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Robert Herman was born in Brooklyn, NY, and grew up on Long Island. At the age of twelve, he began working as an usher in the chain of movie theaters owned by his parents. Exposure to such a wide range of films during his formative years provided him with a unique vision: “Working for my father allowed me to view the same movie repeatedly,” he recalls, “until the story line began to recede and the images became independent of the narrative."

Several years later, as a student at New York University Film School, Herman began crafting this vision by creating experimental narrative and documentary films. At this time he also started to include the study of still photography in his repertoire by cataloguing New York street life with his camera.

As a production still photographer on independent feature films, Herman discovered the life at the periphery of film locations, which he found even more compelling than the actual film sets. In Herman’s bold use of light and composition, he effectively transforms everyday subject matter into vibrant, emotion-filled images.

Herman’s photographs have been exhibited throughout the United States. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Telfair Museum in Savannah, GA, the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY, as well as in many private collections.

	Portfolios:									Exhibitions: 1986 - 2007 solo:
	self portrait Georgia 2002-4 New York 1981 collage surface tension									2007 Alitalia Airlines Alitalia per L'arte sala Borromini Scalo Internazionale, Terminal B Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci - Rome, Italy Alitalia Airlines Michelangelo Lounge Terminal 1 JFK International Airport - Queens, NY 2003 Thomaston-Upson Arts Council Thomaston, GA 2002 Mercury Lounge 40 North x 73 West Savannah, GA McCaig-Welles Gallery Brooklyn, NY 2000 Paul Weinschenk Gallery, New York, NY
	SX-70									1999 Workbench, Solar Panels New York, NY
	recent									1998 Workbench, New York, NY
	Portraits									Cooper Gallery, Surface Tension Jersey City, NJ
	ripple									1997 The Gallery Cafe at Mayer, Brown and Platt, New York, NY
										1996 Workbench, New York, NY
										1995 Belanthi Gallery Brooklyn, NY
	Tribeca Film Festival									1990 Dance Space New York, NY
	Tribeca Film Festival II
	resume' reviews									two person: 2005 City Without Walls Notes from Newark with Ginger Andro and Chuck Glicksman Newark, NJ
	interview
	contact									group:
										2006 LoLos Angeles Center for Digital Art Snap to Grid Los Angeles, CA
										Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Experimentation
										Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Feast for the Eyes
										Art Gotham Summer Thunder New York, NY
										Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Transformations
										2005 Art Gotham Vision Red New York, NY
										Art Gotham Contrast New York, NY
										Art Gotham Spring Blues New York, NY
										City Without Walls Notes from Newark Newark, NJ
										Williamsburg Art & Historical Center Secret Affinities Brooklyn, NY curated by James Pinney
										2004 Gallery Boreas Winter Solstice II Brooklyn, NY
										Pike County Historical Society, Slow Exposures, Concord, GA
										jurors: Corrinne Adam, Susan Todd-Raque, Lucinda Bunnen
										Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, The Water Show
										NURTUREart Horizontal Waves Williamsburg, Brooklyn
										curated by Robin Dann and Robert Herman
										Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition, Pier Show 12 Brooklyn, NY
										2003 Pike County Historical Society, Slow Exposures. Zebulon, GA
										jurors: Jan Fields, Pat Hankins
										Pinnacle Gallery, Southern Exposures
										Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
										The Red Gallery, Kaleidoscapes
										Savannah College of Art and Design: Savannah GA,
										The Savannah Gallery, Kaleidoscapes Atlanta, GA
										The Red Gallery Red on Red
										Savannah College of Art and Design:, Savannah, GA
										The Savannah Gallery, Red on Red Atlanta, GA
										2002 Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Small Works Brooklyn, NY
										New England School of Art and Design, The 9/11 Project Boston, MA curated by Charles Guliano
										Diesel Gallery, The Water Show Brooklyn, NY
										Diesel Gallery, Inaugural Exhibition Brooklyn, NY
										Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Pier Show 10 Brooklyn, NY
										The Museum of Modern Art, Life of the City New York, NY
										2001 Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Small Works Brooklyn, NY
										Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
										Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Pier Show 9 Brooklyn, NY
										2000 Times Square Gallery, The Love Show New York, NY
										curated by Cyn McClean
										1999 Howard Yezerski Gallery Paper Prayers Boston, MA
										curated by Tom Grabosky
										Get Real Art New York, NY
										Times Square Gallery, Through the Lens New York, NY curated by Cyn McClean

