Bio:
Cheryl Carter has a B.A. degree with a major in Studio Art and a minor in Photography as well as Master of Arts in Disciplinary Studies, both from Hiram College in Ohio. She has worked as a development professional at arts and health and human service organizations in the Northeast Ohio area including ChamberFest Cleveland, Cleveland Ballet, Waterloo Arts, the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, to name a few. She has served on the Board of Trustees for Art House Inc., the Cleveland Print Room, and Choral Arts Cleveland.
Cheryl Carter’s interest in photography began in the mid-seventies and at fourteen years old, she bought a 35mm SLR camera and darkroom equipment from the back of a photography magazine and set up a darkroom in her family’s basement. After attending a photography class for high school students at the Cleveland Institute of Art, she was hooked on film photography and processes. Her more advanced photography studies continued at Hiram College where she spent most of her evenings in the darkroom. She gained a knowledge of the history of photography and began following the work of photographers such as Diane Arbus, Mary Ellen Mark, Sally Mann, Man Ray, and countless others. After college, Cheryl became familiar with the Woodstock Center for Photography in Woodstock, New York and over the years, attended workshops with photographers including Keith Carter, Connie Imboden, Eikoh Hosoe, and Lucien Clergue. Work produced in those workshops was featured in exhibitions throughout Cleveland, Ohio.
Over the years, Carter became busy with her career and raising children only sporadically picking up a camera. Now, in retirement, she is back at it and is experimenting with digital formats as well as toy cameras and is looking to connect with other photographers.
“My passion is exploring, through photographic images, how nature has the power to tell infinite stories.”
-Cheryl Carter – 2026
Cheryl lives in Solon, Ohio with her husband Bill and their dog, Sophie.
