Christine Herman

Artist Statement

Nature ‘speaks’ to me in so many ways. Walking within a natural setting is where I often have an ‘aha’ moment. My response is not a rational exercise it is a visceral and reverential one.  Whether it is the intricate architecture of seedpods or expansive vistas that move me, the resulting abstract images are visual conversations between ideas, process and materials.

My medium of choice, monotype, is the creation of one-of-a-kind images that combines both painting and printmaking techniques. Applying ink to plastic plates with brushes and rollers, I prepare images that are transferred onto paper in reverse, using an etching press. I love to explore color relationships and follow the threads of possibilities that emerge layer by layer.

Biography

Place and Date of Birth  1963, Winnipeg, Canada

Education  

1985  Bachelor of Arts, University of Manitoba, Canada

1991  Bachelor of Interior Design, University of Manitoba, Canada

Printmaking studies at the University of New Mexico at Taos, University of Minnesota, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, and Graphic Impressions, Taos, New Mexico

Awards and Grants

2008  Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Arts Artist Residency, Red Wing, MN

Major Collections

Oakbend Medical Group, Richmond, TX

Radisson Hotel, Minneapolis, MN

Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN

Wells Fargo, Duluth, MN

Noran Neurological Clinic, Minneapolis, MN

St. Mary’s Hospital, Duluth, MN

Lakeview Hospital, Stillwater, MN

Major Solo Exhibitions

2010     Process & Paradox, Curly Tale Fine Art Gallery, Chicago, IL

2007     Source & Metaphor, Nina Bliese Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2006     View Beneath the Surface, Northern Prints Gallery, Duluth, MN

Major Group Exhibitions

2009     Four Printmakers (Joel Elgin, Christine Herman, Jayne Reid Jackson, Jane Marshall)     

            Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

2008     Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk CT

2007     5/5 Prints (Deborah Donelson, Christine Herman, Tanya Miller, Sergey Tyukanov, Ginny Jenson) Perfect Pear Gallery, Chicago, IL

2006     Red: Invitational Exhibition, Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

            Response: Poetry and Prints, Northern Prints Gallery, Duluth, MN

2004     Prints on Ice, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN

2003     No. 3, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN

2001     Sources, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN

2000     University of New Mexico Printmaking Exhibition, Taos, NM

1999     Works Printed at Graphic Impressions, Gallery Elena, Taos, NM