Sod Off by Cheryl Lucas

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Cheryl Lucas

Opening Hours
Tuesdays to Fridays, 10:30 am - 5 pm.
Saturdays, 10:30 am - 2 pm.
By appointment only.

About the artist
Cheryl was born and raised in Tarras, Central Otago. She has a Diploma in Fine and Applied Art (Distinction Graphics) from Otago School of Art, Dunedin (1975) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Printmaking (Lithography) from Wimbledon College of Art, London (1979). Cheryl taught ceramics and drawing for many years at Ara Institute. Since 2005 she has been working full time from her home studio in Lyttelton. Cheryl exhibits regularly both in New Zealand and overseas. Awards include Portage Ceramics Merit Award (2017) for her work Milkstock, and Sculpture on the Peninsula (2011) Premier Award for her Harder Larder installation. In 2013 Cheryl attended a residency in Sturt, Mittagong, Australia, and in 2007 the FuLe International Ceramic Art Centre, Fuping, Shaanxi, China. Cheryl’s work is held in the collections of Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand; Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu; Canterbury Museum; Museu del Cantir d’Argentona, Spain; FuLe International Contemporary Ceramic Art Museums, Fu Ping, Shaaznxi, China; Lincoln University and Ara Institute. In 2017 she was made a member of the International Ceramic Association, IAC.