Artist born in Queens, NY. Daughter of a Brooklynite and Liverpudlian, who grew up in a hamlet of Carmel New York. Sherry Mayo undertook an independent study of BioArt at Boston College and after a brief time in medical research moved to Manhattan. Here she undertook an MFA at NYU and residency in the East Village for a decade. After working at the School of Visual Arts, Mayo again pursued further training this time at Teachers College Columbia University for a doctorate in Art & Art Education.

Research areas include: arts technology integration in higher education and combining both traditional and digital materials into studio practice. As a practitioner she is thoroughly engaged with painting, drawing, and digital imaging. In addition, Mayo has intensive studio experience with digital video.

Scholarly interests include: digital aesthetics, the cultural impact of digital technologies, consciousness, cosmology, and the post-human. Recent exhibitions include: "Love Beyond Borders" Brighton, UK and "Utopia: Dreams of Paradise and Possibility" Shenere Velt Gallery, Los Angelos, CA. Recent publications include: "The Prelude to the Millenium: The Backstory of Digital Aesthetics," The Journal of Aesthetic Education and "Implications for Art Education in the Third Millennium: Art Technology Integration," Art Education Journal.

Sherry Mayo is a dual citizen of the U.S.A. and the U.K.

Education

1999-04. Ed. D.C.T., Art Education in College Teaching, "Emergent Objects at the Human-Computer Interface (HCI): A Case Study of Artists' Cybernetic Relationships." Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City.

1994-97. MFA, Master of Fine Arts, New York University, New York City. Thesis: "Otherness within a Non-verbal Space."

1989-93. BA, Biology-Art, Independent Major, Pre-med, Boston College, Massachusetts. Thesis: "BioArt: A Historical Precedent for the Integration of Science and Art."