SHERRY POLLEY
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2022 MFA, Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI, Indianapolis
2011 BFA, Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI, Indianapolis
PUBLIC WORKS
2022 Printed mural, Capitol Avenue, Indy Arts Council, Indianapolis
2021 Printed mural, Meridian Street, Indy Arts Council, Indianapolis
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Autistic Joy, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2022 In-Vision, Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, IN
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Colorful Existence, Ignite Studio, Fishers, IN
Spring Open House, 201 Studios, Indianapolis, IN
2024
The Real Teal, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
TINY 13, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN
Synesthesia, Ignite Studio, Fishers, IN (Best in Show)
Spring Open House, 201 Studios, Indianapolis, IN
2023
Salsa Verde, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
TINY XII, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN
Start with Art, Indy Arts Council at Indiana Roof Ballroom, Indianapolis, IN
Contemporary Art Survey, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
9th Abstract, Teravarna Art Gallery, Online Exhibition
Color, Midtown Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Shapes and Colors, Gallerium Art, Online Exhibition
2022
TINY XI, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN
Primary Colors, Light Space Time, Online Exhibition
Nocturne, ArtLink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Abstract, SullivanMunce Cultural Center, Zionsville, IN
Graduate Thesis Exhibition 2022, Robert B. Berkshire Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2021
TINY 10, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN
Hi Ho Silver!, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
Responding to Change, Eskenazi Fine Arts Center, Indianapolis
Lost Dog & Friends, Lost Dog Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2020
Together APART, Eskenazi Fine Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
Mike Graves and Sherry Polley, Two Person Show, Murphy Arts, Indianapolis, IN
PROCESS: Exploring the Healing Power of Art, NickelPlate Arts, Noblesville, IN
Show Me Yours. Show You Mine., Lost Dog Gallery, Indianapolis
PUBLICATIONS
Looking at Art with Babies. Online article. Art in Early Childhood website. Artwork by Sherry Polley featured in photograph. Published June 2025. https://www.artinearlychildhood.org/looking-at-art-with-babies
Art Play and Inquiry: The Why, What and How of Visual Arts Education with Young Children. Forthcoming. Routledge, 2025. Artwork by Sherry Polley featured in photographs with children. By Lindsay Probine and Denee Savins. https://www.routledge.com/Art-Play-and-Inquiry-The-Why-What-and-How-of-Visual-Arts-Education-with-Young-Children/Lindsay-Probine-Denee-Savins/p/book/9781032911960
“The Book of Arts: Shapes and Colors.” Group online exhibition catalogue. Gallerium, March 2022, p. 359. https://www.gallerium.art/p/shapes-and-colors-2022.html?TP=catalogue
MEDIA FEATURES
Looking at Art with Babies. First Encounters for Babies. Educational video featuring artwork by Sherry Polley. Uploaded June 2025. https://www.firstencounters4babies.com/educator-resources.html
Autistic Joy is a “neuro-sparkly” creation up for interpretation. WANE 15 News. YouTube video. 2:59. Uploaded August 14, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8B7FmTuvHA
Autistic Joy is a “neuro-sparkly” display. WANE 15 News. YouTube video. 1:36. Uploaded August 15, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EESbKjWueo
Autistic Joy exhibition at Artlink. WANE 15 News. YouTube video. 1:19. Uploaded August 15, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCCL7JPVyGo
HelloCreator X Sherry Polley. Interview with Sherry Polley. HelloCreator. YouTube video. 24:10. Uploaded July 22, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02mirD28uFE&t=212s