Nicolo Sertorio

Nicolò Sertorio is an Oakland-based artist who works primarily in photography. His practice is focused on  the nature of co-existence, global and individual responsibility, while creating conversations around our best path forward. His projects engage socio-anthropological ideas by examining social behavior and environmental impact through image-making. His art spotlights the hidden costs of contemporary life, including economic disparity, environmental issues, and loss of identity. His multicultural background informs his pluralist sensibility and approach: he was born in Princeton, New Jersey (USA), raised in a multicultural family of artists, scientists and academics in Italy, and has also lived in Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, India, and Germany. Nicolò has developed from an early age an affinity for the ‘other’.Sertorio's work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at galleries and institutions worldwide, including Diocletian's Palace, in Split, Croatia, the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the FORMAT festival in Derby, United Kingdom. Still recognizing the value of multicultural experience, Sertorio has created work during numerous international residencies, including the Tao Hua Tan Artist Residency in Xuancheng, Anhui, China and Kala Art Institute residency in West Berkeley, California. He is also an engaged community member in Oakland who has served as the president of the Northern California chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), and sits on the industry advisory board at the City College of San Francisco, sharing decades of commercial photography experience. Sertorio is an award-winning photographer, recognized six times by American Photography. He is also a three-time finalist of Critical Mass and won First Prize from the PDN Photo Annual. His visual stories have been featured in numerous magazines and online periodicals, including Wired Magazine, LensCulture, AD, Domus, Elle, Getty, Marie Claire, and Black Enterprise, and he has created public, corporate, and privately commissioned artwork. Sertorio holds an MA and part-time faculty at CCSF. His work is represented by Scott Nichols gallery.