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

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

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in the Lower East Side of

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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. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee ...

, Wisconsin, raised in

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and graduated from

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in 2005. Littlefield identifies as Christian, is a practicing

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, and attends Lutheran Church Missouri Synod church Our Saviour New York. Littlefield is friends with musicians Melanie Penn and

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the latter of which performed songs from his debut solo album

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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

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turned editor and writer Andrew Littlefield in

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

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in 2012. American interdisciplinary artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz 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

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, in

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, Littlefield completed graduate school at UCF.

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 Uni ...

. She moved to New York City in 2015. From 2015 - 2018, Sherri worked at Parsons School of Design. In 2016, Littlefield launched treat gallery, a project that donates a portion of sales to local

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and charities. In a 2016 interview, Littlefield cited Patrick and Holly Kahn, founders of Snap! Orlando, and Matthew Deleget, artist and founder of

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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

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. 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 Photo District News ''The Curator'' Photo Contest, alongside Flowers Gallery director Brent Beamon, Bruce Silverstein director Frances Jakubek and Jackson Fine Art 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 Snapchat), 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 Association of International Photography Art Dealers.) 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, New York, NY * 2019 PULSE Art Fair, 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'','' Austin, TX * 2018 Aqua Art Miami, Miami Beach, FL * 2016 Court Tree Collective'','' Brooklyn, NY

References

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