Christopher Herren's exciting new series of shaped abstract paintings are visually arresting with the moiré effect in the striped layers. As with all of Herren's work, this series is inspired by nature and landscape. From the color choices to the shapes of the pieces, there is an organic sense. The shapes are like heavy pools of liquid, or melting ice cubes. This combined with a technique of stripes layered in resin enhances the glass like depth, adding to the illusion. Herren succeeds in bringing static objects to life, with the vitality of the abstraction read as one moves around the paintings.

1971

Born in Great Falls, Montana.

1993

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Georgia

1989

Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Lives and works in Columbus, Ohio.

2005

•‘mai-i-boo-tay,’ University of La Verne, La Verne, California
•‘Imperfect Symmetries,’ Push Push, Atlanta, Georgia

2003

'Aerosol Incantations,' Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2002

Ballroom Studios, Atlanta, Georgia

2000

•Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
•Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio
•Acme Art Company, Columbus, Ohio

2005

‘Fabulous,’ Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2004

•‘Holiday Show 2004,’ Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus Ohio
•‘Flos sensus [A Survey of the Flower in Contemporary Art],’ Aliya Gallery, Atlanta, Gerorgia

2004

'Springtime,' Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2003

•Dekalb Avenue, ArtSpot Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
•'Ten Years in Columbus, Part 2,' Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2001

'Summertime 2001, Part 2,' Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2000

•'Relentless,' curated by Andy Hudson, Barth Galleries, Columbus, Ohio
•'Tempus Fugit,' Schumacher Gallery, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio
•Second Biennial Alumni Exhibition, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
•Acme Art Company, Columbus, Ohio

1999

•Hit & Run Exhibition & Silent Auction, Columbus, Ohio
•'Mirror- Mirror,' A Muse Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
•'Emerging Artists in Ohio,' curated by Rebecca Ibel, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, Ohio
•The Lab (MadLab), Columbus, Ohio
•Acme Art Company, Columbus, Ohio (installation)

1998

Godman Guild, Columbus, Ohio

1997

•Columbus Art League, Columbus, Ohio
Hit & Run Exhibition & Silent Auction, Columbus, Ohio
•Acme Art Company, Columbus, Ohio
•'Trash Can Artists: An Exhibition of Sculpture,' RE:Art, Columbus, Ohio
•'Norman Wagner & His Students,' Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, Georgia

1996

ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

1995

RE:Art, Columbus, Ohio
Common Grounds, Columbus, Ohio

199

•Gallery 100, Atlanta, Georgia
•Nexus, Atlanta, Georgia
•TULA, Atlanta, Georgia

Bernat, Robin. Art Papers, January/February, 2004,p.40-41
Fryer- Kohles, Jeanne. ŒFamily, Friends Central in Show,È The Columbus Dispatch, February 16, 2003. p.F8.
James, Elizabeth Ann. ŒPower Paintings by Linda Gall and Christopher Herren,È The Short Noth Gazette, February, 2003. p.6.
Stalker, Melissa. ŒHidden Meaning,È Alive, December 26. 2002. p.30.
Jewell, Elizebeth. Dialogue, October, 2001. p.53.
Hall, Jacqueline. exhibition review, "Timely theme unites far-ranging exhibit," The Columbus Dispatch, October 8, 2000, p. H9.
Hall, Jacqueline. exhibition review, "Works of two present a study in differing approaches," The Columbus Dispatch, August 13, 2000, p. F8.
Starker, Melissa. "But is it art? Christopher Herren questions graffiti's stigma in back-to-back shows," Columbus Alive, August 3, 2000, p. 18.
New American Paintings, Juried Exhibition-in-Print, Number 23, Open Studios Press, Wellesley, Massachusetts, September 1999, p. 78-79.
Simonian, Karen. "Of dogs, cats and detergent," The Other Paper, May 11-17, 1995, p. 27.
Mays, Marcy. dialogue magazine (exhibition review), March-April 1995, p. 22.

Additional work may be viewed at:
www.chrisherren.com