Sherry Beatty Azali holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts and Certification in Art Education K-12 from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Sherry is a National Board Certified Art Teacher and obtained a Masters in Art Education from Winthrop University. She has exhibited her mixed media collage paintings locally, regionally, and in France. Since 2004, Sherry has concentrated on creating works inspired by the roles of animals in American Indian culture.