Schroeder Cherry (Baltimore, MD) is an artist and museum educator, originally from Washington, D.C. Cherry earned a bachelor of fine arts in painting and puppetry from the University of Michigan, a master’s degree in museum education from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and a doctorate in museum education from Columbia University, New York. His works are informed by a broad sweep of narratives, literature, mythology, music, current events and history. His preferred medium is acrylic with found objects on wood. Keys, cowrie shells, glass and metal often appear in his works, as well. Although the works tend to have a storyline, Schroeder appreciates hearing viewers’ responses to the pieces. Schroeder’s exhibitions in the Maryland/Washington, D.C. metropolitan area include MAXgallery; Hamilton Arts Collective; Fleckenstein Gallery; Maryland Art Place; RESORT; The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture; Artists and Makers Studios; Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum; Watergate Gallery; Function Gallery; and The Walters Art Museum; in addition to his current series on barbershops. In 2019 he was a finalist for the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize.