Sheryl Sims

Sheryl E. Sims is a German-born American quilter. She was appointed as the Commissioner for the Arts of Alexandria, Virginia in 2022.

Early life and family Sims was born in Germany, where her father was stationed as an officer in the United States Army. Sims is a 10th-great-granddaughter of the Irish Quaker colonist Valentine Hollingsworth, who was one of the signatories of William Penn's Great Charter.

She was presented as a debutante in her youth. In November 2023, she gave a presentation on her work at her exhibit, titled Ancestry Through Art: Discoveries Revealed in Story Quilts Inspired by Family and Faith at Pope–Leighey House on Woodlawn Plantation in Alexandria, Virginia. Sims' art focuses on her family history, both enslaver and enslaved.

She also works as a legal secretary in Washington, D.C. She is also a member of the Southern Dames of America, the Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth Sr. Society, the National Society of American Textile Workers, and the Hereditary Society of Teachers.