CHERYL STEWART
Sculptor/Scenic Artist
53 Coffey Street •
(718) 802-0478 • (917) 796-9392
cstewart@bway.net • www.bway.net/~cstewart
I am particularly skilled at reproducing classical sculpture, executing figure sculpture, and sculpting natural forms to scale in many materials such as clay, styrofoam, wood and metals. Experienced mold maker. Skilled at scenic and fine art painting and drawing. Experienced prop builder. Highly skilled at laying out a project and enjoy completing the project.
EDUCATION
1984 -
1986 Scenic Designer,
MEMBERSHIP
1990 - present United Scenic Artist's Union 829.
1986 - present IATSE Local 1 Stage Hands Union
EMPLOYMENT
2005 - present 'Anamorph', Production Designer Jack
DeGovia.
2005 - present 'Across the Universe' (Paper maché puppets, puppet models, and large scenic sculptures). Directed by Julie Taymor, Production Designer Marc Freidburg. Not yet released.
1990 - present Various sculptural projects for film,
television, theater and display
listed below. (Complete list available upon request).
1986 - 1990 Metropolitan Opera, NYC, NY
Sculptor/Mold
Maker/Prop Builder
Head
of Prop Shop 1989-1990.
Sculptural
Scenery Credits:
Film:
‘Stepford Wives’, (Work included
sculpture and character modeling for CGI, model building, robot women remote
control prop, and sculptural scenery including the Tiki set.)
‘Hide And Seek’
(Cave)
‘Stay’ (Chess piece props)
‘Zoolander’ (Hero gravestones)
‘Ice Storm’ (Sculpted and cast miles of
icicles)
‘Eraser’ (NY City Zoo set)
‘Dare Devil’ (Canova reproduction)
‘Analyze This’ (Fountain)
‘The Thomas Crowne Affair’
(Reproductions from the
‘I'm Not Rappaport’ (Hero George Segal
reproduction)
Television:
‘Third Watch’
‘Saturday Night Live’
‘MTV Rock and Jock’
‘NY Undercover’ (Court room set and hero
sculptures for episode involving blind sculptor.)
‘
Various Commercials
CHERYL STEWART
Theater-Broadway:
‘The Frogs’ ('Styx Man', cracked vase)
‘Beauty and the Beast’ (sculptural
pieces too numerous to mention)
‘The Lion King’
‘Victor Victoria’ (Bas relief figure
sculptures)
‘The
‘Passion’ (Canova reproductions)
‘Angels In
America’ (Bethesda Fountain reproduction)
Regional
Theater:
Designed and produced masks for 'Spirit
Dance' 2001 Shubert Theater,
Sculptural
scenery for Holland America Cruise Line.
Sculptural scenery for ‘Follies’,
‘Applause’, ‘Wizard Of Oz’ at
Display:
Decor for NY
Ninja theme restaurant 2005.
Sculptural
elements for Cinderellabration,
Macy's Christmas
windows 2004.
Store fixtures for Sports Authority NYC
flagship store
Sleepy Head exhibit Brooklyn Children's
Museum 1990
Scenic Designer:
'78-'86
Designed scenery for various small theater companies in NY and
'78-'86
Assistant Designer for James Fenhagen, Gregg Bolton and others on various Off
Broadway, film and television productions in NYC and San Francisco
'83
Designed scenery for private nightclubs in NYC.
'82 Scenic Design for 'The Living Catalogue' cable television show for
The Sharper Image Inc,
'81
Designed scenery for private nightclubs in
Fine Art Commissions and Gallery Exhibitions
Commissions:
2000
Large scale Madonna,
'95-2001 Medallion for the Pony Express Tour raising funds for Breast
Cancer Research.
'84-'03
Various commissions for ceremonial tools now in
private collections
Exhibitions:
'02-06 Regular exhibitor
with BWAC,
'06
Invited Artist, Pen and Brush, NYC
'05
Annual National Exhibition, Academic Artists
'96
and '97 Invited
Artist, Pleiades Gallery,
'97
Divine Visions, The Art Network, NY
'96 Wise Women,
'95
Cross Over Artists NYC
'91
Not Yet Censored NYC
'89
Goddess Show, The
1999
Tiffany Grant Nominee
Related Skills:
I
have also made holograms, worked as scenic artist, art and antique furniture
restorer, sign painter, graphic artist, and stagehand/carpenter.