Originally from Washington, DC, Schroeder Cherry is a Baltimore-based assemblage artist and puppeteer inspired by music, travel, literature, and contemporary and historic events, both real and imagined. His works are mixed media, using wood, paint, and found objects.
He was a 2019 Janet and Walter Sondheim finalist, a 2021 Maryland State Art Council Independent Artist Award winner, and a 2023 Virginia Center for Creative Arts fellow. In 2024 he visited Salvador, Brazil as a Maryland Arts Society of Baltimore Travel Grant recipient. He is featured in the 2024 PBS episode Play, by Craft in America. He is also featured in Bmore Arts’ 2024 publication, City of Artists.
