Cheryl Levin

Inked Lines In A Rectangle

2021

Cheryl Levin, member of the National Association of Women Artists in New York City, NY, InLiquid and the Da Vinci Art Alliance in Philadelphia, PA, is a painter working in casein other media on paper and board. She holds a BFA from Tyler School of Art, both at the original Elkins Park location and Tyler’s Campus in Rome, Italy. Levin also attended The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. She was a founding member of the now defunct High Wire Artist Co-operative in Philadelphia and was represented by the Owen Patrick Gallery, Philadelphia, PA for over 20 years. She has shown in many group and two-person shows in the Philadelphia region and across the country and is part of many private collections. Last year, her art work was selected for two film series on ABC Television Studios. Her most recent solo show, held in February 2021 at Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA was titled Forms For A Continued Life. Levin’s casein paintings on paper and board depict abstract elements that relate psychologically to her life. Her themes, such as the Going Series, use line to delineate shapes that refer to compartments in her life, crossroads of thought and action, and life journeys. After years of producing representational pictures dealing with themes of woman’s identity and gender roles, Levin’s shift to abstraction was a direct result of the hardships she faced in her life and wanting a more free format for expression. Her new work reclaims her late husband’s (sculptor Robert Phillips) discarded metal cut-offs as inspiration by incorporating them into the work and most recently has given voice to installation pieces. Levin is a recipient of the Ester and Adolf Gottlieb Foundation Arts Grant, New York City, NY and The Artist Fellowship Arts Grant, New York City, NY.