Rebecca Ibel Gallery - Chris Herren

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Christopher X Herren

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.

Solo Exhibitions

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

Selected Group Exhibitions

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
1993	Gallery 100, Atlanta, Georgia Nexus, Atlanta, Georgia TULA, Atlanta, Georgia

Bibliography

Bernat, Robin. Art Papers, January/February, 2004,p.40-41
Fryer- Kohles, Jeanne. ŚFamily, Friends Central in Show,È The Columbus Dispatch, February 16, 2003. p.F8.
James, Elizabeth Ann. ŚPower Paintings by Linda Gall and Christopher Herren,È The Short Noth Gazette, February, 2003. p.6.
Stalker, Melissa. ŚHidden 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

For availability and prices please contact the gallery.

Christopher Herren
ndaaereanrasseren-artailedarbler
2007
Acyic, resin, glitter and interference
paints on composite board
c.14 x 20 inches
CH 208

Christopher Herren
irtlandsarbler
2007
Acyic, resin, glitter and interference
paints on composite board
c.15 x 16 inches
CH 207

Christopher Herren
The Laughing Place
2007
Acrylic, resin, glitter and interferance
paints on composite board
29 x 24 inches
CH 199

Christopher Herren
Monkeyshines
2007
Acrylic, resin, glitter and interferance
paints on composite board
24 x 25 inches
CH 196

Christopher Herren
Fragrant
2007
Acrylic, resin, glitter and interferance
paints on composite board
25 1/4 x 31 inches
CH 193

Christopher Herren
Blinky
2007
Acrylic, resin, glitter and interferance
paints on composite board
18 1/2 x 17 1/4 inches
CH 191

Christopher Herren
Model For A Waterfall
2007
Acrylic, resin, glitter and interferance
paints on composite board
26 x 9 1/2 inches
CH 186

Christopher Herren
The Sound of Windshield Wipers
2007
Acrylic, resin, glitter and interferance
paints on composite board
24 x 25 inches
CH 183

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