When was Cindy Sherman born? Where does Cindy Sherman live?

Cynthia Morris Sherman was born on January 19, 1954, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in the United States of America. She lives in a country house in East Hampton, New York,

Cindy Sherman is an American artist best known for her disguised photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts directed towards social role-playing and sexual stereotypes.

Cindy Sherman enrolled in the visual arts department at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo in 1972 where she began painting, later switching her major to photography.

During the 1980s, Cindy Sherman began to use color film, to exhibit very large prints, and to concentrate more on lighting and facial expression. In Fairy Tales, 1985, and Disasters, 1986–1989, Cindy Sherman uses visible prostheses and mannequins for the first time.

In 2006, Cindy Sherman created a series of fashion advertisements for designer Marc Jacobs. For Balenciaga, Sherman created the six-image series Cindy Sherman: Untitled (Balenciaga) in 2008.

In 2009, Sherman was featured in the influential exhibition “The Pictures Generation, 1974–1984” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.