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Alex Sher Art

American

Alex Sher is an award-winning American underwater fine art photographer whose admiration of feminine sensuality heralded him to worldwide acclaim.

Sher was born in Ukraine in 1962 and started taking photographs at the age of twelve. He graduated from Kyiv University in 1984. Two years later, he volunteered as medical personnel to support the Chernobyl nuclear disaster recovery. When asked about that time, Sher says "Having no clue how much radiation you are getting makes you appreciate every breath — pretty much what you feel underwater."

Sher started showing his photographs in the early 1990s; however, he considered himself an amateur until his work was stolen from an exhibition in Kyiv.

Sher immigrated to the United States with his family in 1995 and currently resides in Los Angeles. As a former biologist and an ocean diver, Alex is deeply concerned with the decimation of kelp forests along the California Pacific Coast.

Sher’s underwater photographs emerged in 2011. In 2015, after participating in a photo competition, his works were exhibited in Paris at the Louvre Museum and later at museums in London, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other major cities. Sher's first personal photo exhibition was held in 2016 in Los Angeles by the Bruce Lurie Gallery. Since then, he has had six exclusive exhibitions, has been in numerous group exhibitions, and has participated in major US art fairs.

Sher's artistic style is marked by the transition from photographing marine wildlife at the very beginning to figurative nudity, with a majority of monochrome black and white works. His most recent pieces showcase minimalism and abstraction with bright colors through a quiet, eye-catchy, and charming combination of figurative and abstract art.

Sher is an excellent underwater coach who trains his models on how to control their breath and buoyancy, as well as their feelings. He also teaches spiritual blending with the water and modeling techniques for different underwater cameras.

Sher generously shares his artistic and technical innovations. His ideas inspire underwater photographers around the world. His first photo book, Mermaids, was published in 2018. He has been represented by Touchon Gallery since 2019.

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(Biography provided by Touchon Gallery)

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Artist: Alex Sher
Dragon Dreams - underwater black white nude photograph - archival paper 35x52"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a model on black background. Her distorted reflection in the inner water surface reminds some mysterious creature. Original gallery qua...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Turn - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35x46"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"The Turn" represents a pivotal moment in contemporary underwater fine art photography, where sculptural form meets fluid dynamics. In this arresting composition, a figure in vibrant...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cold Song - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 43" x 63"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking underwater fine art photograph captures a figure draped in flowing white fabric, suspended between worlds with vibrant red blossoms and yellow spherical elements. The r...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Water Sketch - underwater black white nude photograph - archival pigment 23x35
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a young naked woman diving in a pool. The photograph is printed with high grain texture - as you may see on the close up fragments. Original...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Moonlight IV - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x26"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and sophisticated underwater photograph of a young naked woman in the pool. This is a monochrome photograph close to black and white with reach aquatic tint. This is t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Hot Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bubbles. This is a bright high resolution photograph with rich green and golden tones migrating onto blue and orange. Ori...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

The Smile - underwater black white nude photograph - aluminum 24" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman smiling to the camera. This minimalistic photograph blends well with wide verity of interiors. Original digital print o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Metal

Marble Cave (blue) - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36х24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman relaxing on her back in her pool. This is a monochrome photograph close to black and white with some aquati...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Metal

Coming Back - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 36"x26"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Coming Back" captures a transformative moment in contemporary underwater fine art photography, where classical composition meets avant-garde expression. A figure in crimson emerges ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Metal

Cold Song II - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 17 x 24
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a man diving in a pool, leaning toward a flower. A very bright photograph with plenty of sun and positivity. Original digital print on aluminum plate signed...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Metal

Bent Mirror - underwater nude photo - print on aluminum 8 x 12"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a topless young female dancer in the pool. Original print on aluminum plate with solid black backboard. The artwork needs no additional fram...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Metal

