Yves Scherer was born in Solothurn, Switzerland in 1987. He received a BA in Cultural Studies from the University of Lucerne in Lucerne, Switzerland, and a MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art in London, United Kingdom.
 

Scherer’s recent solo and group exhibitions include "New York Minute" at Galerie Golsa in Oslo, Norway (2023); "Goodnight Moon" at The Journal Gallery in Patmos, Greece (2022); Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery in New York, New York (2022); "Louisa Gigliardi & Yves Scherer" at Eva Presenhuber in New York, New York (2022); “By Your Side” at Cassina Projects in Milan, Italy (2021); “Family Time” at Galerie Guido W. Baudach in Berlin, Germany (2021);  “Leaves of Grass” at Gallery Golsa in Oslo, Norway (2020); “Candids” at Kunsthaus Grenchen in Grenchen, Switzerland (2020); “Boys” at Galerie Guido W. Baudach in Berlin, Germany (2019); "One more sleep" at Studio Hugo Opdal in Alesund, Norway (2019); "Les Bains Douches" at Basement Roma in Rome, Italy (2019); “Sunset” at Kunstverein Wiesen in Frankfurt, Germany (2019); “Last of the English Roses” at Salon Kennedy in Frankfurt, Germany (2018); “Primal” at Cassina Projects in Milan, Italy (2018); “Adam & Eve” at Golsa in Oslo, Norway (2018); "The Brightest Witch Of Her Age" at Studio Hugo Opdal in Flo, Norway (2017); "Cupid & Psyche" at SVIT in Prague, Czechia (2017); "A Thousand Years" at Towards in Toronto, Canada (2017); and "A Bigger Splash" at Lyles & King in New York, New York (2017).
 

Yves Scherer lives and works in New York, New York.