Cherrie studied Fine and History of Art, drawing and printmaking in Leicester and the USA, before training as a Museum and Gallery curator at Leicester University. She is an Associate of the Museums Association and has a City and Guilds qualification in Education and Training.

After a career working in museums and galleries, higher education, cultural policy and community development, she now volunteers with Cumbria Community Foundation to help support people working in the arts and remains curious about the seasons and cycles of life and the stories embodied in objects. She explores these themes in visual diaries, sketchbooks, larger 2D and 3D mixed media forms, working from the creative space that she affectionately calls her Cabinet of Curiosity.