Cherille Williams

cherilismphotography@gmail.com 

Based in Gallup, NM

Education

2022 BA, Art Studio, Photography, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

2019 AA, Liberal Arts, University of New Mexico - Gallup Branch, Gallup, NM

Awards

2023 Third Place Winner Adult Amateur Photographer Miscellaneous-New Mexico State Fair

2023 Award of Excellence on Artwork Piece-Honoring the Families of Navajo Code Talkers

2022 The Native American Environment Arts and Humanities Scholarship, University of New Mexico

2022-2020 Chief Manuelito Scholarship

2022-2020 American Indian Services Scholarship

2021-2020 Joy of Giving Something Fellowship

2021 The Friends of Hubbell Trading Posts Scholarship

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025 Cultural Crossroads: The Good, the Bad, and the Unseen, ART123 Gallery, Gallup, NM Upcoming

2025 Come Tonight Woman’s Art Exhibition, Mothership Alumni, Albuquerque, NM Upcoming

2025 7th Annual Artist Challenge: ROY-G-BIV, ART123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

2024 Membership Artist Group Show & Art Market, ART123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

2024 The August Show: Terra Firma, ART123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

2023 8th Annual Member Artist Group Show, ART123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

2023 The August Show: Transitions/Transformations, ART123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

2023 Shades of Blue, Manzano Mountain Art Council, Mountainair, NM

2023 Honoring the Families of Navajo Code Talker, ART123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

2023 Under the Sun, Gallup ARTS, Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

2023 APHANTASIA GALLERY, SIX-0-SIX Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2022 Against the White Cube, John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2022 F(ucking)-Stop, The Mothership Alumni, Albuquerque, NM

2022 Humans Will Be Humans, Arts Building, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

2022 Sustainability Class Expo, Guild Theater, Albuquerque, NM

2019 Student Expo, Ingham Chapman Gallery, University of New Mexico-Gallup, Gallup, NM

Artist Talk

2024 The August Show: Terra Firma, ART123, Gallery, Gallup, NM

2023 The August Show: Transitions/Transformations, ART123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

2023 Under the Sun Artist Talk, ART 123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

Press & Publications

2025 January 2025 Issue #246, Gallup Journey, Monthly Print Magzine

2024 October 2024 Issue #243, Gallup Journey, Monthly Print Magazine

2024 20th Annual Gallup Journey Arts Edition, Gallup Journey, Monthly Print Magazine

2023 Lenscratch, The Favorite Photograph You Took in 2023, online

2023 MM Zine Volume One-Summer 2023 (Art For The People)

2023 Personal Archeology, Personaland, online

2023 Lenscratch, 2023 Love Exhibition, online

2023 Lenscratch, 2022 Favorite Photo Exhibition, online

2023 19th Annual Gallup Journey Arts Edition, Gallup Journey, Monthly Print Magazine

2022 18th Annual Gallup Journey Arts Edition, Gallup Journey, Monthly Print Magazine

2021 17th Annual Gallup Journey Arts Edition, Gallup Journey, Monthly Print Magazine

2020 UNM Fine Art, Congratulations to Cherille Williams, recipient of this year’s JGS “Imagining America” Fellowship, online article

2020 King, Mary Beth UNM student Cherille Williams reflects the beauty of old age in her portraits, UNM Newsroom online article

Teaching Experience

2023 "Instructor" Cyanotype Weekend Workshop, Gallup ARTS, Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM: Upcoming

Curatorial

2022 Creative Minds, Art 123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

2022 Sustainability Class Display, Arts Building, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Volunteer

2023 Art 123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

Representation:

New Mexico: Manzano Mountain Art Council

New Mexico: ART123 Gallery, gallupARTS