ABOUT
Sheryl Anaya is a queer Puerto Rican artist and educator based in Fort Worth, Texas. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art with an emphasis in Sculpture from Texas Christian University in 2023 and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Texas Woman’s University in 2013. Sheryl’s work examines identity and empathy through the universality of the human experience, intimate relationships, and nostalgia, whether humorous or gut-wrenching.
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EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Texas Christian University, 2023
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art, Texas Woman's University, 2013
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bilingual Community Teaching Specialist, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, 2019-2021
Co-Art Director, Creative Team, Listhús Art Space and Skammdegi Festival, Ólafsfjörður, Iceland, December 2018-February 2019
Architectural Photographer, DFW, Texas, 2016-2020
Teaching Artist, Drawing from the Collection, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, 2016-present
Member, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2014-2017 (President 2015-2017)
Lillian Bradshaw Gallery Coordinator, Dallas Public Library, Dallas, Texas, 2014-2016
Library Associate (photography collection development), Fine Arts Division, Dallas Public Library, Dallas, Texas, 2014-2016
Editorial Assistant, Light Leaked, www.lightleaked.com, 2014-2015
Teaching Artist, St. Matthew's Cathedral Arts, Dallas, Texas, 2015
Teaching Artist, Crow Collection of Asian Art, 25th Anniversary Asian Festival, Dallas, Texas, 2015
Photography Instructor, Homeless Engagement Initiative Arts Program, Dallas Public Library, Dallas, Texas, 2014-2015
VOLUNTEERISMS AND SERVICE
Combined Caucus Exhibition Committee, Women’s Caucus Representative, Society for Photographic Education, 2018-2020
SPESC Portfolio Throwdown Planning Committee, South Central Chapter, Society for Photographic Education, 2018-2019
Respond: Puerto Rico, an ecological and sustainable effort by local North Texas artists to provide the people of Puerto Rico much needed options that will last beyond current relief efforts post-Hurricane Maria, 2017
Art Conspiracy, 2015-present
Member, LGBTQ Caucus, Society for Photographic Education, 2014-present
Member, Women’s Caucus, Society for Photographic Education, 2014-present
RESIDENCIES AND HONORS
Artist in Residence, La Foce, Tuscany, Italy, 2023
Studio Artist, The Cedars Union, Dallas Texas, 2018-2020
Artist in Residence, Listhús Art Space, Ólafsfjörður, Iceland, 2019 (December 2018-January 2019)
Oak Cliff Fine Arts Society: Turner House Rising Star, 2015
Named One of Six Dallas Artists to Watch in 2016, 2015
LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS
Teaching Artist, Thursdays with the Carter, LGBTQ Saves and Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 2022
Teen Art Council Workshop, Kimbell Art Museum, 2021
Artist Talk, Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts, 2021
Artist Talk, The Cedars Union, 2019
Artist Talk, Umbrella Gallery, 2019
Gallery Tour for Sheila Hicks: Seize, Weave, Space, Nasher Sculpture Center, 2019
Zine Workshop, Menntaskólinn á Tröllaskaga, Ólafsfjörður, Iceland, 2019
Visiting Artist Lecture, Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 2017
24-Hour Book Swap Chalet Dallas Reading, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas, 2016
SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
Absurd Appetites (tables for two) Cluley Projects Dallas Texas 2024
Let things taste of what they are, Moudy Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas, 2023
butter, Browder Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2022 (performance)
Agridulce, Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts, Fort Worth, Texas, 2021
Smooth, Blind Alley Projects, Fort Worth, Texas, 2021, (performance)
Archives of Darkness and Ice, Umbrella Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2019
glimmer, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2017
Double/Standard, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2016
The things I want to say get stuck in my mouth, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2015
Coalescence, Lillian Bradshaw Gallery, Dallas Public Library, Dallas, Texas, 2014
Evocative Configuration, 010 Gallery, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, 2013
SELECT TWO-PERSON AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
150 Years/150 Artists, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Fort Worth, Texas, 2023
