Cheryl Derricotte Black History Month Lecture

Cheryl Derricotte’s art practice often weaves stories from the Black diaspora into glass, paper, textiles and public art. Derricotte is particularly adept at conveying difficult histories in a visually pleasing manner to invite a reckoning with the past. This evening’s illustrated lecture will provide examples from her portfolio over the past decade. There will be time for Q & A at the conclusion of the presentation.

Cheryl Derricotte was the University of San Francisco's inaugural 2025 Ann Getty Institute Visiting Chair, Artist-Scholar in Residence. She is a visual artist who specializes in glasswork, paper, and textiles. Originally from Washington, D.C., she currently lives and makes art in San Francisco. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Glass, the deYoung Museum, the Historic New Orleans Collection, the Oakland Museum of California, the San Francisco Public Library, the Public Art Collection of the City of Berkeley, and the National Association of Homebuilders, among others. Derricotte holds a B.A. in Urban Affairs with a minor in History from Barnard College at Columbia University, a Master of Regional Planning from Cornell University, and a Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of Integral Studies.
 

Event Schedule: 

6:00-6:30pm Reception with the artist 

6:30-7:30pm Presentation