Charlotte Niel

I am a self-taught artist residing in Oakland, California. I have been exploring photography for the last 15 years and have been influenced by a wide range of photographers including Diane Arbus, Cindy Sherman, Francesca Woodman, Cartier Bresson and Sebastião Salgado.
The passage of time, how we attempt to control it what we do to preserve it and its impact both physically and emotionally are themes of interest in my photography. Aging and purpose are especially relevant topics for me as a member of the "Baby Boomer" generation.

Recently I have been photographing residents of Porterville in the California Central Valley and an octogenarian couple; both projects are cultural commentaries exploring concepts of loss, change, community and purpose.

My work has been shown nationally inclusive of Cooper Union Gallery, New York City, the Sussex Community College Gallery, Newton, New Jersey, the Center for Photography, Fort Collins, CO, the Gallery One Visual Arts Center in Ellenburg, Washington, the Panopticon Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts and the Cordon|Potts Gallery and the Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, California. She was a semi-finalist of Critical Mass in 2016 for her project “Second Hand” and in 2019 for “Myths in the Western Landscape.”

My work is held in private collections. More of it can be seen at http://www.cnielphotography.com

Oakland

CA

94611

USA