Trade Program |
Art for Interior Designers & Architects

Luxury Art Collectors

Collaborating to Curate Exceptional Interiors

Join the Cheryl Johnson Artist Trade Program. Offering interior designers and art consultants exclusive trade pricing, priority access to new abstract works, and bespoke commission services for residential and commercial projects.

Start the Conversation To open a trade account or discuss a current project:
Email: cheri@cheryljohnsonartist.com Direct: +1-704-516-6277

"Elevate your design projects with the Cheryl Johnson Trade Program, a premier partnership empowering Interior Designers and Architects to act as both retailers and curators. Beyond providing exclusive trade pricing, priority access to studio releases, and bespoke commission services, we offer a powerful system for 'emotional engineering.' By leveraging a sophisticated triad of grounded neutrals and psychologically resonant accents, our portfolio allows you to not merely fill a wall, but to anchor the emotional tenor of a room—ensuring your projects are as profitable as they are aesthetically breathtaking."

To the Trade-What to Expect

"Design Partnership" TO THE TRADE

Curating Atmosphere & Emotion

A powerful painting does not merely occupy a wall; it actively redefines the atmosphere of its environment. A successful work of art establishes a unique presence, engaging in a dialogue with its surroundings that elevates the room’s emotional tenor.

At the studio of Cheryl Johnson, we understand that for the Interior Designer, art is not an afterthought—it is the anchor.

THE PARTNERSHIP We pride ourselves on fostering lasting, collaborative relationships with the design community. Our Trade Program is designed to support your business model while providing your clients with exceptional, emotionally resonant abstract art.

Program Benefits:

Trade-Exclusive Pricing: Enjoy significant trade discounts on original paintings and limited-edition works, ensuring a healthy margin for your firm and value for your client.
Bespoke Commissions: Gain access to direct collaboration. We tailor artwork specifically to your project’s conceptual vision, color palette, and scale requirements.
Priority Access: Be the first to view new studio releases before they are made public, giving your projects a distinct edge.
Concierge Service: We respect your timeline. Receive priority consultation for sourcing and mock-ups, along with streamlined logistics and professional installation support.

ART FOR INTERIORS

Solve the Design Challenge with Art

Cheryl Johnson partners with interior designers to deliver art that serves as the distilled inspiration for a room's entire palette and tone. By starting with art, you simplify the conceptual phase and offer your clients a unique aesthetic narrative.

WHY PARTNER WITH US?

Aesthetic Coherence: Achieve perfect harmony between the art and the interior architecture.

Exclusivity: Provide original works that cannot be found by the general public, justifying your professional fee.

Profitability: We offer a competitive, tiered discount structure for Architects, Designers, and Builders.

YOUR EXCLUSIVE ACCESS INCLUDES:

Preferred Trade Pricing
Early Access to Inventory
Custom/Commission Capabilities
Streamlined Logistics

Apply for the Trade Program: cheri@cheryljohnsonartist.com | 704-516-6277

THE DESIGNER'S RESOURCE

"Art does not just fill a space; it completes it."

For the interior designer, the goal is not just decoration, but curation. The Cheryl Johnson Trade Program empowers designers to act as both retailer and curator, providing the resources needed to deliver exceptional, cohesive projects.

Our Commitment to the Trade:

We offer a professional partnership mechanism that acknowledges your expertise. Whether you require a statement piece to anchor a lobby or a cohesive series for a residential project, our studio offers exclusive sourcing, bespoke commission services, and preferred pricing not available to the general public.

Interior Design

Comprehensive design partnership for single rooms or full residences, focused on spatial proportion, design flow, and curated selections to create balanced, enduring compositions.

Wind Swept Earth Framed Print

The Designer's Ultimate Advantage: Strategic Emotional Control

Cheryl Johnson’s portfolio transcends conventional art procurement; it provides designers with a powerful, unified system for emotional engineering within a space. Her unparalleled command over the palette—anchoring spaces with the stable luxury of neutrals while precisely deploying the psychological charge of her blues and reds—guarantees artwork that is not simply placed, but fundamentally integrated. This capability ensures every design is not only aesthetically breathtaking, but also intentionally neurophysiologically harmonizing.

