Bio:
Nancy A. Scherl is a fine art portrait photographer based in New York City. She distinguishes between her social commentary and social documentary work. For the former, she stages her subjects and often applies metaphor and cinema’ verite.’ In her Social Documentary portraiture Nancy emulates cinema verite’ and incorporates Cartier Bresson’s ‘decisive moment.’
Nancy completed an MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media at New York City’s School of Visual Arts, following her undergraduate studies in documentary and fine art photography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a Life Member of the American Society of Media Photographers, where she served as a board member from 2016 to 2019. Nancy served as board member of the Katonah Museum Artist’s Association in Katonah, NY (2017-2024) as President emerita, (2020-2022), as well as Treasurer, Archivist and Co-Chair of Programs. She founded, produced and moderated SHOP-TALK, a round table discussion series about art, produced for the KMAA.
Scherl has exhibited globally including at FotoNostrum Mediterranean House of Photography, PX3 Espace Beaurepaire, House of Lucie (Ostuni, Italy; Budapest, Hungry A Smith Gallery, Praxis Gallery, Texas Photographic Society, Photoplace Gallery, South X Southeast, Southeast Center for Photography, The Katonah Museum of Art, The Hammond Museum and the Griffin Museum of Photography. She is a two time finalist of Photolucida Critical Mass Top 200 (2019, 2023) and is the recipient of many other awards such as: Arthur Griffin Legacy Award, International Color Awards, The Tokyo International Foto Awards, Budapest International Foto Awards, PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, International Photography Awards, and was an Overall Winner of the Julia Margaret Cameron –The World Wide Photography Gala Awards where she had a solo show in Barcelona.
Statement:
My early work was primarily black and white (analog) photography. It wasn’t until the late 1980’s that I also became very interested in color and eventually embraced digital photography, incorporating Social Commentary and Social Documentary genres.
While scanning and revisiting my black and white archive, I noticed a certain spontaneity in my imagery which seemed to tap into a more subconscious realm. I have great admiration for Cartier Bresson, Robert Frank and Diane Arbus, whose black and white work continue to influence me.
Nancy A. Scherl
KMAA (Katonah Museum Artist’s Association); Past President, Treasurer, Founder/Producer Shop-Talk (2016-2024)
ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers)/ ASMP-NY, Life Member
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Website:
https://www.nancyascherlfineart.com
Social Media:
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https://www.instagram.com/nancyascherl/
