Chandra Cerchione-Peltier
Chandra Cerchione-Peltier is a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Artists United, and the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists.
Graduating with Honors in 2003 from Middle Tennessee State University with a BA in English (double minor in Medieval and Classical Studies), Chandra now draws upon the rich traditions of folk and fairy tales that she studied while pursuing her degree.
Currently, Chandra participates in nationally juried exhibitions, and her work and writing has appeared in Contemporary Doll Collector, DOLLS, Belle Armoire, and Art Doll Quarterly magazines. Chandra's television appearances include the Rondo award-winning "Dr. Gangrene's Chiller Cinema" and the HGTV show, "That's Clever". She lives in Nashville, TN.
Group Exhibitions
Holiday Exhibit. Appalachian Center for Crafts; Smithville, TN. (Nov. 2002 - Jan. 2003).
Summer and Fall Group Exhibitions. Carlton Gallery; Foscoe, NC. (2000-2003).
American Craft Council Spotlight 2003; Asheville, NC. (April 2003 - June 2003). Juried by Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery from 1995 to 2003.
Doll Focus, Southern Highland Craft Exhibition. Parkway Craft Center, Moses Cone Manor; Blowing Rock, NC. (Nov. 2003; Nov. 2004; Nov. 2005.)
Highland Landscapes; Southern Highland exhibition, Folk Art Center in Ashville, NC. (July 3 - September 26, 2004.)
Holiday Focus; Main Gallery of the Folk Art Center; Ashville, NC. (December
1 - 30, 2004.)
Best of Tennessee; Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN.(September 25,
2004 - January 9, 2005)
Television Appearances
"Chiller Cinema"; local WB; interview. Originally aired May, 2004.)
"That's Clever"; HGTV: demonstration of marionette making. (Originally
aired Nov. 2, 2005.)
Juried Shows
Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA); Nashville, TN. Spring Crafts
Fair (2002; 2003; 2004; 2005).
Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA); Nashville, TN. Fall Crafts
Fair (2002; 2003; 2004; 2005).
Mythic Journeys A Celebration of the Life and Works of Joseph Campbell;
Atlanta Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta, GA. (June 3 - 6, 2004.)
Publications
"Gallery". Contemporary Doll Collector. (March 2003)
"Musical Marionette". The Tennessean. (April 30, 2003) - feature article
"Gnomes and Forest Folk". Contemporary Doll Collector. (November 2003)
"Dolled-up Crafts Fair". Daily News Journal. (September 21, 2003) - feature
article
"All Dolled Up". Watauga Democrat. (November 5, 2003) - feature article
"Making Beautiful Music". Dolls. (February 2004)
"Wintertime". Contemporary Doll Collector. (March 2004)
"Doll As Art". Contemporary Doll Collector. (June/July 2004)
"Redheads". Contemporary Doll Collector. (August/September 2004)
"Fresh Faces". DOLLS. (September 2004) - bio write-up
"Cinderella". Contemporary Doll Collector. (November 2004)
"Bring On the Clowns". DOLLS. (November 2004)
"A Robespierre Fool and Alice in Jazzland". Art Doll Quarterly. (Fall
2004) - techniques article.
"Entering a World of Enchantment Wendy Froud's Mystical Masks". Belle
Armoire. (March, 2005) - techniques article.
"Gallery". Contemporary Doll Collector. (May 2005)
"Gallery". Contemporary Doll Collector. (March 2006)
New Masters of Fantasy, Volume III; "After The Masquerade". CDRom produced
by Epilogue.net. Jurors: Donato Giancola, Jeff Easley, Don Maitz, and Janny
Wurts. (March 2006)
Awards
Merit Award, TACA Spring Crafts Fair 2002.
Honorable Mention, TACA Spring Crafts Fair 2005.
