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
Hot Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25.3x35"
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
Balance - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 63х43"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of young woman and her reflection in the water surface.
Original digital archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Limited edition o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Early Morning - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35"x27"
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"x29"
Image ...
Category
2010s Contemporary 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
Little Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young naked model wrapped in tulle. One of her charming breasts escaped the cover. The photograph is made in warm sepia tone.
Original gallery quali...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Lust - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman on red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with certificate of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Starfall - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 17.5" x 23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young beautiful golden hair woman on black background. Her body is partially covered with a golden scarf leaving uncovered beautiful buttocks.
Origi...
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
The Real Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x64"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a model swimming in the pool.
"There were five grand pianos at her house, a pool at the third floor, and a sad man on the bottom of that pool me. I jus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Bubbles - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on aluminum 24 x 36"
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Metal
Sunbeams - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 24x16"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black & white photograph of a young naked woman wrapped in air bubbles and sunbeams.
There were five grand-pianos at her house, a pool on the third floor, and a sad man o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
Summer - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 55" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman diving in a red pool. Ripples and sunbeams are painting mysterious pattern on her perfect breasts.
Original gallery quality...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Bubbles - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 17x24"
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Eyes and Stripes - underwater black&white nude photograph archival print 52"x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black & white photograph of a young naked women. her face and classic breast are covered with sunbeams.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the arti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Real Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 24x36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a model swimming in the pool.
"There were five grand pianos at her house, a pool at the third floor, and a sad man on the bottom of that pool me. I jus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Metal
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
The Lust - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 47"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman on red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with certificate of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Spring - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 36" x 50"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A sophisticated underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman wearing a veil of air bubbles.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Her Majesty - underwater nude photograph - archival print 35” x 49”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bright tulle.
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 Pigment
The Smile - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment print 43x63"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman smiling to the camera from the pool surface.
This minimalistic photograph blends well with wide verity of interiors.
Or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Balance - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 24х16"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of young woman and her reflection in the water surface.
Original digital archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Limited edition o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Wavering - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 52x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a beautiful naked model on her knees at the bottom of the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Lim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Winter Fishing - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 25" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman caught in fishing net.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with met...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Circus - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 16"x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal underwater photograph showcases minimalist composition in rich teal and turquoise tones, capturing a performer suspended in crystalline waters. The topless young woman ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Early Morning - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 23"x17"
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: 24"x18"
Image ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Balance - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 35 x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of young woman and her reflection in the water surface.
Original digital archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Limited edition o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Die Loreley - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman wrapped in tulle. The photograph was taken with dark red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archiv...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Thunderweb - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 36" x 54"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of beautiful naked young woman in a pool filled with sun light. The bottom of the pool is covered with a mysterious web of ripple shadows and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival 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
Moonlight - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x47"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and sophisticated underwater photograph of a young naked woman on her back on the bottom of the pool. This is a monochrome photograph close to black and white with rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
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
Mavka - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 16" x 23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Mavka is the Ukrainian version of a mermaid, a beautiful and loving fairy tale character who hides in the forest to escape human cruelty.
Underwater photograph of a young beautiful t...
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
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
Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 53"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photo of a naked young woman wrapped in air bubbles. The photograph depicts only her body, the face is not visible. A very bright eye ca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Winter Fishing - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 35" x 49"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman caught in fishing net.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with met...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Green Nails - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked woman Her young body on the red background and classic heavy breasts leave spectators speechless. It is particularly true for the big prints 44 by 58...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
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
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
Networking - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 35x48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A sepiatoned artistic rendering of an underwater scene, where two naked female forms are intricately enveloped by a fishing net, suspended within a luminous environment of sunbeams a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Friday Night - underwater black & white photograph - print on aluminum 36" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black & white photograph of two young naked women wrapped in air bubbles.
Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist.
The a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Metal
The Starfall - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 26x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young beautiful golden hair woman on black background. Her body is partially covered with a golden scarf leaving uncovered beautiful buttocks.
Origi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
Eyes and Stripes - underwater black&white nude photograph archival print 35"х23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black & white photograph of a young naked women. her face and classic breast are covered with sunbeams.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the arti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Fluorescence - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a beautiful model at the bottom of a pool. The photograph has powerful monochrome schema floating from white to blue with light magenta tint.
Orig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Praying Mermaid - underwater b&w photograph - archival pigment print 48x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a young topless woman in a pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the author.
Limited edition of 24
Paper si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Steps - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 42" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal underwater fine art photograph captures a figure suspended above submerged pool steps, rendered in soft aquamarine and pearl tones. The crystalline water creates a drea...
Category
2010s Contemporary 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
Small Talk - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 16x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater photograph of two naked women showcases Sher's innovative approach to aquatic nudity through dramatic contrast and reflection. The high-contras...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cold Song - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 24" x 36"
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
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Metal
Double Trouble - underwater black & white nude photograph - paper print 24 x 35"
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
Red Pretzel - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35х29"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a topless dancer diving in red tutu skirt on black background.
Original gallery quality digital archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Pool Party VII - underwater black & white photograph - print on paper 36" x 54"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of young women diving naked in a pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
Soft Dance - underwater nude photo - print on aluminum 12" x 8"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white nude photograph of a young woman diving in a pool. The woman is coming from the depth up toward the surface and her body reflects in the internal water surface.
Or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Metal
Steps - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 12 x 10"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal underwater fine art photograph captures a figure suspended above submerged pool steps, rendered in soft aquamarine and pearl tones. The crystalline water creates a drea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Sher Art
Materials
Metal
Kelp Nymph - underwater ocean black & white photograph print on paper 26" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a beautiful young woman diving in kelp forest. The picture is taken in Pacific Ocean near Palos Verdes, Califor...
Category
2010s Photorealist Alex Sher Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
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