Cheryl Mann Hardin works out of her studio in central Alabama. Born and raised in western Pennsylvania, Cheryl graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1966. She continued her artistic training at the Bendell School of Art in Bradenton, Florida. Throughout her art career of over 50 years, she has studied with other widely acclaimed portrait artists.
Hardin’s portraits have repeatedly won recognition from the National Portrait Institute, the Portrait Society of America and The Portrait Society of Atlanta along with many other regional competitions. Her paintings hang in public and private collections throughout the southeast and her artwork has been featured in museums, galleries and on Georgia Public Television. Cheryl has painted several major outdoor murals including two for the prestigious Wiregrass Festival of Murals.
Filming of GPTV “State of the Arts” show featuring one of Cheryl Mann Hardin’s murals in progress.
NASCAR legend Bobby Allison and Cheryl Mann Hardin both autograph a series of limited edition prints made from an original oil portrait of Bobby that he commissioned Cheryl to paint. Bobby said of the portrait, “I have a lot of artist friends that have done paintings of me through the years, but the one I like best is my portrait by Cheryl Mann Hardin.”
Cheryl Mann Hardin is a Member of Merit of the Portrait Society of Atlanta, a Member of the Portrait Society of America, and a charter member of the Fellowship of Christians in Portraiture.