Cheryl Schurgers (1991) is a Dutch visual artist based in Amsterdam, working in performative photography. She received a BFA in Photography from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in 2014.

Since the age of fifteen, she has positioned herself within the frame as both subject and author. She creates carefully composed, cinematic images that explore identity, representation, and the passage of time. 

Her work forms an evolving visual archive: deeply personal, yet resonant with broader questions about how we construct and preserve the self.

Using photography as both method and medium, she reflects on the human urge to record, categorize, and hold on to fleeting moments, inviting viewers into a space of introspection and quiet recognition. 

Set within intimate or enclosed environments that function as psychological stages, her works examine how the body is seen, how identity is constructed, and how intimacy can both connect and confine.

Inquiries

Email /  contact@cherylschurgers.com 
Instagram / @cherylschurgers

Curriculum Vitae

b. 1991, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Education

• 2011 – 2014 | BFA Photography, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
• 2009 – 2011 | Fine Art, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Maastricht, NL
• 2007 – 2009 | Product Design & Visual Communication, SintLucas, Boxtel, NL

Museum Experience

• 2022 – Present | Executive Assistant to the Head of Museum, Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, NL

Curatorial Projects

• 2019 – Present | Convento de Mértola – Art platform and residency in collaboration with founder Christiaan Zwanikken, Mértola, PT

Online Projects

• 2025 – Present | CS Instant Project – Online diary of daily instant photos at @cherylschurgers Instagram
• 2020 – 2021 | HAUNT – 99 pictures, 99 drawings, 9 weeks of self-isolation – Online project during lockdown at @cherylschurgers Instagram

Performances

• 2017 | A Cheryl – In collaboration with Dutch fashion collective We Are Muze during Paris Fashion Week, Atelier Néerlandais, Paris, FR
• 2013 | Exoskeletal MK1 – In collaboration with kinetic artist Christiaan Zwanikken, Kinetica Art Fair 2013, Ambika P3, London, UK

Exhibitions & Events

• 2018 | Alumni Night by Mondays Collective, Galerie Sehnsucht, Rotterdam, NL
• 2018 | On Display – In collaboration with Dutch fashion collective We Are Muze during Paris Fashion Week, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, FR
• 2018 | Cheryl’s Feast, Zamen, Amsterdam, NL
• 2017 | A Cheryl – In collaboration with Dutch fashion collective We Are Muze during Paris Fashion Week, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, FR
• 2017 | A Cheryl – In collaboration with Dutch fashion collective We Are Muze during Paris Fashion Week, Atelier Néerlandais, Paris, FR
• 2017 | Nasty Women, Josilda da Conceicao Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
• 2017 | Archive Series – In collaboration with Dutch fashion collective We Are Muze during Paris Fashion Week, Palais de la Bourse, Paris, FR
• 2017 | Skin Campaign SS17 – Commissioned work for Marie-Stella-Maris Flagship Store, Keizersgracht, Amsterdam, NL
• 2015 | Savour – Solo Exhibition, Pop-up gallery Rozenstraat, Amsterdam, NL
• 2015 | Next of Kin, De Kleine Komedie, Amsterdam, NL
• 2015 | Settings – In collaboration with Dutch jewelry designer Christie Schellings during Salone del Mobile Milano, Ventura Lambrate, Milan, IT
• 2015 | Settings – In collaboration with Dutch jewelry designer Christie Schellings, Munich Jewelry Week, DE
• 2015 | Plattform 2015 – Curated Portfolio Review, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Zurich, CH
• 2014 | This Art Fair 2014, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, NL
• 2014 | Next of Kin, The Frozen Fountain, Amsterdam, NL
• 2014 | Unseen Photo Fair 2014, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NL
• 2014 | Graduation Show 2014, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
• 2013 | Overal – part two, Butcher’s Tears, Amsterdam, NL
• 2013 | Overal – part one, Chetvert, Saint-Petersburg, RU
• 2013 | Untersicht, Galerie der HFBK, Hamburg, DE