Cindy Sherman (b. 1954, Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is a groundbreaking American artist renowned for her conceptual photography that interrogates identity, gender, and the construction of images in contemporary culture. Rising to prominence with her influential Untitled Film Stills series (1977–80), Sherman became known for transforming herself into a multitude of characters, drawing on archetypes from film, advertising, art history, and fashion. Acting as her own model, director, and stylist, she uses costumes, makeup, prosthetics, and theatrical settings to create photographs that both reveal and deconstruct cultural stereotypes and the mechanics behind them. A key figure of the Pictures Generation, Sherman’s work has spanned four decades and remains central to debates on representation and the role of women in media and art. Her photographs are held in major museum collections worldwide, and she continues to live and work in New York.