Currently I teach aesthetics and art history at the Academy of Art University in SF and run a small art school on the central coast (cheryl’s art workshops). I've curated intaglio exhibitions at the Norton Simon Museum, Laguna Beach Museum, and the Southwest Museum, trained docents at the Oakland Museum and SF MOMA, and am published as an art critic and poet.

My travels and living experiences abroad include working for NGOs in Africa and teaching and writing in developing countries throughout the world. These latter experiences especially, have added dimensions to my art.