CHERYL EVE ACOSTA
ABOUT:
Cheryl Eve Acosta’s sculptural jewelry challenges traditional concepts of wearable art. She creates bold and distinctive pieces of body adornment where her designs treats the human body as a site of display. Each piece is uniquely hand crafted from your everyday fashion.
She was born and raised in Puerto Rico and came to the United States to pursue her passion as an artist. She was trained at the Rhode Island School of Design(RISD) where she received her MFA in Jewelry & Metals. She currently resides in Kansas City, MO where she actively creates jewelry in her studio and teaches jewelry workshops.
Her jewelry and clothing was featured again this summer at the 18th St. Fashion Show and her work is currently showcased at the Kemper Museum Shopand Tallulahbelle’s She was also awarded an Inspiration Grant fromArtsKC and her story was featured onQue Pasa KC on KCTV 5.
Cheryl has shown nationally in Santa Fe, Chicago, and Providence, RI, among other cities and internationally in Korea, Italy, and Germany. Her work has been published in several books such as the500 Earrings, Stitched Jewels, Art Jewelry magazine and she has published her own book Hidden in Nature in 2009.