Kansas City-based artist, Cheryl Eve Acosta creates sculptural designs and jewelry inspired by marine life. Each piece is made in her Crossroads studio where you can stop by and also purchase her creations in person. On First Friday’s, Cheryl hosts an Artist Pop-Up at her gallery space, every month.

Her French and Caribbean background has inspired her unique sensibility and appreciation for coastal life and contemporary fashion. Her designs are organic, sculptural, and colorful yet minimal, and refined. A combination of materials such as silver, gold, copper, enamel, and fabric are used to sculpt her fine art pieces. Each creation is a treat for those seeking to acquire a handmade touch to their unique collection or gift to a loved one.

More about the artist:

Cheryl’s fine art has been featured in international, national, and regional exhibitions including the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Women to Watch/ Metals. In 2018, she was selected to represent the National Museum of Women in the Art’s Greater Kansas City Area Committee in D.C. in the show called Heavy Metal / Women to Watch 2018. That same year, Cheryl was also ArtsKC’s featured visual artist for their awards luncheon. Previous shows include the Georgia Museum, SOFA Chicago, Wayne Art Center, Sarasota Art Center, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Le Arti Orafe, among others. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including 500 Earrings, Dreaming Jewelry, and Art Jewelry Today 3, and published her book Hidden in Nature. 

She sells her work at art fairs including the Plaza Art Fair, Brookside Art Annual among other shows nationwide. Cheryl creates her one of kind designs at her KC Crossroads studio/store. You may find more information on her website at www.cheryleve.com