In this exhibit, Cherie Savoie Tintary, a.k.a. Kitschy Collagist, will be displaying an assortment of of her collage work. Cherie’s new works are about nostalgia for the place she grew up, places she’s traveled, and the creative places collage has allowed her to venture to. All her materials are upcycled, using vintage magazines from 1890-1980.  

Before becoming a collage artist, Cherie was a photographer who shot 35mm film. For fun she would travel to England and upstate New York for workshops on historic processes, visiting the birth places of photography. Cherie studied at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, California from 2006-2011, while she worked my full time job as a hairstylist.

Cherie was drawn to collage artwork in 2020 when she learned she had lung cancer. She stopped doing hair after 26 years and I changed my art medium so I could work at home. 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

ARTIST STATEMENT: My name is Cherie Savoie Tintary, a.k.a. Kitschy Collagist; I have been cutting it up since 2020. Before becoming a collage artist, I was a photographer who shot 35mm film. For fun I would travel to England and upstate New York for workshops on historic processes, visiting the birth places of photography. I studied at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, California from 2006-2011, while I worked my full time job as a hairstylist.

In 2020, I learned I had lung cancer. I stopped doing hair after 26 years and I changed my art medium so I could work at home. 

I have found a connection with the collage community. I’m part of several collectives. The one I’m most active in is the PNW Collage Collective. We have meet ups and do group art shows. We currently have a group show up at Powells until June 2nd. We also have a group show up at Slip Gallery in Seattle and I participate in an Exquisite Corpse that will be up at Lewis and Clark Community Center.

I turned fifty this year, so my new works are about nostalgia for the place I grew up, places I have traveled, and creative places collage has allowed me to venture to.

All my materials are second hand using vintage magazines from 1890-1980. My art goals include making people smile and sparking memories.

I will be hosting free collage workshops in Forest Grove May 1st and June 5th as part of the Festival of the Arts the Public Arts Commission is putting together. SEE MORE WORK