Arturo Herrera
Arturo Herrera was born in 1959 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an artist living and working in New York and Berlin, Germany.
Background
BA, University of Tulsa; Tulsa, OK
MFA, University of Illinois; Chicago, IL
Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship Award (2005)
Illinois Arts Council Agency Grant (1998)
Normal Editions Projects
Arturo Herrera participated in a collaborative print project at Normal Editions Workshop during a short term residency with public lecture at the School of Art at Illinois State University in 1998.
Arturo Herrera drawing at the Normal Editions Workshop in 1998
Resources
Prints from Normal Editions
Brother Rabbit and Tale are included in the Marks from the Matrix , Illinois Artists , and Selected Impressions traveling exhibitions available from Normal Editions Workshop.
Brother Rabbit
Arturo Herreraseven-color collaged lithograph on BFK Rives unsized, white paper with Rives Lightweight, white and Italia, white papers
16 1/4" x 18 1/4"
edition size: 46 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1999
N.E.W. work# 98-110
Available for sale
$900.00Purchase Print
Tale
Arturo Herreraone-color lithograph on Kitakata paper
14" x 30"
edition size: 30 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1999
N.E.W. work# 98-111
Available for sale
$1,500.00Purchase Print
Collaboration with Arturo Herrera
Arturo Herrera drawing on a litho stone
Arturo Herrera drawing with a Korn's Litho Crayon on the lithography stone for "Tale"
sharpening crayons for the detailed drawing
Amy Schmierbach sharpening crayons for the detailed drawing of "Tale" by Arturo Herrera
more drawing
Arturo Herrera putting more layers into the drawing for "Tale"
video taping project progress
Meda Rives video taping the collaborative project in-progress with Amy Schmierbach and Arturo Herrera
completed drawing
a view of the completed drawing for "Tale" on the lithography stone
reviewing the etched stone
Arturo Herrera reviewing the lithography stone after the image was etched with Gum Arabic
proofing the brown run
Meda Rives and Richard Finch working at the lithography press while proofing the brown layer for "Brother Rabbit"
project in progress
project in progress with Meda Rives, Amy Schmierbach, Richard Finch, and Veda Rives
signing the Right to Print impression
Arturo Herrera signing the Right to Print (R.T.P.) impression for the collaged print, "Brother Rabbit"
some project participants
some project participants: Veda Rives, Arturo Herrera, Amy Schmierbach, and Meda Rives
documentation sheet
Richard Finch completing the documentation sheet
with the signed R.T.P.
Richard Finch, Veda Rives, Arturo Herrera, and Meda Rives with the signed R.T.P.