Sherly Fan

Multi-Media Artist & Filmmaker



Sherly Fan is a multimedia artist and filmmaker whose work explores identity, emotional intimacy, and the aesthetics of cuteness as quiet rebellion. Drawing from her background in fashion, experimental documentary, and installation, she works across painting, film, VR/AR/AI, and performance.

Fan uses hearts, flowers, vintage plush toys, and candy-colored palettes to reclaim softness as strength. Her work plays in the tension between sincerity and irony—where nothing is taken too seriously, but everything still matters. Through playful yet emotionally layered visuals, she creates spaces where vulnerability is not weakness, but presence.

Originally from China, Sherly lives and works in New York and New Jersey. She holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, FIT, and Duke University. Her work has been exhibited at Sojourner Gallery, John Molloy Gallery, the BLANC Gallery, A Space Gallery, :iidrr Gallery, and Galerie Shibumi.