Sherri Littlefield
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Sherri Littlefield | |
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| Born | Sherri Nienass |
| Education | Florida State University University of Central Florida |
| Occupations | Curator, Art Dealer |
| Spouse | Andrew Littlefield (m. 2014; div. 2026) |
| Relatives | William Nienass (brother) |
Sherri Nienass (born January 24, 1987)[1][2] also known as Sherri Nienass Littlefield, is an American artist, photographer,[3] curator[4] and art dealer.[5][6] She is most known for her elaborate curatorial projects, and as the former director of Foley Gallery[7][8][9][10] on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
In 2016, Nienass founded treat gallery,[11][12] a collaborative project that helps nonprofits and underrepresented artists through contemporary art.[13]
Sherri was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, raised in Central Florida[14] and graduated from Eau Gallie High School in 2005. Nienass identifies as Christian, is a practicing Lutheran, and attends Lutheran Church Missouri Synod church Our Saviour New York.[15][16] Littlefield is a fan of WWE,[6] and attended WrestleMania 36.[17][18]
In 2014, she married former music therapist turned editor and writer[19] Andrew Littlefield[20] in Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2018, they resided in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.[21] The couple divorced in 2026.
Education
Nienass graduated with a BS in studio art in 2009[22][23] from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, where she was a member of Marching Chiefs and classmates with multi-media and installation artist Rachel Rossin. She received her master's degree in fine arts in emerging media from the University of Central Florida in 2012. American interdisciplinary artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz served on her graduate thesis committee.[24] Nienass 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."[25][26]
After a summer internship at Tandem Press,[27] in Madison, Wisconsin, Nienass completed graduate school at UCF.
