Cheryl Schurgers (b. 1991) is a Dutch visual artist working within performative photography. 

She received her BFA from the Photography department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam and is known for being both the subject and photographer of her works.

The habit of constructing herself and her environment began at age fifteen and is a practice she has consistently developed over the years. While photography has become a desired medium for artists to work with, she felt the need to differentiate her photos by being part of the work herself.

The process of her pictures are private happenings wherein the photograph, as a tool to document the moment, is the endgame. Schurgers’ works are on the verge of vanity projects, thus commenting on the contemporary urge to take control of creating an authentic self.

Ultimately, her work will grow into an archive of self-presentation that reflects her life over the time of her generation.