Cheryl Eve Acosta creates sculptural jewelry inspired by the Cycle of Life. Her artisanal designs capture elements birth, growth, to fossilization of corals using a range on materials such as gold, silver, copper and fused glass. Her French and Caribbean backgrounds inspired her unique sensibility and appreciation for coastal life and contemporary fashion, shaping the story behind her handmade designs.

Cheryl Eve Acosta was awarded a presidential scholar from the Rhode Island School of Design where she earned her MFA in Jewelry & Metals. She holds an Entrepreneurial Scholarship certificate from the UMKC’s Regnier Institute and recently received a CAD/CAM Certificate and scholarship from the Gemology Institute of America (GIA) in NYC with the help of an ArtsKC Inspiration Grant.

She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including shows in Seoul, Florence, and Munich.  Her work has been published in 500 Earrings, Dreaming Jewelry and Art Jewelry Today 3 and 4. She has also published her own book Hidden in Nature and has been interviewed by KCTV5, KCLive, and featured in numerous local publications.

Cheryl Eve Acosta was commissioned to design a brooch for former secretary of state Madeleine Albright and has wall art collected by private organizations including the Truman Medical Center.  She has participated at numerous fashion shows some including the West 18th St. Fashion Show, Kansas City Fashion Week, TMC’s Fashion for a Cause and recently New York City Fashion Week.

Cheryl Eve’s large sculptural is on exhibit at a show called “Women To Watch / Metals” at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City MO, presented in cooperation with the Kansas City Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She has been recently selected to be the 2018 ArtsKC Awards Luncheon Featured Artist.

Cheryl recently debuted a new brand during Fashion Week (S/S Summer 2017) called TATTUAGE – Metal Tattoo Jewelry- introducing a new way women can wear jewelry today. She creates avant-guard designs in Kansas City, MO where she owns her jewelry store.