Gesche Würfel is a visual artist based in Chapel Hill, NC. She received an MFA in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA), an MA in Photography and Urban Cultures from Goldsmiths, University of London (UK), and a diploma in Spatial Planning from the Technical University Dortmund (Germany).
Her work has been exhibited, published, and awarded internationally; exhibition venues include the Tate Modern (UK); Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY (USA), Contemporary Art Museum Raleigh, NC (USA); International Center for Photography, NY, (USA).
Würfel is the author of Basement Sanctuaries (Schilt Publishing 2014). Collecting institutions are the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Museum, MA (USA) and the Portland Museum of Art, OR (USA). She is represented by the Tracey Morgan Gallery.