Garden Pool - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 25.3x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women with dark hair on red background. The pool is built in the garden and you can see bright green trees and blue sky through the water su...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Miraculous Catch - underwater black white nude photograph - acrylic 36x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman caught by fishing net. Original gallery quality archival pigment print face mounted to 1/4" museum grade acrylic plate b...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Alex Sher Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marble Cave (triptych) - underwater b&w nude photograph - 3 prints 35"x23" each
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Marble Cave is a series of three underwater black and white photographs depicting a young naked woman swimming in a pool. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bottom of the ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cold Song III - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 43x64"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
'Cold Song III' exemplifies the avant-garde evolution of underwater fine art photography, merging contemporary conceptual art with technical mastery. This ethereal composition captur...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Red Flower - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 22" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
In this evocative underwater photograph, a crimson dress billows like a delicate flower petal beneath the surface, creating a powerful contrast against a serene aqua backdrop. The mi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Bent Sound - underwater portrait of Njomza Vitia - archival pigment print 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Bent Sound" - An ethereal underwater fine art photograph that captures the intersection of music and movement through a portrait of singer Njomza Vitia. This submerged portrait tran...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slow Motion - underwater nude photo - print on aluminum 12 x 8"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman in a pool. Original print on aluminum plate with solid black backboard. The artwork needs no additional framing: it can...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Metal

Bubbles - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment print 43 x 64.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of beautiful naked young woman breasts covered with air bubbles. “In my line of photography all best shots are snapped. This photograph is n...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Private Pool - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 58"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Private Pool” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of mas...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Ballet - underwater black and white nude photograph - archival pigment 36" x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a young female dancer diving in pool. The naked dances is covering herself with tutu skirt. Original gallery quality archival pigment pri...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Hot Spring - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 16.6x23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman on red background. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited edition of 1...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Orgasm - underwater photograph - print on paper 35" x 45.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A striking underwater fine art photograph captures a floating figure in a crimson dress against a deep black background. The composition masterfully blends contemporary underwater ph...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bent Sound - an underwater portrait of singer Njomza Vitia - aluminum 24x36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Bent Sound" - An ethereal underwater fine art photograph that captures the intersection of music and movement through a portrait of singer Njomza Vitia. This submerged portrait tran...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Metal

Mermaids - a book of underwater nude and ocean wildlife photographs
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The book “Mermaids” has the best of Alex Sher’s underwater photography for eight years (2010-2018). It blends human erotics with the beauty of the ocean wildlife - transforming the c...
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2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

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Magazine Paper

Constellation - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43" x 63"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater almost monochrome photograph of a naked young women wrapped in fishing net. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, fur...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Brushstroke - underwater photograph series REFLECTIONS - archival pigment 13x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
In a delicate smear of faded blues intermingled with the curves and lines of the pale colors of the skin, Alex Sher’s “Brushstroke” uncovers his phenomenal ability to capture the tr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Friday Fishing - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 23x17"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This evocative underwater fine art photograph captures a figure gracefully enveloped in fishing net beneath crystalline turquoise waters. The composition features luminous aquamarine...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Apriel - underwater black white nude photograph - print on aluminum 30" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Apriel" captures a serene underwater moment in striking black and white. This fine art underwater photograph showcases delicate interplay between light, shadow, and movement as hair...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Metal

