Sheri Trepina was born in Washington State where she spent her summers at the family pear orchard in Cashmere. She lived in Honolulu Hawaii during the school year. The beauty of the family farm, located at the base of the Cascade Mountains and the lush land and seascape of Hawaii had a great impact on her love of colour, texture and design. Sheri comes from a family of artists who nurtured her love of colour and art. These early experiences were key in the development of her later art career.
Prior to finding her artistic voice, Sheri spent her professional career in California, initially working in the environmental industry. She managed a hazardous transportation facility in Oakland CA, and lectured at UC Berkeley, covering regulations specific for hazardous waste packaging, disposal and transport. In 2002 she and her husband Don left the corporate world to purchase their own business. They opened a sign and graphic design business in Concord, CA. During this time Sheri developed her graphic arts skills for the sign business and took advantage of fine art classes in the greater Bay Area. Sheri participated regularly in juried fine art festivals and joined local art organizations. In 2011, Sheri and her husband sold their sign business and moved to Kalispell MT. This new landscape brought new inspiration and focus to her art.
Sheri’s work has been nationally recognized through publication and awards. Her stunning textural collage art is inspired by elements in nature. Her art is an expression of what she observes in nature now and the memories of the surroundings of her youth. She draws inspiration from the landscape, gathering regional leaves and grasses which she uses to make initial marks onto paper. The technique of Collage is her preferred method. Sheri works to achieve rich textures and line thru the layering of delicate papers and watercolour. The movement of paint and water against these layers is exhilarating to Sheri, and gives her work an abstract quality.
Sheri works from her studio at her residence in Montana and from her newly renovated 2nd studio space, located at her family farm in Cashmere WA. She is the 4th generation in the family to draw inspiration and creativity from the land.
Prior to finding her artistic voice, Sheri spent her professional career in California, initially working in the environmental industry. She managed a hazardous transportation facility in Oakland CA, and lectured at UC Berkeley, covering regulations specific for hazardous waste packaging, disposal and transport. In 2002 she and her husband Don left the corporate world to purchase their own business. They opened a sign and graphic design business in Concord, CA. During this time Sheri developed her graphic arts skills for the sign business and took advantage of fine art classes in the greater Bay Area. Sheri participated regularly in juried fine art festivals and joined local art organizations. In 2011, Sheri and her husband sold their sign business and moved to Kalispell MT. This new landscape brought new inspiration and focus to her art.
Sheri’s work has been nationally recognized through publication and awards. Her stunning textural collage art is inspired by elements in nature. Her art is an expression of what she observes in nature now and the memories of the surroundings of her youth. She draws inspiration from the landscape, gathering regional leaves and grasses which she uses to make initial marks onto paper. The technique of Collage is her preferred method. Sheri works to achieve rich textures and line thru the layering of delicate papers and watercolour. The movement of paint and water against these layers is exhilarating to Sheri, and gives her work an abstract quality.
Sheri works from her studio at her residence in Montana and from her newly renovated 2nd studio space, located at her family farm in Cashmere WA. She is the 4th generation in the family to draw inspiration and creativity from the land.
Select Awards, Publications and Exhibitions
2018
Where Art Lives Magazine / Colours of Nature Juried Show 3rd Place: "Above it All"
Dodson’s Fine Art: Spokane, WA
Kashmir Gardens: Cashmere, WA
Two Rivers Gallery: Wenatchee, WA
2017
Professional Artist Magazine Publication: Attract the Right Customers; by Carolyn G. Edlund
Hockaday Museum of Art/ Members Salon: “Moving Forward”
Mixed Media Excellence Award : 1st Place. Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine "Hostas Following the Sun"
Featured Artist: Two Rivers Gallery, Wenatchee WA
Kashmir Gardens, Cashmere WA
2016
Artist Residency: Sedona Arts Center / Verde Valley School, Sedona AZ
Mark Makers Exhibition: Shelle Lindholm & Sheri Trepina, Dodson’s Fine Art Spokane WA
Where Art Lives Magazine: Colors on Your Palette Interview
Wild Eye Artistry: Kalispell, MT
Two Rivers Gallery: Wenatchee, WA
North Light Books/Incite 4: The Best of Mixed Media: “Plum Burdock” Publication out September 2016
Kashmir Gardens, Cashmere WA
Hockaday Museum of Art/ Members Salon: “Burdock Glory”
2015
Copper Sun Gallery: Big Fork, MT
Light Space and Time: “I want to Dance” Special Merit Award
Wild Eye Artistry: Kalispell, MT
Two Rivers Gallery: Wenatchee, WA
North Light Books/Incite 3: The Best of Mixed Media “A Walk at Tally Lake, MT” Publication
Dodson’s Fine Art: Spokane, WA
Light Space and Time: “Hostas to the Sun” Special Merit Award
Fine Art International / Colors of Autumn Juried Winter Show: “Only in Your Dreams” 2nd Place Award
Art Across Montana / Waterman Museum Juried Exhibition, Miles City, MT
Watercolour Collage / Inspired by Elements of Nature: Self publication showcasing a select series of my botanical art.
Hockaday Museum of Art / Winter Juried Exhibition: “Opera Glow”
Artsy Shark: Featured Artist
Glacier Sun Winery: Kalispell MT
Kalispell Regional Arts Gallery: Kalispell, MT
2014
Hockaday Museum of Art / Montana Artists; Innovators, Inventors & Entrepreneurs Juried Exhibition: Kalispell, MT
Artsy Shark / Nature of Art: One of 10 featured Artists
Hockaday Museum of Art: Flathead Valley Open Studios: Kalispell, MT
Hockaday Museum of Art/ Juried Exhibition: “Holding onto the Glory” 4th Place Award
Glacier Sun Winery: Kalispell MT
Light Space and Time: ”Plentiful” Special Merit; Botanicals
Copper Sun Gallery: Big Fork, MT
Parade of Homes: Whitefish, MT
Art Exhibo: “Holding onto the Glory: Top Tier Award
Kalispell Regional Arts Gallery: Kalispell, MT
2013
Hockaday Museum of Art: Flathead Valley Open Studios: Kalispell, MT
Glacier Sun Winery: Kalispell MT
Montana Arts Council: Annual Juried Exhibition of Montana MAP participants: Kalispell, MT
Hockaday Museum of Art: Arts in the Park: Kalispell, MT
Kalispell Regional Arts Gallery: Kalispell, MT