										Galpagos, Familiar Strangers Brooklyn, NY
										Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Coaltion, Pier Show 7 Brooklyn, NY
										Barbara Ann Levy Gallery, The Red Show New York, NY
										1998 The Rotunda Gallery, Five & Ten Brooklyn, NY
										The Holland Tunnel Gallery, 100 Brooklyn, NY
										Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Coalition, A Place In It
										Ridge Gallery, Quality of Life in New York City New York, NY
										United Water, Jersey City, NJ curated by Stephan Shedrowitz
										1997 New Century Artists Gallery, Americascapes New York, NY
										1996 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn, NY
										1994 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn, NY
										1992 Sychronicity Space, New York, NY curated by John Smith
										1989 PS 122 New York, NY
										1986 PS 122 New York, NY
										The Maine Photographic Workshops Annual Show in New York New York, NY

										Public Collections:
										George Eastman House Rochester, NY
										Telfair Museum of Art Savannah, GA

										Private Collections:
										The Bisys Group New York, NY
										Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center New York, NY
										TJ De Bow Ltd. New York, NY
										Diet - Exercise Connection Brooklyn, NY
										Charles Giuliano
										Institute of Community Living New York, NY
										MegaVision Brooklyn, NY
										New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, NY
										Thomaston-Upson Arts Council Thomaston, GA

										Honors and Awards:
										2003 Pike County Historical Society Slow Exposures 1st Prize, 3 Honorable Mentions
										1997 Photographers Forum Magazine Best of Photography Annual, Finalist
										1996 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Juried Art Exhibition, 2nd prize
										1995 New York State Education Department, Small Business Grant.
										1994 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Juried Art Exhibition, 1st prize
										1987 Photographers Forum Magazine Best of Photography Annual Honorable Mention
										1985 Photographers Forum Magazine Best of Photography Annual, Finalist

										Bibliography
										2005 *The Newark Star Ledger Newark, NJ Dan Bischoff, “Gallery’s title couldn’t be more fitting” (review) May 13, 2005
										2004 11211 Magazine Williamsburg, Brooklyn Kaia Monroe "Curators Grow in Brooklyn" (article) July-August 2004
										2003 *Savannah Morning News Savannah, GA Allison Hersh "SCAD photography exhibit focuses on the South" (review) June 22, 2003
										*Savannah Morning News Savannah, GA Allison Hersh "Paint the town red” (review) March 9.2003
										2002 *Savannah Morning News Savannah, GA Allison Hersh “New York, New York” (review) December 22, 2002
										11211 magazine Williamsburg, Brooklyn Interview by Robin Ross “Authenticity” Nov-Dec 2002
										Coastal Arts and Antiques Savannah, GA November 20, 2002
										NY 1 News Arts Segment “ Life of the City “ exhibition Photograph featured during an Interview with Peter Galessi, Curator of the Department of Photography, MoMA
										2001 Brooklyn Information and Culture (BRIC) BRIC A Place Called Brooklyn: Literary and Photographic Interpretations-2002 Calender
										*NY Arts Bruek Iversen, “The Hall of Art” (review)
										1998 Holland Tunnel Brooklyn, NY 100 Exhibition Catalogue
										*The Newark Star Ledger Mitchell Seidel, “For this shooter, it’s all in the details” (review) January 7, 1998
										1997 Photographer’s Forum Santa Barbara, CA Best of Photography Annual
										1989 The Arthur Kaplan Company New York, NY “Heat Wave” wall art
										1987 Photographer’s Forum Santa Barbara, CA Best of Photography Annual
										1986 Photographer’s Forum Santa Barbara, CA Best of Photography Annual

										Education:
										New York University Tisch School of the Arts, School of Film & TV BFA 1979
										Boston University 1973-1975