Education
2001      Bachelor of Fine Arts, Arizona (Tempe) State University, Summa Cum Laude

Former Gallery Representation
Art Space Gallery, 4235 North Marshall Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Coady Contemporary Gallery, 205 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Kevin Harris Gallery, 6501 East Cave Creek Road, Suite 5, Cave Creek, AZ 85331
Mariposa Gallery, 3500 Central SE Suite K, Albuquerque, NM 87106
William & Joseph Gallery, 200 Canyon Road #C, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Invitational Exhibitions
2016       "Succulent Reflections"solo show ceramic totem work February 11- March 1 2016 Carstens Fine Art Gallery 7077 Main St #5 , Scottsdale Az. 85251
2014      Atomica Ceramic-Redo, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ
2014      Restory: Situating the Personal as Narrative, Night Gallery Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2013      Hot Plate, R. Pela Contemporary Art, Phoenix, AZ
2013      515 to the Fifth, Five15 Arts, Phoenix, AZ
2013      Eat; Drink and Be Merry, Ted Decker at Urban Beans, Phoenix, AZ
2012      Exotic Art Show, Alwun House Foundation, Phoenix, AZ
2012      515 to the Fifth, Five15 Arts, Phoenix, AZ
2011      SMoCA Artist’s Studio Tour For Docents, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2011      Exotic Art Show, Alwun House Foundation, Phoenix, AZ
2010      SMoCA Artist’s Studio Tour, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2008      The Essence of Food, Art Space Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2007      What Lies Beneath, Art Space Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2006      Food for Thought, Art Space Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2006      For the Birds, Coady Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Juried Exhibitions
2013      Figurative Art Now, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ; juror, Jerry Schutte
2012      Chomp, Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ; curator, Robert Pela
2012      A Hundred Years in the Desert, Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ; curator, Robert Pela
2011      House of Fun, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ; juror: Lennee Eller
2011      All Arizona Clay Annual Juried Exhibition, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ; juror: Sam Chung
2011      10th Annual Juried Studio Tour, ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ
2011      This Dance Called Life, Herbergerer Theater Center Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2011      The Sacred and the Living, Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2010      Alive, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ; juror: Earl Linderman
2010      Empathy, Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2010      Identity, Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2010      Ninth Annual Open Studio Tour, ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ
2010      Space, Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2009      Forth-Fifth Annual Fine Arts Exhibit, Glendale Arts Council; curator: George Palovich
2008      For the Love of Art, Hatcher House, Phoenix, AZ
2008      Reflections of Deeper Connections, Arizona State University Galleria at the Mercado, Phoenix, AZ
2006      The Best and the Brightest, Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, AZ
2006      Quick Bites, The Phoenix Airport Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2005      Christmas Miniature Show, Art Space Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2005      Role Play, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA; curator: Director of Art in America Magazine
2005      Group Show, The Lofts Studios and Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2000      Group Show, Arizona State University, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ

 Awards
2012      First Place in Sculpture, Forty-Ninth Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibit, Glendale Arts Council
2011      First Place in Sculpture, Forty-Eighth Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibit, Glendale Arts Council
2010      Merit Award and People’s Choice Award, All Arizona Clay Juried Exhibition, Bead Museum, Glendale, AZ
2009      Curatorial Distinction, Argillaceous Art, West Valley Museum
2000      Curatorial Distinction, UFO’s For The New Millennium, The Roswell Museum and Art Center

Bibliography
2014      Wanna Play, page 169, 500 Figures in Clay. Lark Books. (Peer juried book, featured Artist)
2013      Conrad, Alexandra. Artist Cheryl Brandon Commemorates Phoenix with an Inside Joke : Best of Phoenix 2013. Phoenix New Times. October 3, 2013. (http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/2013/10/artist_cheryl_brandon_1.php)

Charitable Donations
2011      Alwun House Auction (Phoenix, AZ) at Shemer Art Center, fbo Alwun Community Garden
2011      Arizona Clay Association at Mesa Holiday Sale, fbo Arizona Clay Association
2010      Arizona Clay Association Empty Bowls, fbo Waste Not Arizona
2009      Arizona Clay Association Empty Bowls, fbo Waste Not Arizona
2006      International Humanities Center (Albuquerque, NM) “Sweet Heart Dance Fundraiser, fbo The Center/Voter Action
2005      Art Space Gallery (Scottsdale, AZ), Evening of Art Auction, fbo Thomas J. Pappas Schools
2004      Arizona Clay Association Empty Bowls, fbo Waste Not Arizona