Her iconic images and song-lyrics over graffiti textured backgrounds reflect the D.I.Y. pop-culture of her tumultuous Oregon childhood. Cheriel began at age 16 creating stencils and silkscreens for the Oregon punk scene. She started her own band and record label and passionately designed all the record covers and T-shirts.

Armed with a college degree from the University of Oregon, Cheriel began spending time in London and India where she sought to explore her Indian roots and her art became more reflective of iconic Hindu and temple imagery. The dualistic nature of her work reflects the clashing of her Indian/American upbringing.

Now living in Echo Park, CA, the artist further explores opposites, using stencils, silkscreens and other mixed media to re-create the grit of urban walls juxtaposed against nature. The backdrop of the urban landscapes resemble primitive cave drawings and graffitti covered city walls. Her crude black line renderings are outsider art and folk art-inspired. Bollywood movie icons, punk rock couples making out, hindu gods and tatooes all merge in her childlike interpretations. Within each painting is a crude balance of anger and beauty, peace and discomfort, urban and Eden, debauchery and spirituality.

Deedee Cheriel has shown in group shows locally at the Dirt, New Image Art Gallery, and Track 16 Gallery alongside Kenny Scharf and Ed Moses. In 2005 Cheriel's work was shown in London at Stall 54, New York at the David Allen Gallery, and a solo show in Los Angeles at Fluxco.

In July 2006 Deedee will have paintings in the Berlin Mai Art fair, representing new artists from Los Angeles with renowned L.A. artists Sage Vaughn and Camille Rose Garcia. Also in July 2006, Cheriel will be one of five artists showing at the Receiver Gallery in San Francisco.