Interviews
MoAD San Francisco: Cheryl Patrice Derricotte "Ghosts/Ships" artist talk with Emily Kuhlmann LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW
CBS KPIX Channel 5: Award-Winning Artist Cheryl Derricotte's 'The Wolf And The Wheat' At Villa San Francisco WATCH THE INTERVIEW
Upcoming artist talks & workshops
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“Cheryl was creative, compassionate, and practical during her workshop with clear details on what we can start doing and openness to the complexities of balancing the artist life. She also created a collaborative environment during the workshop. It was inspiring to see her as a role model as a real artist who can articulate what they do to other artists.”
“The workshop content was well put together and the delivery was smooth and engaging.”
“Cheryl’s presentation was at once engaging, informative and accessible. I learned quite a bit and it was quite painless. Often these kinds of events are so dense that my artist’s brain wants to escape. She’s warm, she’s direct and most importantly, she’s got the knowledge. Two thumbs up!”
“You took a subject (Rapid Response to COVID-19: Grant & Loan Opportunities for Creative Professionals) that can be very dry & made it interesting and fun!”
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Past artist talks & workshops
Hosted by interdisciplinary artist Cheryl Derricotte and curators Ashara Ekundayo and Lucia Olubunmi R. Momoh in conjunction with Collective Arising: The Insistence of Black Bay Area Artists, on view at the Museum of Sonoma County.
Celebrate #BlackAugust with this day-long excursion to important sites from Mary Ellen Pleasant's life and death in Sonoma County including Tulocay Cemetery in Napa and Beltane Ranch where guests will be given a very special tour of the historic site by local historian Arthur Dawson. $175 pp/includes luxury coach travel, meals, potent or gentle beverages, and admission fees to venues. (Note: Guests on this exclusive tour are asked to wear masks when on-board the coach at all times). Detailed agenda and meal preferences survey will be sent a week prior to the event.
Dan Wang (co-editor), Kimberly Bain, Ph.D. (Author/Artist), Pato Hebert (Artist) and Cheryl Derricotte (Artist) discuss artistic practice, the pandemic and the new book, Lastgaspism.
Lastgaspism: Art and Survival in the Age of Pandemic is a collection of interviews, critical essays and artwork that consider matters of life and death having to do with breath, both allegorical and literal. Bringing into mutual proximity the ecological, public health, political and spiritual crises that came to the fore in 2020, this book considers these compounding events and how they impact one another and asks with critical optimism what can happen in this moment of transition.
The exhibition includes work that addresses the police murders that gave rise to the “I Can’t Breathe” slogans of the movement for racial justice, makes visible the life-taking and life-remaking force of the COVID-19 pandemic, and grapples with the white nationalist streaks fueled by fear of demographic suffocation. Exhibiting artists consider the climate and social emergencies that afflict US society, and look for available peace in our new age of perpetual biopolitical chaos. For these artists, the ‘last gasps’ of a dying order starkly expose the either/or that stands before us: either we breathe or we die. In photography, video, printmaking, and other media, the artists of Lastgaspism highlight a host of pressing subjects both critically and with compassion, to help us make sense of the interlocked crises of the unfolding present.
Join the MSC to celebrate Women's History Month and get a sneak peek at our upcoming exhibition, Collective Arising: The Insistence of Black Bay Area Artists. Special guest curator Lucia Momoh will be in conversation with artist Cheryl Derricotte who will be discussing her research on Mary Ellen Pleasant, a prominent black female entrepreneur who lived in San Francisco in the 19th century. Pleasant also owned property in Sonoma County and is buried in Napa. Cheryl's new work explores Pleasant's life, biography, and legacy in an original print and two books made during her residency at Paper Machine in New Orleans and new glass work created in the Bay Area.
This virtual event is free and open to the public. The link will be sent to your email address once you register.
Paper Machine’s November Artist-in-Residence, Cheryl Derricotte, has a new show online now. Cash Crops, her first solo presentation with re.riddle, features 12 new works in glass and on paper. The Antenna/Paper Machine community is invited to join re.riddle for “In Conversation: Ashara Ekundayo x Cheryl Derricotte,” Nov 22, 2021 5pm PST/ 7pm CST/ 8pm EST Register Here for Zoom Link.
Hybrid event, RSVP to publications@papermachine.works to reserve one of 20 in-person spaces, or for zoom link for the event.
Cheryl Derricotte will be discussing her book arts project Friend of John, currently in the development during her month-long residency at Paper Machine. This book arts print project explores the Louisiana intersections in the life of Mary Ellen Pleasant, a trusted confidant of abolitionist John Brown. She was also once the richest Black woman in San Francisco, a self-proclaimed “capitalist” on the 1890 census.
MoAD’s physical building may be closed due to the mandatory shelter-in-place, but you can still get your fill of art and artists of the African Diaspora. Each Wednesday at 1:00 pm PST, join MoAD staff members as we visit some of our favorite artists in their studios to see what they’re currently working on and how their work is changing as a result of the quarantine. This is a rare opportunity to hear from artists directly from their studios. We will follow all talks with an audience Q&A. (Pay What You Can)