Cheryl Johnson: The Triad of Power - From Tranquility to Triumph

Cheryl Johnson's artistry is defined by her sophisticated use of a tri-color strategy, offering decorators and interior designers unparalleled control over a room's atmosphere. She moves effortlessly between the grounded calm of tan, brown, and grey, the serene escapism of oceanic blue, and the passionate intensity of red, creating pieces that are both timelessly sophisticated and psychologically potent.

The Foundation: Grounded Luxury in Neutrals

Johnson's mastery begins with a stable, high-end base palette, reflecting a transitional style that never dates. These colors anchor the artwork and the room, creating an immediate sense of rooted comfort and enduring elegance, aligning perfectly with brands focused on natural, substantive luxury.

Tan and Brown (The Earth Tones): These hues evoke stability, warmth, and reliability, linking the interior space back to nature. They provide the necessary visual weight and traditional comfort.
Grey (The Bridge of Balance): Representing sophistication and equilibrium, grey introduces a contemporary quietude. It acts as the perfect impartial background, allowing the accent colors to resonate without competition.

Idea for Decorators: Use Johnson’s canvases where these neutrals dominate to establish the primary mood in formal living areas or libraries, signaling quiet confidence and understated luxury.

The Accent: Orchestrating Emotional Impact

Against this calming foundation, Johnson strategically employs powerful chromatic accents—blue and red—to activate specific, beneficial neural responses in the viewer.

💙 Serenity and Sublimity: The Oceanic Blue

Johnson's use of blue provides a neurological antidote to modern stress, leveraging the science of neuroaesthetics to induce calm.

Psychological Effect: Blue activates the Default Mode Network (DMN), encouraging introspection and a state of receptive consciousness. It is proven to help modulate the stress hormone cortisol, delivering the feeling of untroubled tranquility (ataraxia).
Artistic Legacy: Like the late seascapes of J.M.W. Turner, Johnson's blue compositions dissolve fixed boundaries, inviting the soft fascination that leads to effortless concentration and flow.

❤️ Passion and Power: The Striking Red

Red, a color Johnson favors for its visceral force, serves a dramatically different purpose. Historically, red has been the hue of emperors, revolution, and raw emotion, favored by masters like Mark Rothko, Henri Matisse (The Red Studio), and Georgia O'Keeffe.

Psychological Effect: Red is the color of high arousal and intensity. It draws immediate attention, increases heart rate, and is associated with passion, power, and urgency. In a controlled artistic context, it introduces necessary energy and vitality to a static space, preventing monotony.
Artistic Strategy: By introducing a splash or defined block of red against her quiet neutrals, Johnson creates a powerful focal point—the ultimate visual magnet—that demands attention and provides a counterpoint to the contemplative blue.

Idea for Decorators:

For Tranquil Focus: Use pieces with blue accents in bedrooms or meditation spaces to encourage calm and restorative rest.
For Dynamic Energy: Place works with bold red accents near entryways or in dining areas to stimulate conversation, passion, and a vibrant, immediate sense of presence.

The Designer's Advantage: Seamless Integration

Cheryl Johnson's work allows designers to use a cohesive artistic portfolio to address the full spectrum of a room's emotional needs. Her ability to balance the stable luxury of tans, browns, and greys with the dynamic psychological shifts created by her blues and reds ensures that her artwork is not merely decorative, but a fundamental element in designing spaces that are both aesthetically stunning and neurophysiologically harmonizing.

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Trade Program | Art for Interior Designers & Architects

Luxury Art Collectors

Collaborating to Curate Exceptional Interiors

To the Trade-What to Expect

"Design Partnership" TO THE TRADE

Curating Atmosphere & Emotion

ART FOR INTERIORS

Solve the Design Challenge with Art

THE DESIGNER'S RESOURCE

Interior Design

Wind Swept Earth Framed Print

The Designer's Ultimate Advantage: Strategic Emotional Control

Cheryl Johnson: The Triad of Power - From Tranquility to Triumph

Cheryl Johnson: The Triad of Power - From Tranquility to Triumph

The Foundation: Grounded Luxury in Neutrals

The Accent: Orchestrating Emotional Impact

The Designer's Advantage: Seamless Integration

Trade Program |
Art for Interior Designers & Architects