Featured EastBank Gallery Member June 30 - August 30, 2008

Cheryl Bohlman Longseth’s mother, who used to draw pinup girls in the 1940’s, watched to see which of her children would inherit her interest in drawing and painting. When she realized it was Cheryl, she arranged for her to attend Augustana College, where she was an art major for 2½ years. Then Cheryl moved to Oregon, received a degree in psychology and abandoned her art.

Cheryl returned to Sioux Falls in 1989, became an artist’s model at Augustana and began to attend an artists drawing group, which rekindled her interest in her artwork. "Up until now, most of my artwork has consisted of the human figure, but I have begun to explore new subject matter and media. My goals are twofold: To arrest viewers with my images and to produce affordable original art so that as many people as possible can enjoy it."