Meet local artist Cherie Buck-Hutchison, a talented multimedia artist who is creating amazing work, most recently focusing on digitally manipulated photography, ceramics, painting and poetry.
She is a feminist artist with an emphasis on the interdisciplinary use of materials. When asked what inspires her artwork Buck-Hutchison’s says "my work explores the intersection of private and public through an interdisciplinary approach as well as the use of imagination to reorient spatial and social boundaries." There is an obvious influence of the southwest and its landscape apparent within her work with forms of canyons and red rock configurations often present.
Traditionally trained she receives her Bachelors of Fine Art in Intermedia from Arizona State University. Currently Buck-Hutchison is a member and co-president of Eye Lounge Artist Collective in Downtown Phoenix. She has has exhibited his artwork in both solo and group exhibitions throughout Arizona at various galleries including Eye Lounge, the Visio. Gallery, the monOrchid, ASU Night Gallery, Gallery Glendale at Westgate and the Frontal Lobe Space and Gallery. Most recently she participated in the highly raved about group exhibition "Feminism Today" at the monOrchid, which showed 13 female artists perspective and views on Feminisim.
Currently she is busy working in her studio preparing for her upcoming solo exhibition at Eye Lounge Artist Collective. Buck-Hutchison will debut her solo exhibition featuring her latest collection of artwork in Adit's Ode: A Modest Revolt. Taking a feminist approach in her work she examines the poetic metaphor of Lot's wife Adit, as a visitor responding to today's contradictory health issue revisiting the main character's story. The artist suggests additional points of view complicating the traditional narrative, thus asking the viewer to draw their own comparisons, ultimately asking one's self the question "what if. "Adit's Ode: A Modest Revolt, is a poetic walk-through exhibition merging art installation, objects and video poetry to create an immersive experience for the patrons", says Buck-Hutchison.
Come meet Cherie Buck-Hutchison and explore her striking work at the opening reception for Adit's Ode: A Modest Revolt, which will be held on Third Friday, April 17th from 6pm until 10pm. This fascinating exhibition will be on display through May 10th with an additional reception on First Friday, May 1st that you don't want to miss! Eye Lounge Artist Collective is located in the heart of the Roosevelt Row Arts District in downtown Phoenix at 419 E. Roosevelt Street. Be sure to follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
