Sherri Littlefield

Sherri Nienass Littlefield

Sherri Littlefield (born Sherri Nienass, January 24, 1987)[1][2] also known as Sherri Nienass Littlefield, is an American artist[3] and art dealer[4]. Littlefield is the founder and head curator of treat gallery[5][6] and the associate director of Foley Gallery[7][8][9][10] in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Personal life

Sherri was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, raised in Central Florida[11] and graduated from Eau Gallie High School in 2005. Littlefield currently resides in the Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.[12] Littlefield identifies as Christian, is a practicing Lutheran, and attends Lutheran Church Missouri Synod church Our Saviour New York.[13][14] In 2014, she married music therapist Andrew Littlefield[15][16] in Atlanta, Georgia.

Education

Littlefield graduated with a BS in studio art in 2009[17] from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, where she was a member of Marching Chiefs and classmates with multi-media and installation artist Rachel Rossin. She received her Masters in fine arts in emerging media from the University of Central Florida in 2012, and was honored as a 30 under 30 recipient in 2016.[18]

After a summer internship at Tandem Press,[19] in Madison, Wisconsin, Littlefield completed graduate school at UCF.

Career

Littlefield moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and began working at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She moved to New York City in 2015.[1] Since 2015, Littlefield has worked at Parsons School of Design.[1][20] In 2016, Littlefield launched treat gallery, a project that donates a portion of sales to local non-profits and charities.[18][21] Since 2018, Sherri has served on the board for the NY chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers.[22] Littlefield aims to use her skills toward positive causes. [11]

Littlefield has described her own art as "empathetic, comical and sympathetic"[14][23] and "a celebration and commentary on the beauty industry and contemporary consumerism."[23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sherri Littlefield". resources.parsons.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Sherri A Nienass DOB: 24-01-1987, Orlando, FL". Florida Resident Directory. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ↑ "Sherri Littlefield". Sherri Nienass Littlefield. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. ↑ Lorenz, Taylor (2018-03-20). "All the Ways Facebook Won't Let You Quit". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  5. ↑ "Charity Art Exhibition: What's Your Sweet Spot?". Peerspace Blog. November 29, 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  6. ↑ "Exhibit Inspired by Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' Wants Your Art". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Details – Foley Gallery". www.foleygallery.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  8. ↑ "SPOTLIGHT: Sherri Littlefield, Director at Foley Gallery. HIGHLIGHTS 12 ARTISTS!". Mad Mimi. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  9. ↑ "Want a 212 area code? It's gonna cost you". Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  10. ↑ "HELLO NEW YORK CITY, WELCOME TO FRAEMd". fraemd. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  11. 1 2 "EXHIBITION: Legends- The Next Generation | UCF Art Gallery". gallery.cah.ucf.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  12. ↑ "Sherri Littlefield". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  13. ↑ Media, Church Plant. "#NAILEDIT: Contemporary Art Opening". Our Saviour New York. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  14. 1 2 "The Heroine's Journey of Sherri Littlefield". The Heroine's Journey. August 14, 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  15. ↑ "Andrew Littlefield | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  16. ↑ "Andrew Littlefield - Book an Appointment - Roswell, GA". www.healthgrades.com. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  17. ↑ "Sherri Littlefield". Department of Art. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  18. 1 2 "30 Under 30 by UCF Advancement". Exposure. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  19. ↑ Tandem Press : 25 years of printmaking. Chazen Museum of Art. Madison. ISBN 1933270160. OCLC 818866244.
  20. ↑ "Sherri Littlefield". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  21. ↑ "About". treat gallery new york. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  22. ↑ "The Official PORTFOLIO REVIEW at PhotoPlus Expo | Open Portfolio Review Reviewer Bios". palmspringsphotofestival.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  23. 1 2 Sherri, Nienass, (2012). The Fabricated Shopping Experience: An Impersonal Impression on Consumerism (Thesis). University of Central Florida.
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