About the artist:

Miguel Herrera was born in Chile in 1935. His art education includes a Masters Degree in Fine Arts Education at the University of Chile, Santiago, Chile in 1959; printmaking study under S. W. Hayter at Atellier 17 Academie Ramson, Paris France from 1961-1962; and a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in 1970 from Pratt Institute, New York. In 1986 Herrera became an American citizen and he currently works in New York. In addition to a career as a painter and master printmaker, Herrera writes poetry, short stories, and children's books. His work as an artist includes: art critic for Las Americas and Revista Latino American, New York; theater stage design in Chile; and graphic artist and printer of intaglio etchings at the famous Bank Street Atelier. He taught painting, drawing, art history, specialized printmaking techniques (intaglio, lithography, and silkscreen), and master printmaking in Chile, Morocco, and the United States including: Hebrew Institute, Santiago, Chili; Intaglio, Pratt Graphics Center, New York; Summit Art Center at Summit New Jersey; Blackburn Workshop, New York; Alishah, Morocco. Among grants and awards earned are: First Prize in Printmaking, Salon del Magisterio, Valpariso, Chile; Study Grants, French Government; Purchase Award, Printmaking Biennial of Puerto Rico; Acquisition Prizes , Carton de Venezuela, and a Fulbright Fellowship. Venues for one person shows of his work including: Fine Arts Museum, Satiago, Chile; Pratt Institute, New York; and Museum of Modern Art, Asilah, Morocco. Venues for group exhibitions featuring his work include: Fine Arts Fair, Santiago, Chile; Chilean Printmaking, Museo de Bellas Artes, Lima, Peru; Latin American Painting, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D.C.; Biennial of Printmaking, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Annual Shows, Pratt Graphic Center, New York; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn New York; Stutgart, Germany; New York Contemporary Exhibition of Graphic Art, Tiapei, Taiwan; Center for Inter-American Relations, New York; United Nations, New York; International Art Fairs, Washington DC, and Basel, Switzerland; International Biennial of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia; and the Latin American Biennial of Graphic Art , Museum of Contemporary Art, New York. Herrera's art is collected in public and privately held institutions, including: Xerox Corporation, Disney World, Florida; Sheraton Hotel Corporation; Shell Oil Corporation, New York; Sanofi Collection, Paris; RCA Incorporated, New York; Marriott Hotels; New York Times; Johnson & Johnson; General Electric Corporation; IBM Corporation; Exxon Corporation; Credit Lyonnaise, France; Banco America, New York; and Atlantic-Richfield Corporation, New York. Museums exhibiting Herrera's work in their permanent collections include: Rochester Museum, Rochester, New York; Museo Nacional, Habana, Cuba; Museum of Modern Art, Tangier, Morocco; Museum of Fine Arts, Vina del Mar, Chile; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York; Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, France; and Museum of Modern Art, New York. Education: 1970Master Degree in Fine Arts 1961-62Printmaking, Academie Ranson, Paris Stanley W. Hayter, Atelier 17 1959Master Degree in Fine Art Education University of Chile, Santiago de Chile Languages: English, French & Spanish Teaching Experiance: 1995 - 96Instructor Painting and Drawing Fashion Institute of Technology, New York 1989Masters course in printmaking, organized by the Department of Education, Asilah, Morocco 1987 - 88Printmaking, Blackburn Workshop, New York 1973 - 74Printmaking, Summit Art Center, Summit, New Jersey 1972 - 75Assistant Instructor in Intaglio, Lithography and Silkscreen Pratt Graphics Center, New York 1963 - 68Painting, Drawing and Art History Hebrew Intitute, Santiago Chile Work Experience: 1972-Working as a painter, writer, poet and original graphic artist Master printer - Intaglio - 2/20 Workshop, New York 1970 - 72Printer of Intaglio ethcings at the Bank Street Atalier, New York 1963 - 68Teacher of Fine Arts and Art History at several private and state institutuins in Chile Grants and Awards: 1992Acquisition Prize, Sanofi, France 1986Acquisition Prize, Carton de Venezuela 1982Acquisition Prize, Carton de Venezuela 1972Pruchase Award, Printmaking Biennial de Puerto Rico 1968 - 70Fulbright Fallowship 1968First Prize, Drawing, Summer Salon, Vina del Mar, Chile 1960 - 62French Government Grant 1959First Prize, Printmaking, Salon del Magisterio, Valparaiso, Chile One Man Exhibitions: 1995 - 012/20 Gallery, New York City 1989Museum of Modern Art, Asiliah, Morocco 1985Scarborough Gallery, Chappaqua, New York 1984Daruma Gallery, Cedarhurst, New York 1981Gallerie Lahumiere, Paris 1980HMK Fine Arts, New York City 1978Gramercy Park Fine Arts, New York City 1970MFA Exhibition, Pratt Institute, New York 1960MFA Exhibition, Fine Arts Museum, Santiago, Chile Group Exhibitions: 1944-032/20 Gallery, New York City 1991International Biennial of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia 1989International Art Exhibition, Asilah, Morocco 1987Biennial of Printmaking, San Juan, Puerto Rico Latin American Biennial of Graphic Art, Museum of Contemprary Art, New York 1985International Biennial of Graphic Art, Taipei, Taiwan 1983International Art Affair, Dallas, Texas 1980International Art Affair,Basel, Switzerland 1978Art 78 International Art Affair, Washington D.C. 1977Artist 77, United Nations, New York 1972 - 76Annual Show, Pratt Graphic Center 1974Center for Inter-American Relations, New York 1973Apacolypse WOrkshop, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY Buhler Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany 1972Biennial of Printmaking, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1971Latin American Painting, Couturier Gallery, New Haven, CT 1965Chilean Printmaking, Museo de Bella Artes, Lima Peru 1963Young Chilean Painters, Traveling Exhibition, Europe Museum Collections (Selected): Biblioteque Nationale de Paris, France Bronx Museum, Bronx, New York Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York Chamaliers Museum, France Grenoble Museum, France Housetanic Museum, Bridgeport, Conn Jordanian National Museum of Art, New York, NY Metropolitan Musuem of Art, New York, NY Museum of History, Taipei, Republic of China Museum of Modern Art, New York Museum of Modern Art, Tangier Morocco Rochester Museum, Rochester, New York Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Corporate Collection (Selected): American Airlines Avon Corporation Bank of America Bell Telephone Citibank, NY Carton de Venezuela Credit Lyonnaise, France Delta Airlines Exxon Corporation General Electric IBM JC Penny Japan Airlines Japan Trade bank Johnson & Johnson McGraw Hill Publishers Prudential Life Insurance of America R.C.A. Inc Saks Fifth Avenue, New York