DeeDee Cheriel x OBEY

Nalini ‘Deedee’ Cheriel is a visual artist who started creating record covers and T-shirts for the Oregon music scene in the early ‘90s. Born in the hippie town of Eugene, Oregon, she began her own band and record label at 19. Influenced by the popular DIY culture of that time, she played in several all-girl bands (Juned, Adickdid, The Teenagers, The Hindi Guns) and co-created the semi-autobiographical film Down and Out with the Dolls. She's lived and studied abroad in Honduras, Chile, England, Portugal, Spain, and her native country India. Now residing in Los Angeles, Cheriel’s work explores narratives recognizing the urgency and conflict in our continuing attempts to connect to the world. With influences derived from such opposites as East Indian temple imagery, punk rock, and her Pacific Northwest natural environment, her images indicate how we try to connect ourselves to others and how these satirical and heroic efforts are episodes of compassion and discomfort. Bold elements drawn from urban and natural landscapes and pop culture suggest the ability to find commonalities and relationships between ourselves and our surroundings that inevitably confirm our greater humanity and quest toward love. For more info visit: www.deedeecheriel.com