Press
Cherry Hood in the media
‘Bobby’ 2015, watercolour on paper, 1500mm x 1020mm
Appreciating Art: Cherry Hood’s Bobby – a closer look
Until last week I was not familiar with Cherry Hood’s Bobby, but I had such a strong reaction when randomly coming across it I thought it worthy of attention.
read the full article here: liberal eclectic
‘Piero’ 2003, watercolour on paper, 1500mm x 1020mm
Galleries West Magazine
“Cherry Hood’s portraits capture the beauty and vulnerability of the male adolescent”, writes Shannon Heth.
read the full article here: Galleries West, Calgary, Canada
Centred around the portrait
Cherry Hood’s artistic practice has centred around the portrait, a genre which has a long and perpetual history crossing cultures, time and space.
read the full article here: OCULA
Aust Art Collector
Cherry Hood: A Rebirth of the Real
The work of Cherry Hood reflects a realism both sincere and contemporary, writes Bruce James.
read the full article here: Australian Art Collector
'Simon Tedeschi', Archibald Prize Winner, 2002
Simon Tedeschi unplugged, Winner: Archibald Prize 2002
“The eyes are always the focus of my paintings.”
read the full article here: Art Gallery NSW, Archibald Prize 2002
Turner Gallery
Turner Gallery: Artist in Residence 2008
As viewers, visiting a Cherry Hood exhibition is a voyeuristic experience.
read the full article here: Turner Gallery Artist in Residence 2008.
Harold's End, Dietch Projects, 2004
Jeffrey Deitch Curatorial Projects, Soho, New York
For the exhibition, JT LeRoy wanted to highlight the work of Australian artist Cherry Hood, whose watercolors illustrated his new book. He first saw a small image of a Cherry Hood painting while reading through an Australian magazine that contained a story on his band Thistle. The image resonated so deeply that within the space of a week, JT Leroy signed with Last Gasp publications to produce an illustrated Harold’s End, with Cherry Hood as the artist.
read the full article here: Jeffrey Deitch Curatorial Projects Archive
download more information here: Origins of Harold, Jeffrey Deitch Curatorial Projects
