SHERYL ZACHARIA

Sheryl Zacharia was born and raised in the New York area and lived in Manhattan all of her adult life. At Southhampton College, she majored in painting but spent many years pursuing a career as a singer-songwriter. She performed in the NYC club circuit for m 10 years and is a published songwriter.

Missing her visual arts roots, she began working in clay which started her on new artistic path. She studied and worked in various Potteries and has exhibited both locally and nationally. Her pieces have been published in various magazines and books, Ceramics Monthly, Ceramic Arts and Perception, Lark Publications, etc. and most recently in Blouins Gallery Guide’s article on SOFA CHICAGO 2015. Her work is in corporate, museum, and private collections. In 2011, she completed an eight-month extended residency at The Museum of Arts and Design in NYC. In 2009 and 2013, she received grants from NoMAA, (Northern Manhattan Artists Alliance) with the support of JPMorgan Chase Foundation and UMEZ, which started her on this current body of work.