DAWN STERLING / MANICURIST

Born and based in New York City, Dawn Sterling only recently exploded upon the fashion editorial scene. Almost immediately she has become a highly sought after artist, respected for her talent and speed of execution. 

Sterling has worked with an impressive list of fashion and beauty photographers including, Catherine Servel, Alexei Hay, Matt Irwin, Patric Shaw, Yelena Yemchuk, Sofia et Mauro, Tesh, Txema Yeste, Mark Squires, Don Flood, Santiago & Mauricio, Yu Tsai and Gilles Bensimon. Her editorial credits include: V, V Man, Vs, W, W Korea, Vogue Korea, Glamour, French Glamour, Italian Vanity Fair, Wonderland, London Sunday Times, The Telegraph, Essence, Exhibition, Grey and IO Donna.

Dawn's career has also lead her to shoot with many of today’s top models including Anja Rubik, Chanel Iman, Natasha Poly, Ming Xi, Naomi Campbell, Jessica Stam, Crystal Renn, Magdalena Farckowial, and Jacquelyn Jablonski, to name a few . 

Her celebrity clients read like a who’s who list, including Kirsten Dunst, Kylie Minogue, Alicia Keys, Sky Ferreira, Rhianna, Ciara, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelly Rowland and Idris Elba.

Today, she is regarded amongst her peers as belonging to the next generation of up and coming manicurists.