CHERYLE ST. ONGE

L’Artiere book signings @aipadphoto , New York.
Friday, April 24. We are very happy to be joined by: @garygreenphotographs @amandajsauer @offen1645 @loistrueblue @andreamodica.photo @cherylestonge @gregmillerfoto @mathieuchaze @angelacappetta_ We look forward to seeing you there. @lartiere #AIPAD #AIPAD2026 #Photobook #ArtBook #booksigning

L’Artiere Editions (@lartiere ) has recently released, Calling the Birds Home, an intimate portrait of love, memory, and loss by Cheryle St. Onge (@cherylestonge ). For decades, Onge lived with her mother on the same New England farm, sharing a deep and constant bond. When her mother developed vascular dementia, memory and emotion began to fade, first interrupting their long photographic collaboration, and then halting St. Onge’s practice altogether. In an attempt to counter her mother’s growing wish to die, Cheryle began making portraits again, spontaneously, with any camera at hand, searching for light in the dimness of their afternoons. The book explores St. Onge’s signature themes of environment, fragility, and human presence, intertwining portraiture, nature, and the passing of time into a poetic narrative of devotion. With every photograph, Cheryle offers a small act of resistance and love: an emotional currency against the slow erasure of memory. 🔗 Read an interview with Aline Smithson at the link in bio (@alinesmithson ).

Que vous inspire cette photo ? Pour nous, c'est la lente disparition d'une silhouette derrière un rideau aussi lumineux qu'insaisissable. Ce magnifique cliché de Cheryl St Onge (@cherylestonge ) illumine les pages du dossier « Fantômes » de Gaze N°11. Il accompagne l’article de @makeitbad_ 🖤 Cheryle St. Onge vit dans le New Hampshire et travaille principalement à la chambre photographique. À travers de tendres photographies de sa mère atteinte de démence, elle explore l’amour, le soin et les gestes silencieux qui subsistent lorsque les mots disparaissent.

We hosted a great event last night featuring Kristen Joy Emack, Scott & Grace Offen, and Cheryle St. Onge, with Arlette Kayafas (@gallerykayafas ) moderating. Each of these artists has had their first book published by @lartiere and each centers around women & girls. This was our first event featuring multiple artists, and it certainly elevated the conversation! Thank you to all involved and all who attended 🖤 There will be signed copies of each book available in-store and on our website shortly! 🎵 Hawk is a Mule - Andrew Marlin (@mandomarlin )

On Photographing Women & Girls - Please join us for a conversation with photographers Kristen Joy Emack, Scott Offen, and Cheryle St. Onge, moderated by gallerist and critic Arlette Kayafas. Each of these artists has recently published books with @lartiere centered around close relationships with & between women/girls. Thursday May 14 at 5:30 19 High St, Medford MA

„Calling The Birds Home“ - Cheryle St. Onge @cherylestonge "Майка ми и аз живяхме рамо до рамо в една и съща ферма в продължение на десетилетия. Обичта ни беше взаимна и постоянна. После тя разви съдова деменция и така започна постепенното заличаване на нейните емоции и спомени. Отначало спрях да я снимам, а след това спрях да снимам изобщо. Може би като противовес на разговорите ѝ за това защо иска да умре и как си представя смъртта – и защото самата аз имах нужда от малко щастие и светлина в следобедите – се родиха тези нейни портрети. В началото ги правех с каквото ми попадне: телефона или голямата 8” x 10” камера. Бяха запечатани мигове, опит да се разсея от това как тя бавно гасне пред очите ми. Снимах я, а после споделях кадрите с хората, които обичам. Споделях самото преживяване да бъдеш „тук и сега“, споделях ефимерната природа на моя поглед и нейното виждане. Сега, когато излизам от вкъщи и оставям майка си, хората ме намират. Искат да ми разкажат своите истории и да чуят моята. Това е красив двустранен процес, досущ като истински портрет. Заради деменцията вече не водим разговори. Но все още имаме този дълбок обмен – създаването на портрета. Тя вероятно си спомня нашата обща история и самия процес на снимане. Защото винаги се оживява и е готова за това, което децата ми наричат „дългото усилие с дългата камера“. Това най-точно описва седенето пред масивния апарат върху статив с разпънат мях. Майка ми дава най-доброто от себе си, аз – също. А после, на свой ред, подарявам снимката на всеки, който пожелае да я погледне. Това е мъчителна, но скъпоценна форма на емоционална валута."

