Dan Scher

Born in 1956 in Chicago, Dan Scher entered the School of Fine Arts at Washington University in St. Louis in 1975. Graduated in 1979, he traveled 9 months across Greece, Israel, and North Africa where he painted landscapes.

In 1981, he moved to New York to attend Parsons School of Design. Graduating in 1983, he remained living in New York.

In 1985, he created a series of sculptures made of found objects.

In 1990, he began a series of paintings inspired by urban life. This series entitled « City Painting » is an intrinsic part of its current activity.

In 1995, in collaboration with Ansonia Pharmacy (in Greenwich Village), he created a gallery called « The Ansonia Window Show », an alternative space exhibiting painting, sculpture, and photography.

In 1997, he began teaching drawing at the Cooper Union School of Engineering and Architecture.

From 1999 to 2002, he traveled to Greece where he stayed for 2 months each voyage painting landscapes.

He left the United States for Switzerland in 2002 and set up his studio in Montreux, later moving it to Lausanne. He currently lives and Works in Lausanne.

He has been a member of Visarte since 2007.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

1975-1979 BFA : Washington University, St. Louis

1981-1983 MBA : Parsons School of Design, New York

Teaching

2016- 2020 Pepperdine University, Lausanne

2013 Webster University, Genève

Aidan College, Lavaux

2012 Aiglon College, Chesières

2008 Ecoles du canton de Vaud

2004-2011 Scots Kirk, Lausanne

2004-2005 Quai 1, Montreux

1997-2003 The Cooper Union, New York

Hobbies

Tennis, cinéma, jeu d’échecs

Prizes

2025 Prix Pôle Gare Lausanne

1981-1983 Helena Rubinstein (Study Grant)

1980 Chicago Artist Guild (First Prize)

Exhibitions

2016 L’atelier, Corseaux

StationShow, Lausanne

Espace Demart, Lausanne (exposition collective)

2012 Place Suisse des Arts, Lausanne (exposition collective)

MAG, Montreux (exposition collective)

2011 Galerie de l’univers, Lausanne (exposition collective)

2010 One Year Only, Lausanne

Mode de vie, Genève

2009-2010 Galerie Lilian Andrée, Riehen

2008 Promove, Montreux

2007 Hotel de ville, Yverdon (exposition collective)

2006-2008 Fondation Abpi, Lausanne

2005 Impact Parteners, Genève

Espace culturel, Assens

2004 CHUV, Lausanne

2002 The Lobby, New York

1998 Hiram Blauvelt Aret Museum, New Jersey

1997-1999 Nexus Gallery, New York

1996 DFN Gallery, New York

1995-2002 Ansonia Window Show, New York

1994 Prince Steet Gallery, New York

1989 Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago

1988 Bowery Gallery, New York

1986 Mokatoff Gallery, New York

1985 ABC No Rio Gallery, New York