Cheri Gaulke
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Eclipse in the Western Palace

Film / Video

1977, 5 Minutes

A video in which a female body part appears to devour an army of high heels.

Related Projects

L.A. River Project

L.A. River Project

Leaps of Faith

Leaps of Faith

Pillar of Smoke

Pillar of Smoke

Frogskin

Frogskin

Sea of Time

Sea of Time

Out Loud

Out Loud

'tweens

'tweens

You Can Hear It Singing

You Can Hear It Singing

Sisters Of Survival

Sisters Of Survival

FAW: Heaven or Hell?

FAW: Heaven or Hell?

Our Wedding

Our Wedding

Peep, Totter, Fly

Peep, Totter, Fly

Cycle of the Witch

Cycle of the Witch

In India

In India

I Am Be

I Am Be

Gloria's Call

Gloria's Call

Trudie's Goose

Trudie's Goose

MISS ALMA THOMAS

MISS ALMA THOMAS

INSIDE THE BEAUTY BUBBLE

INSIDE THE BEAUTY BUBBLE

Acting Like Women

Acting Like Women

About Cheri

Cheri Gaulke’s art and life were profoundly changed in 1975, when she moved from the Midwest to Los Angeles to join the Feminist Studio Workshop at the Woman’s Building. She worked primarily in performance art from 1974-1992, addressing themes such as the body, religion, sexual identity, and the environment. In addition to her solo work, she co-founded collaborative performance groups Feminist Art Workers (1976-81) and Sisters Of Survival (1981-85).

Gaulke’s art continues to be a vehicle for social commentary, and as a way to tell the stories of individuals and groups under-represented in society. Her public art includes a Metro station and a Filipino WWII Veterans Memorial; her artists’ books are in university and museum collections nationwide and her videos have been screened in film festivals internationally.

As an educator, Gaulke has mentored hundreds of award-winning youth videos as Visual Arts Department Chair at Harvard-Westlake School, Director of Harvard-Westlake Summer Film, and Artistic Director of The Righteous Conversations Project.

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