Karima Cherif Biography

Karima Cherif, a San Francisco photographer, of Polish and Tunisian descent has been winning over magazine editors around the world with her artful eye. As a college student at the Sorbonne, her two-year, sojourn in France provided her with a unique perspective into the human spirit. Ten years later, Karima returned to Europe again, this time living and shooting in Spain and Poland. She utilizes this heightened intuition to enhance her portrayal of the personalities. Her ability to make models feel comfortable releases their maximum potential for expression. Over the years, the menagerie of her fashion, erotic and underwater work, have provided vast background that can add a fresh and new look to Ad campaigns and editorial fashion spreads. Karimas commercial work includes Macys, Chiasso, H2O, Benefit Cosmetics, Yoga Journal, DAS Handbags and Mange La Mode. For over a decade, her work has been widely exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the world. The Museu de lEròtica in Barcelona and the Musée de l'Érotisme in Paris have permanent collections of her work. Validation of her development as a photographer and artist came in 1991, when she won the Canadian Studios Award for Photography. Her unique vision also awarded her first prize in the American Photo contest for 2004, and the Best of Hustlers Taboo 2004.

Karima Cherif Biography

1974 born Warsaw Poland, raised in Canada, lives in San Francisco, CA

EDUCATION Bachelors Degree in Journalism and Philosophy 1994- Luniversite de Lumiere II, Lyon France 1995- La Sorbonne Paris III, Paris France 1995- York University, Glendon College, Toronto, Canada 1996- Laval University, Quebec, Canada

IN FUTRE 03/23-03-26/2006 Group Show and Auction- Seattle Erotic Art Festival Fall 2006 Women of Contemporary Erotic Art- Harry Mohney Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas 06-2006-Juror for Erotic Art Competition sponsored by Herb Ritts Foundation

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 07/2005-Erotic Selections, Selekcja Gallery- Warsaw, Poland, Sponsored by WAWA radio 11/2005- Karima Cherif-recent work, Musée de l'Érotisme - Paris, France 09/2005 Sushi In the Raw, Stormy Leather Gallery- San Francisco, CA 10/2004-Karima Cherif-recent work, Museu de lEròtica- Barcelona, Spain 12/2004-Karima Cherif-recent work, Nikon House- Tokyo, Japan 15/03/2004-Reflections by Karima Cherif, Sirius Gallery- Yokohama, Japan 19/04/2004-Reflections by Karima Cherif, Minatomirai Gallery- Yokokama, Japan 03/2003- Karima Cherif-recent work, Sacred Profanities Erotic Gallery- Berkeley, CA 09/2003- Liquid Ink, Madusalon Gallery- San Francisco, CA 10/2003- Karima Cherif- recent work, SF Open Studios- San Francisco, CA 03/2000- Boiling Woman, Burning Man, Focus Gallery- San Franciscco, CA Sponsored by Takara Sake

GROUP SHOW 08/2003-Immersing Visions, Faultline Photographic- Hayward, CA 07/2003-Bay Area Ladyfest-Spanganga Gallery- San Francisco, CA 02/2002-Glamour and Erotic Show, Vorpal Gallery- San Francisco, CA 03/2003-Sex in the City, SF Black and White Gallery- San Francisco, CA 05/2002-Arte Auction, 111 Minna Gallery- San Francisco, CA 12/2002- New Years Art Gala, Zenodrome Gallery- San Francisco, CA 16/07/03-31/08/03-Karima Cherif-recent work, Sacred Profanities Erotic Gallery- Berkeley, CA

COLLECTIONS Museu de lEròtica - Barcelona, Spain Musée de l'Érotisme - Paris, France Sirius Gallery- Yokohama, Japan Minatomirai Gallery-Yokokama, Japan

AWARDS 2004: First Prize for American Photo contest 2004: Best of Hustlers Taboo 1991:Canadian Studios Award

ARTICLES & REVIEWS Nurkowanie 2005 ISSUE 8 Polish Scuba Magazine- Cover and six page article Ayor July 2005, Polish Gay Magazine-Cover and two-page article Ayor August 2005, Polish Gay Magazine-Cover and two-page article A4- Sept 2005, five page feature Skin two 2004- UK Fetish Magazine: One page feature story

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