Pristine - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35х50"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young naked woman in a pool. Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the author. Limited edition of 24 Paper size: 36 x 52" Image...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Whirlpool - underwater photograph - print on paper 35" x 32"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman wrapped in bright green tulle. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Porcelain II - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 16" х 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Porcelain II" captures a young naked woman floating in dark waters, their pale form creating ethereal ripples against the black backdrop. This underwater fine art photograph showcas...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Hot Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 18x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bubbles. This is a bright high resolution photograph with rich green and golden tones migrating onto blue and orange. Ori...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Wild Blood - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 50x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
There are no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and practice - and I was wrong. She was just perfect from the first second. Next month she got married and m...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Green Roll III - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving (rolling) in a pool. This extremely dynamic photograph is rich in green tones looks abstract while in fact it is entirely figu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Night Flight - underwater black white nude photograph - print on paper 43x59"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a young woman in the pool. The photograph was taken with black backdrop. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Double Trouble - underwater black white nude photograph - paper print 35"x 50"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of two naked young women in the pool. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited editio...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Hibiscus - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a beautiful naked female on black background. The bright red scarf covers model's head and shoulders leaving open her beautiful butt and legs. Original ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Carmen - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 35 x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This dramatic underwater nude portrait of Katya Lee captures a figure in motion against a stark black backdrop, where flowing crimson fabric creates passionate contrast with pale, et...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Cold Song III - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35x56"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
'Cold Song III' exemplifies the avant-garde evolution of underwater fine art photography, merging contemporary conceptual art with technical mastery. This ethereal composition captur...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Spark - underwater nude photograph - series Reflections - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Spark” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpiec...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Tutu Skirt - underwater black white nude photograph - print on paper 21" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a young female dancer in the pool. The dancer is putting on her tut skirt. The photograph depicts her beautiful naked butt about to hid...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Open - underwater monochrome photograph - archival paper print 35x50"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater monochromatic photograph capturing a young woman in a light tulle dress and unbuckled bra turned away from the camera. The subdued tones create an ethereal tranquility...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Water Sketch II - underwater black white nude photograph - archival pigment
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman in the pool. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment print on archival paper w...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Night Flight - underwater black white nude photograph - print on paper 17"x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a young woman in the pool. The photograph was taken with black backdrop. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Blood and Milk III - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 23" x 17"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Blood and Milk III" charts new territory in contemporary underwater fine art photography. Set against a mesmerizing crimson background that evokes molten lava, the image captures a ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Slow Motion (blue) - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 23.5" x 16"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman slowly falling down through the pool water. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bottom of the pool ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Green Roll III - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 24x36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving (rolling) in a pool. This extremely dynamic photograph is rich in green tones looks abstract while in fact it is entirely figurati...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Metal

The Red Flower - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 30 x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
In this evocative underwater photograph, a crimson dress billows like a delicate flower petal beneath the surface, creating a powerful contrast against a serene aqua backdrop. The mi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Metal

Bent Mirror - underwater photograph - print on paper 17 x 23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a topless young female dancer in the pool. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnis...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Möbius Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Radiating with mythic sexuality, the mermaid’s topless body becomes fluid, her multiplying naked breasts and her scaly tail swirling into the hips of a real woman form a Möbius Strip...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Tutu Skirt - underwater black white nude photograph - print on paper 43" x 70"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a young female dancer in the pool. The dancer is putting on her tut skirt. The photograph depicts her beautiful naked butt about to hid...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Athena - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman with a sward. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with metallic fi...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dragon Dreams - underwater black white nude photograph - archival paper 16x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a model on black background. Her distorted reflection in the inner water surface reminds some mysterious creature. Original gallery qua...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Astrologist - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 35x52"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Astrologist” is a part of Alex Sher’s series "Reflections" - underwater photographs that could be mistaken for paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpieces by Picasso, D...
Category

2010s Abstract Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Ripples - underwater black white nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude black and white photograph of a perfect female torso wrapped in sunlight. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, fur...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wild Blood - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 62x43"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
There are no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and practice - and I was wrong. She was just perfect from the first second. Next month she got married and m...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 22x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater fine art portrait captures celebrity Justin Jedlica in a moment of aquatic serenity. The high-contrast black and white treatment emphasizes the...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sensu - underwater black white photograph - archival paper 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a young woman gracefully poised beneath the dark water surface. Her tulle dress merging with her reflection on the underside of the water for...
Category

2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Prophetess - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 43" x 77"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Prophetess” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series Reflections - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of maste...
Category

2010s Abstract Alex Sher Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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