b. 1998 in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Living + working in Charlottesville, VA
Education
2021 B.A., Studio Art & Cognitive Science Double Major, University of Virginia
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Works by Tori Cherry, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
2022 As It Is Now, Studio IX, Charlottesville, VA
2021 In Good Time, Welcome Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2021 The Presence of Absence, Thesis Exhibition, Charlottesville, VA
Group Exhibitions
2023 Cracked: Incubator Studio Final Exhibition, McGuffey Art
Center, Charlottesville, VA
2023 Black Joy Is: Ferocious, Fearless, Forever, Female, For
Me, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC), Charlottesville, VA
curation: Veronica Jackson
2022 4tímar., Korpúlfsstaðir, Reyjavik, Iceland
2022 Spiraling, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
2022 Pink, Ruffin Alumni Exhibition, Ruffin Hall, Charlottesville, VA
curation: Caroline Carter & Brendan O’Donnell
2022 three twenty, Ruffin Hall, Charlottesville, VA
2022 an ordinary feeling w/ Maya Kim + Emma Hitchcock, Ruffin Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2022 Face to Face: International, The Bridge PAI, Charlottesville, VA
2022 We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams, Studio IX, Charlottesville, VA
2022 Lay My Burdens Down, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2021 New City Artist Exchange 2021-22, Welcome Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2021 In Her World, Voltz Clarke Gallery, NYC
2021 m!trigger Virtual Exhibition
curation: Ben Saucier & Cristina Villegas
2021 The Spaces Between, Ruffin Hall, Charlottesville, VA
curation: Eleanore Neumann & Meaghan Walsh
Fellowships & Residencies
2022 SÍM Residency: Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavik, Iceland
2022-23 McGuffey Incubator Artist, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2021-22 Aunspaugh Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship, University of Virginia
Affiliations
2023 - present Associate Member of McGuffey Art Center (Charlottesville, VA)
2023 - present Secretary of the Charlottesville Black Arts Collective
Publications & Press
2022 Cville Weekly | Getting to Know: Tori Cherry
2022 Studio IX | Artist Spotlight: Tori Cherry
2021 New City Arts | 7x7x7 Interview Series: Tori Cherry
2020 Soal, Vol. 1 by Emily Rune
2020 In Times of Crisis, We Make Art by Zoe Hall, RVA Magazine
Jury/Selection Committee Work
2022 Second Street Gallery Teeny Tiny Trifecta 5
2024 “I Belong” Visual Arts Luminary Selection Committee (PVCC/VCCS)
Living + working in Charlottesville, VA
Education
2021 B.A., Studio Art & Cognitive Science Double Major, University of Virginia
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Works by Tori Cherry, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
2022 As It Is Now, Studio IX, Charlottesville, VA
2021 In Good Time, Welcome Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2021 The Presence of Absence, Thesis Exhibition, Charlottesville, VA
Group Exhibitions
2023 Cracked: Incubator Studio Final Exhibition, McGuffey Art
Center, Charlottesville, VA
2023 Black Joy Is: Ferocious, Fearless, Forever, Female, For
Me, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC), Charlottesville, VA
curation: Veronica Jackson
2022 4tímar., Korpúlfsstaðir, Reyjavik, Iceland
2022 Spiraling, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
2022 Pink, Ruffin Alumni Exhibition, Ruffin Hall, Charlottesville, VA
curation: Caroline Carter & Brendan O’Donnell
2022 three twenty, Ruffin Hall, Charlottesville, VA
2022 an ordinary feeling w/ Maya Kim + Emma Hitchcock, Ruffin Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2022 Face to Face: International, The Bridge PAI, Charlottesville, VA
2022 We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams, Studio IX, Charlottesville, VA
2022 Lay My Burdens Down, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2021 New City Artist Exchange 2021-22, Welcome Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2021 In Her World, Voltz Clarke Gallery, NYC
2021 m!trigger Virtual Exhibition
curation: Ben Saucier & Cristina Villegas
2021 The Spaces Between, Ruffin Hall, Charlottesville, VA
curation: Eleanore Neumann & Meaghan Walsh
Fellowships & Residencies
2022 SÍM Residency: Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavik, Iceland
2022-23 McGuffey Incubator Artist, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2021-22 Aunspaugh Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship, University of Virginia
Affiliations
2023 - present Associate Member of McGuffey Art Center (Charlottesville, VA)
2023 - present Secretary of the Charlottesville Black Arts Collective
Publications & Press
2022 Cville Weekly | Getting to Know: Tori Cherry
2022 Studio IX | Artist Spotlight: Tori Cherry
2021 New City Arts | 7x7x7 Interview Series: Tori Cherry
2020 Soal, Vol. 1 by Emily Rune
2020 In Times of Crisis, We Make Art by Zoe Hall, RVA Magazine
Jury/Selection Committee Work
2022 Second Street Gallery Teeny Tiny Trifecta 5
2024 “I Belong” Visual Arts Luminary Selection Committee (PVCC/VCCS)