Cheryl Holz

Cheryl Holz grew up in the country, collecting moss, bugs, leaves, and to her mother’s chagrin, snakes and salamanders. Her rural upbringing had a big influence on her aesthetic sensibility, and most of her work today is a homage to nature strength, beauty and diversity.

She has an undergraduate degree in art education, studied drawing and painting at California State at Northridge, and received her Master of Fine Arts from Northern Illinois University in 1995.

Cheryl’s background in art education landed her a spot with the Illinois Arts Council's Artists Roster for Arts- in-Education, but as her career expanded, she phased out teaching and now makes art full time.

Cheryl has received local and national recognition for her work, and shows in galleries, corporate collections, museums and juried shows throughout the country. Last year she was commissioned to make a sculpture for Thanatopolis, a memorial park in Connecticut, and by the Norris Cultural Arts Centers Art & Music Festival. She is represented by international print publisher Winn Devon, and was nominated for the Independent Film Record Label Association’s CD cover of the year. She has received numerous arts-in-education grants from the Illinois Arts Council, and has been invited to attend artist colonies throughout the country for the past 7 years.