Good morning! This is @andrea.koesters with the last day of my takeover. First up I’d like to share this beautiful book - Calling the Birds Home by Cheryle St. Onge. Calling the Birds Home is a deeply personal book about staying close to someone witnessing while them change. As her mother’s memory fades, St. Onge begins making photographs of her in an instinctive and unforced way – with an intention to capture their remaining time together. A bird motif moves throughout the book in rhythms of presence and disappearance, like memory itself. What makes the work especially moving is the sense of continued connection: the act of photographing feels quite important, yet remains playful by nature. The result is a tender reflection on love, memory care, and the all the ways we remain with each other through profound change. @cherylestonge @lartiere

Thank you @fisheyelemag @lartiere

Announcing March's Book-of-the-Month: Calling the Birds Home by Cheryle St. Onge Calling the Bird Home is an intimate portrait of love, memory, and loss. For decades, photographer Cheryle St. Onge lived with her mother on the same New England farm, sharing a deep and constant bond. When her mother developed vascular dementia, memory and emotion began to fade, first interrupting their long photographic collaboration, and then halting St. Onge’s practice altogether. In an attempt to counter her mother’s growing wish to die, Cheryle began making portraits again, spontaneously, with any camera at hand, searching for light in the dimness of their afternoons. The book explores St. Onge’s signature themes of environment, fragility, and human presence, intertwining portraiture, nature, and the passing of time into a poetic narrative of devotion. Though dementia has taken their conversations, these portrait sessions remain a profound exchange, familiar, collaborative, and quietly joyful. With every photograph, Cheryle offers a small act of resistance and love: an emotional currency against the slow erasure of memory. Join the Club in March and receive a signed copy of Calling the Birds Home. Plans starting at $58/mo, with free shipping to US, EU, UK, and CA. @cherylestonge @lartiere

Pour les amis de Bologna, aujourd'hui à 18h vernissage de l'exposition collective WE ARE FAMILY à @L 'Artiere bookshoop. Pour les amis de Bordeaux, vous pouvez découvrir les livres de L'Artiere Edizioni de @cherylestonge @amyquerin et Greg Miller à la MAP Galerie & Librairie Photographique. Du mercredi au samedi De 14h à 18h #MAPgalerie #MAPlibrairie #lartiere #artcitybologna #artandpaper.distribution

WE ARE FAMILY — group exhibition at L’Artiere Bookshop, Bologna. A set of photographic projects exploring family as lived experience: intimacy, care, community, and chosen bonds. Opening: February 4, 6:00–8:30 PM ART CITY Bologna White Night: February 7, 5:00–10:30 PM L’Artiere Bookshop — Via Petroni 22A, 40126 Bologna Featuring: @offen1645 @cherylestonge @gregmillerfoto @angelacappetta_ @loistrueblue @kristenjoyemack @amyquerin @andreamodica.photo and Chiou Taur Wu (told by @martibaccifoto ) @lartiere @artcitybologna #WeAreFamily #Bologna #LArtiereBookshop #PhotographyExhibition #ARTCITYBologna @offen1645  @cherylestonge  @gregmillerfoto  @angelacappetta_  @loistrueblue  @kristenjoyemack  @amyquerin  @andreamodica.photo  @martibaccifoto  @lartiere  @artcitybologna

🤍 Là où la lumière demeure et où l’esprit s’estompe. @cherylestonge , photographe américaine, réalise des portraits en noir et blanc de sa mère atteinte de démence. Voyant sa mère s’évaporer peu à peu, Cheryle fait ces portraits pour trouver de la lumière. Non seulement elle la trouve mais elle la partage avec les autres, mettant des images sur ce que ressentent les aidants et les aidés. Des portraits empreints d’émotion, intimes rappelant que derrière la maladie, demeure une femme, avec sa sensibilité, sa présence et son humanité. Son livre est dispo 👉Calling The Birds Home Édition @lartiere 📸 @cherylestonge #TheArtOfAging #AgelessBeauty #BeautyBeyondAge #WomenEmpowerment #AgeIsPower #ÂgeSansTabou #ArtPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #HumanStories #MotherAndDaughter #IntimatePortrait #LesOlympesMedia