About Liz schneider-cohen
With “Peacock Close Up” from Unnatural Habitats Project.
“My love affair with photography began in high school when my dad gave me his old Pentax camera and a couple of lenses, all in a really cool case. I hung on his every word of instruction about camera care and settings. Then I was off taking pictures of friends and family and doing slideshows for them set to music. I even set up a small gallery of my work in the hallway outside my room for everyone to see when they came over.”
A lifelong New Yorker, Liz holds a BFA in Dance from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She and her husband, Peter, have five children in their blended family. Before her work as a photographer Liz was a Lamaze childbirth educator and pre and postnatal exercise instructor at 92Y in Manhattan. She served as the official dance performance photographer for the Harkness Dance Center at 92Y from Jan 2018 thru March of 2020 and is now the company photographer for Peridance Contemporary Dance Company of New York City.
Liz has been creating personal photography and video projects since the beginning of 2017 when she opened her own studio in East Harlem. Working with dancers as her primary subjects she puts a high emphasis on the human form and figure. Her background in dance contributes to her eye for capturing the body in motion. She often creates short dance videos to be viewed as companion pieces to her photographs at live showings. She enjoys collaborating with galleries that show her work, meeting and discussing her images with visitors and being active on social media.
Memberships:
APA - American Photographic Artists, New York Chapter
A national organization of professional photographers.
Portfolio Development
A photographers group working to advance their professional carriers sponsored by APA and Soho Photo Gallery.
Solo and group Exhibitions:
APA New York 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition and Competition, Dec. 2023
A Nationwide group exhibition at Soho Photo Gallery juried by Brian Paul Clamp in which one piece from “A Closer Look” was shown.
Frost Gallery Exhibition - “At Summer’s End” - group show, Aug 2023
Curated by Andrea Sofia and produced by Eyes on Art. A video art piece entitled “Amnion”, created with dancer Alexandre Barranco, was projected floor to ceiling on three walls of the video room creating an immersive experience.
Soho Photo Gallery - Portfolio Development group show, June 2023
A juried group exhibition in which five pieces from “A Closer Look” were shown featuring images of dancers Alexandre Barranco, Laetitia Bouffard, Mizuho Kappa and VikTory.
Soho Photo Gallery - Portfolio Development group show, Aug. 2022
A juried group exhibition in which two pieces from “Dancers with Silk” were shown featuring images of dancers Alexandre Barranco and Matthew Pasterisa.
Bracha Art Exhibition - "Inside Out", June 2019
A group show which exhibited pieces from the “Diaphanous Dreams” project.
W Hotel New York Downtown - Artist in Residence, Nov. thru Dec. 2018
A solo exhibition with over 30 photographs from "Unnatural Habitats" and "Ropes" displayed throughout the hotel's living room and in the lobby of the adjoining residence.
Art 345 Gallery - "The Rites of Spring", June 2018
A group show, exhibiting "Diaphanous Dreams".
Art 345 Gallery - "Phases", June 2017
A group show exhibiting "Unnatural Habitats".