Sherri Littlefield (born Sherri Nienass; January 24, 1987) also known as Sherri Nienass Littlefield, is an American artist, photographer, curator and

art dealer An art dealer is a person or company that buys and sells works of art, or acts as the intermediary between the buyers and sellers of art. An art dealer in contemporary art typically seeks out various artists to represent, and builds relationsh ...

. She is most known for her elaborate curatorial projects, and as the former director of

Foley Gallery Foley Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Manhattan, New York City, owned by Michael Foley. Since opening in 2004, Foley Gallery has moved from the Chelsea neighborhood to the Lower East Side in 2014. Among the artists Foley represents are J ...

in the

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. In 2016, Littlefield founded treat gallery, a collaborative project that helps nonprofits and underrepresented artists through contemporary art.

Personal life

Sherri was born in

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...

, Wisconsin, raised in

Central Florida Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida. Different sources give different definitions for the region, but as its name implies it is usually said to comprise the central part of the state, including the Tampa Bay area and the ...

and graduated from

Eau Gallie High School Eau Gallie High School is located at 1400 Commodore Blvd in the Eau Gallie area of Melbourne, Florida. It is one of four public high schools in Melbourne, along with Melbourne High School, Palm Bay High School, and West Shore Junior/Senior High ...

in 2005. Littlefield identifies as

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...

, is a practicing

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Cathol ...

, and attends

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched the ...

church

Our Saviour New York Our Saviour New York, at 417 West 57th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1886-87 and was designed by Francis H. Kimball in the Late Victorian Gothic style for ...

. Littlefield is friends with musicians

Melanie Penn Melanie Grayson Penn is an American Christian musician, who primarily plays an indie pop, folk rock, and alternative country style of music. She has released six independently-made studio albums, ''Wake Up Love'' in 2010, ''Hope Tonight'' in ...

and

Ben Platt Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of ''The Sound of Music'' (2006) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (201 ...

the latter of which performed songs from his debut solo album

Sing to Me Instead ''Sing to Me Instead'' is the debut studio album by Ben Platt. It was released on March 29, 2019. Two songs were released from the album on February 1, 2019: "Bad Habit" and "Ease My Mind". It is the actor's first creative project after originati ...

in early 2019 at Foley Gallery. Littlefield is a fan of

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, and attended

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36. In 2014, she married former

music therapist Music therapy, an allied health profession, "is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music th ...

turned editor and writer

Andrew Littlefield Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,71 ...

. Their wedding colors were garnet and gold, the official colors of Florida State University. Together, they currently reside in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

Education

Littlefield graduated with a BS in studio art in 2009 from Florida State University in

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, Florida, where she was a member of

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and classmates with multi-media and installation artist

Rachel Rossin Rachel Rossin (born 1987, West Palm Beach, Florida) is a multi-media and installation artist based in New York City. Personal life When Rossin was 16, her mother brought her to the Whitney Museum of American Art where she was attracted to Kiki ...

. She received her master's degree in fine arts in emerging media from the

University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...

in 2012. American interdisciplinary artist

Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz (born 1973), is an American Interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary artist of Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican descent born in The Bronx, NY and based in Orlando, Florida, Orlando, FL. Early life and education Raimundi-Ortiz was ...

served on her graduate thesis committee. Littlefield was honored as a 30 under 30 recipient in 2016 for "recognition as an outstanding young alumni who strives for greatness in her professional and personal life." After a summer internship at

Tandem Press Tandem Press is an independent publisher based in Auckland, New Zealand founded in 1990. It specializes in New Zealand fiction and non-fiction. It published Alan Duff's ''Once Were Warriors ''Once Were Warriors'' is New Zealand author Alan Duf ...

, in

Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin, Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin b ...

, Littlefield completed graduate school at

UCF The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University S ...

Career

Littlefield moved to

, and began working at the

Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a private nonprofit art school with locations in Savannah, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Lacoste, France. Founded in 1978 to provide degrees in programs not yet offered in the southeast of the Un ...

. She moved to New York City in 2015. From 2015 - 2018, Sherri worked at

Parsons School of Design Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhatt ...

. In 2016, Littlefield launched treat gallery, a project that donates a portion of sales to local

non-profits A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

and charities. In a 2016 interview, Littlefield cited Patrick and Holly Kahn, founders of

Snap! Orlando Snap! is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, including American singers, songwriters and rappers Thea Austin, Turbo B ...

, and

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, artist and founder of

Minus Space Minus Space is an art gallery located in Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY. It specializes in abstract art and reductive art. History Minus Space began as an online curatorial and critical project presenting reductive and concept based art. Reductive art inc ...

as inspirations due to their ability to "''put their families first but have a deep love for their community and career.''" Since 2018, Sherri has served on the board for the NY chapter of the

American Society of Media Photographers The American Society of Media Photographers, abbreviated ASMP, is a professional association of imaging professionals, including photojournalists, architectural, underwater, food/culinary and advertising photographers as well as video/film makers ...

. As of 2020, she is the Fine Art Chair. Littlefield aims to use her skills toward positive causes. Sherri Littlefield was a judge for the 2019

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''The Curator'' Photo Contest, alongside

Flowers Gallery The Flowers Galleries are two galleries in London (on Cork Street in the West End, and in Shoreditch in the East End) and a third in the Chelsea district of New York City. The three galleries represent over 60 artists. History The first Fl ...

director Brent Beamon, Bruce Silverstein director Frances Jakubek and

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director Coco Conroy. Littlefield has described her own art as "empathetic, comical and sympathetic" and "a celebration and commentary on the beauty industry and contemporary consumerism." In 2019, Littlefield began a documentary project, using Snapchat Spectacles titled ''Calling Men,'' which depicted men catcalling her on the streets. Through the use of special glasses (developed by

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), Littlefield is able to subtly photograph her cat-callers with her sunglasses in a less confrontational/direct way than a typical camera allows. The images she captures speak both to the frequency and severity of this universally shared female experience. As of June 2020, Littlefield is the Director of ClampArt.

Curatorial exhibition record

Littlefield creates and exhibits personal art while simultaneously curating art fairs and exhibitions. Most notably, she was among the youngest curators at The 2019 edition of The Photography Show, an established and competitive Photography Fair presented by AIPAD (an acronym for the

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.) During PULSE Art Fair's 15th anniversary, Littlefield presented a colorful, large scale exhibition featuring work by over 60 artists, with proceeds benefitting the onePULSE Foundation, a non-profit linked to building a memorial regarding the PULSE nightclub shootings in Orlando, Florida. * 2020

Center For Book Arts Center for Book Arts (CBA) is a non-profit arts organization, founded in 1974. It is the first organization of its kind in the United States dedicated to contemporary interpretations of the book as an art object while preserving traditional pra ...

, New York, NY * 2019

PULSE Art Fair In medicine, a pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the cardiac cycle (heartbeat) by trained fingertips. The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed near the surface of the body, such as at th ...

, Miami Beach, FL *Satellite Art Show, New York, NY *The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, New York, NY *

, New York, NY *Satellite Art Show at

SXSW South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, ...

'','' Austin, TX * 2018 Aqua Art Miami, Miami Beach, FL * 2016

Court Tree Collective A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accord ...

'','' Brooklyn, NY

References

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