Cheryl Mukherji (b. 1995, India) is a visual artist and writer based in Brooklyn, New York. In her work, Cheryl explores the idea of origin and inheritance, which is embedded in the figure of her mother and her presence in the family album, using photography, text, video, printmaking, and installation.
Cheryl was awarded the New Generation Prize (Honorable Mention) at the PH Museum Women Photographers Grant (2024) and was the winner of the 97th Annual at the Print Center, Philadelphia (2023). She was a finalist for the Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture (2024) and the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition (2022) at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian.
She has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Penumbra Foundation (2024), Stoneleaf Retreat (2023), Center for Photography at Woodstock (2022), and Baxter Street at Camera Club of New York (2021).
Her work has been exhibited, both solo and in group shows, at museums, festivals, and galleries such as the Brooklyn Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, Museum of the City of New York, Minnesota Museum of American Art, International Center of Photography, Museum of the Moving Image, Capture Photography Festival, Format Photo Festival, The Print Center, Baxter St. at Camera Club of New York, among others. Cheryl’s works are included in collections at the Harvard Art Museums and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Cheryl holds an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from ICP-Bard College, New York (2020), where she was awarded the Director's Fellowship.
She is also freelance photo researcher and editor. A portfolio is available upon request.
Contact: cherylmukherji@gmail.com