Cheryl Rezendes is a dedicated and passionate professional artist with a strong commitment to teach and assist others with their own personal artistic growth, pursuit of creative expression and appreciation of art.

Rezendes has worked in the area of painting and fiber art for the past 40 years creating mixed media, wall-hung art quilts on her own hand painted cloth. Through the time-honored media of fabric and thread, she explores the nuances of the human experience through the abstract, visual interpretation of thought and emotion. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums internationally.

Rezendes is the author of ‘Fabric Surface Design,” a reference book exploring over 80 techniques for putting imagery on fabric. Her articles on art and the art making process have been published in numerous national magazines and newspapers including Fiber Art Now, Quilting Arts and Art New England. Exerpts from her memoir When Loss Becomes Life has been published in Synkrinicti,.com an on line magazine.

Rezendes lives in the middle of the woods in rural Western MA with her partner Kevin, sharing their creative lives with their dog Honeycomb, cat Agnes and the wild animals that pass by.