Sherrie Wolf
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     Sherrie Wolf grew up in Portland, Oregon, pursuing art and dance as  a child.  She began her formal training in the visual arts at the Museum Art School in Portland, where she received a B.F.A. in printmaking.   Her growing interest in printmaking and in many of the artistic traditions in England lead to the continuation of her education at the Chelsea College of Art in London, were she recived a Masters Degree in printmaking in 1975.  Returning to the Pacific Northwest, she has been most active as a professional etcher, watercolorist and draftsman.

     In 1976 Sherrie received a grant for "Art in Public Places" from the Metropolitan Arts Commission in Oregon.  This enabled her to complete a suite of etchings for public buildings, which became part of the City of Portland collection.  She then began to exhibit extensively in the Pacific Northwest and is represented in many collections, including the Rainer National Bank, Washington; Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, California; Bell Telephone, Seattle; Portland Art Museum;   and Steelcase, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan.

     In 1981 Sherrie was invited to join a group of printmakers that formed Inkling Etching Studio.  She continues to create her multiple color plate prints at Inkling Studio.  Her intensity of color and complex imagery derive from a technique for multiple plate registration which she has developed into a highly skilled art form.  Her interest in architecture and still-life produces many subjects for her etchings.  Several trips to Europe, most recently northern Italy, have been a inspiration for her work.

     Sherrie is also active on the board of the Northwest Print Council, an organization for public education on the fine art of printmaking, which exhibits printmakers from throughout the Northwest and Canada in international exhibitions.  Most recently her work was included in the traveling exhibit in the People's Republic of China.

     From "One Percent for Arts" programs in Washington and Oregon, Sherrie has recived numerous purchase awards and commissions.  In 1986 she completed a commission for the Chronicle of Portland Collection which she rendered the historic Pittock Mansion and produced a drawing and and etching.