Cheryle Rutledge
b. 1957, United States ∙ CE artist since 1999
Cheryle Rutledge’s work involves a series of repeated images of hearts on matte-board and cardboard cutouts of a variety of shapes. Her process involves outlining hearts of varying size in acrylic paint to cover the picture plane and then filling them in with complementary colors.
Rutledge starts the day by drawing or painting one of her signature hearts on her hand. After selecting her color scheme, Rutledge works painstakingly on each piece for a surprisingly fanciful result. In 2009, Rutledge began incorporating whimsically drawn figures into her fields of hearts, including pill bottles, elephants, and small self-portraits, adding a new and exciting dimension to her work.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2020
Seeing Patterns, Kirk’s Grocery, Billings, MT
2019
See Me with My Own Eyes, LinkedIn InCommon Space, San Francisco, CA
2016
Ripe, Creativity Explored Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015
Tree of Life, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2012
Out of Order, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2011
Black and White and Read All Over, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2008
Finders Keepers, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2006
Sacred Places, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2004
Spirits and Saints, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
You Are Here, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Critters, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2003
Fired and Wired, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