Mujeres on the Move, Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts, Fort Worth, Texas 2022
With pleasure, 2502 Sylvan, Dallas, Texas, 2022
With pleasure, TCU MFA Candidacy Exhibition, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Fort Worth, Texas, 2022
Hyperlocal, The MAC, 2019, (curated by Rachel Rogerson)
Heritage and Home, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas, 2019
The Language of Nature, SOLUNA International Music and Arts Festival, Dallas, Texas, (two-person), 2019
Garðshyrna, Kaktus, Akureyri, Iceland, (two-person), 2019
Garðshyrna, Arion Banki, Skammdegi Festival, Ólafsfjörður, Iceland, 2019
ZINES, Menntaskólinn á Tröllaskaga, Ólafsfjörður, Iceland, 2019
everything that was and everything that could be, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, (two-person), 2018
Transmission Reentry, SP/N Gallery, Richardson, Texas, 2018 (curated by Giovani Valderas)
Good Way Off, Array for SOLUNA International Music and Arts Festival, Canton Hall, Dallas, Texas, 2018
Respond:Rebuild, a gathering for Puerto Rico, Life in Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas, 2017
Respond: Puerto Rico, fundraising event for Hurricane Maria relief efforts, Sunset Studios, Dallas, Texas, 2017
Art Walk West, West Dallas Studio Tour, Dallas, Texas, 2017
Seven: Fibers, Art Room Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas, 2017
Private Lives of Women, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, (two-person) 2016
Paradise vs. Utopia: Disputed Ideals, Ro2 Art, Dallas, Texas, 2016
Paradise: No Time Zone, Centraltrak, Dallas, Texas, 2016
place/holder, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, 2016
Amuse-Bouche, 76201 Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas, 2016
Chaos!!!! Small Works Show, Ro2 Art, Dallas, Texas, 2016
New Works: a collaboration of string and shapes, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2016
Lost Worlds, The MAC, Dallas, Texas, 2015
Art Walk West, West Dallas Studio Tour, Fabrication Yard, Dallas, Texas, 2015
Rising Star, Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts, Turner House, Dallas, Texas, 2015
SKEWED, Mokah Gallery, Dallas Texas, 2015
Plan X: The Members Show, curated by Erin and Elissa Stafford, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2015
Love Us For Good, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, 2015
Tales Neither True Nor False, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2015
The View Through the Lens: Capturing Cultural Shifts Within the Latino Barrios of Dallas, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas, 2014
Northern Exposure, Addison Visitor Information and Artisan Center, Addison, Texas, 2014
Ripe Produce: 500X Member Show, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2014
Somerville Toy Camera Festival, Washington Street Art Center, Somerville, Massachusetts, 2014
Rising Eyes of Texas 2014, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, Texas, 2014
Texas Woman's University BFA Exhibition, East/West Galleries, Denton, Texas, 2013
Lucky Seven Exhibition, East/West Galleries, Denton, Texas, 2013
Summoned: Cast Metal Sculpture, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, Texas, 2013
Expo: New Crop, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2012
COMMISSIONS
Simone Deary Design Group, Westerly Apartments, Dallas, Texas 2021
The Language of Nature, SOLUNA International Music and Arts Festival, Dallas, Texas , 2019
Good Way Off, Array for SOLUNA International Music and Arts Festival, Canton Hall, Dallas, Texas, 2018
String Study, M2G Ventures, Foundry District, Fort Worth, Texas, 2018
Main Street Store Front Installation, Downtown Wanderland, Dallas, Texas, 2015
altar (searching for truth), RAZA COSMICA, Oil and Cotton, Dallas, Texas, 2015
The View Through the Lens: Capturing Cultural Shifts Within the Latino Barrios of Dallas, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas, 2014
WEBSITE PUBLICATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
Historical, Figures, Food, and Feminism, Glasstire, 2023
TCU’s 2022 MFA Candidacy Exhibition, With Pleasure, Glasstire, 2022
Antics Publications, The Journal Of Grievances, Volume 2 - 'Among My Souvenirs', 2020
Holding Pattern: Volume Two, DADE Press, Dallas, Texas
Six Dallas Artists to Watch in 2016, Dallas Observer, 2016
Photography 4.0: A Teaching Guide for the 21st Century: Educators Share Thoughts and Assignments by Michelle Bogre, Focal Press, 2014
COLLECTIONS
Public Collection | Brookhaven College Permanent Collection, Farmers Branch, Texas
MEMBERSHIPS
Society for Photographic Education (2009-present)
The Cedars Union (2018-2020)
500X Gallery (2014-2017)