

Collections The King-Size Ceramic Museum, Shanghai, China International Workshop of Ceramic Arts, Tokoname, Japan The Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, ArizonaThe Ceramic Research Center, ASU Art Museum, Retrieved Feb. 2014 Gangjin International Ceramic Museum, Gangjin, KoreaACGA Member Awards and Recognition – National and International – 2009, acga.net, Retrieved February 2014 Foosaner Art Museum, Melbourne, Florida Burroughs-Chapin Museum of Art, Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaBurroughs-Chapin Museum of Art, Myrtle Beach Art Museum Collection, Retrieved Feb. 2014 Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FloridaJourney's: Cheryl Tall and David Rohn, FAU.edu, Sept. 1999, Retrieved Feb. 2014 Penn State University, State College, PennsylvaniaThe Gallery At Penn State College To Exhibit Works in Clay, News.PSU.edu, June 2009, Retrieved Feb. 2014 Palomar College, San Marcos, California

References

External links

The Archetypal Sculpture of Cheryl Tall, thefigurativeartbeat.com