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| Robert Herman was born in Brooklyn, New York. 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, including Westin Hotel and Resorts and Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Winner of a PX3 Prix de la Photographie People's Choice Award and the Alitalia per L'Arte, Rome, Herman is represented by Henry Gregg Gallery and Glasshouse Images in New York City. His photographs have been exhibited throughout the United States including the Savannah College of Art & Design, the Howard Yerzersky Gallery in Boston and the Rotunda Gallery. Formerly a production still photographer on independent feature films, he has also worked for such commercial clients as Citibank and Workbench. He has a BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and a Masters of Professional Studies in Digital Photography from the School of Visual Arts in NYC and is on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Picture Professionals. He is currently working on a soon to be published collection of his street photography, The New Yorkers. Herman grew up on Long Island. At the age of twelve, he began working as an usher in the chain of cinemas 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. EDUCATION School of Visual Arts Masters of Professional Studies in Digital Photography July 2009 New York University B.F.A. Film Production, Tisch School of the Arts, January 1979 Boston University 1973-1975 COLLECTIONS PUBLIC George Eastman House, Rochester, NY Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA PRIVATE The Bisys Group New York, NY Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY T J De Bow Ltd New York, NY Diet - Exercise Connection, Brooklyn, NY Amy and Roger Faxon New York, NY Charles Giuliano, Boston, MA Institute of Community Living New York, NY Breuk Iversen, Disciplined Beauty Design Marriott Hotels, San Antonio, TX Joshua Marston Brooklyn, NY MegaVision Brooklyn, NY New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, NY Thomaston-Upson Arts Council Thomaston, GA Westin Hotels and Resorts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL HONORS AND AWARDS School of Visual Arts Innovation in Photography Award 2009 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris People’s Choice Award, Fine Art Professional Book Proposal, 2nd Place, Paris, France, 2008 New York State Education Department, Small Business Grant, Brooklyn, NY, 2008 Alitlia Airlines, Alitalia per L’arte Rome, Italy 2007 Pike County Historical Society, “Slow Exposures” Juried Art Exhibition 1st Prize, Concord, GA, 2003 Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Best of Photography Annual, Santa Barbara, CA,1997 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Juried Art Exhibition, 2nd prize Brooklyn, NY, 1996 New York State Education Department, Small Business Grant, Brooklyn, NY, 1997 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Juried Art Exhibition, 1st prize, Brooklyn, NY, 1994 Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Best of Photography Annual, Santa Barbara, CA, 1987 Maine Photographic Workshop, Annual Show in New York, New York, NY, 1986 Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Best of Photography Annual, Santa Barbara, CA, 1985 EXHIBITIONS SOLO Alitalia Airlines The Michelangelo Lounge JFK International Airport, Queens , NY 2008 Henry Gregg Gallery New York Landscapes of Robert Herman Brooklyn, NY 2007 Alitalia Airlines sala Borromini, Terminal B, Aeroporto “Leonardo da Vinci” Rome, Italy 2007 Alitalia Airlines The Michelangelo Lounge JFK International Airport Queens, NY2007 Thomaston-Upson Arts Council, Thomaston, GA 2003 Mercury Lounge 40 North x 73 West Savannah, GA 2002 McCaig-Welles Gallery Brooklyn, NY Paul Weinschenk Gallery, Color Photographs, New York, NY 2000 Workbench, Solar Panels New York, NY 1999 Workbench New York, NY 1998 Cooper Gallery Surface Tension, Jersey City, NJ 1998 The Gallery Cafe at Mayer, Brown and Platt New York, NY1998 Workbench New York, NY 1996 Belanthi Gallery Brooklyn, NY 1995 Dance Space New York, NY 1990 FILM Sylvie went shoping writer, director, editor Quicktime 3min 37 sec color 2009 Dance Film camera, director, editor 9 min 16mm color 1982 Pizza with Bogie writer, director, co-editor, 12 minutes 16mm color 1981 COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS Remarked Upon Book with Laura Minchella curated by Robin Ross, Brooklyn, NY 2008 City Without Walls The Notes photo collage with Ginger Andeo, Chuck Glicksman and Jim Papoulos 2005 FESTIVALS Powerhouse Portfolio Review Brooklyn, NY 2009 Powerhouse Portfolio Review Brooklyn, NY 2007 Rhubarb Birmingham, England 2005 GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2010 Henry Gregg Gallery, In the Zone Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Wide Open, Brooklyn, NY ASMP at VERGE Photographers for Haiti, New York, NY 2009 Young Photographer's Alliance, Auction New York, NY School of Visual Arts, Surface Tension New York, NY Slideluck/Potshow SFII San Francisco, CA 2008 ArtOBAMA An auction to raise funds for the Obama campaign Brooklyn, NY 2006 Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Snap to Grid, Los Angeles, CA Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Feast for the Eyes, Brooklyn, NY Art Gotham Summer Thunder New York, NY Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Pier Show14 Transformations, Brooklyn, NY 2005 Art Gotham Visions Red New York, NY Art Gotham Contrast New York, NY Art Gotham Spring Blues New York, NY 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 jurors: Corrinne Adams and Susan Todd-Raque Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, The Water Show, Brooklyn, NY NURTUREart Horizontal Waves curated by Robin Dann and Robert Herman, Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Waterfront 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 School England School of Art and Design, The 9/11 Project, curated by Charles Guliano, Boston, MA Diesel Gallery, The Water Show Brooklyn, NY Diesel Gallery, Inaugural Exhibition Brooklyn, NY The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Pier Show 10, Brooklyn, NY The Museum of Modern Art, Life of the City New York, NY 2001 The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Small Works, Brooklyn, NY Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Pier Show, Brooklyn, NY 2000 Times Square Gallery, The Love Show curated by Cyn McClean, New York, NY 1999 Howard Yezerski Gallery Paper Prayers, curated by Tom Grabosky, Boston, MA 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 Coalition, 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 The Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Coalition A Place In It Brooklyn, NY 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, NewYork, NY 1996 Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Brooklyn, NY 1994 Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Brooklyn, NY 1992 Synchronicity Space, New York, NY 1989 PS 122 New York, NY 1986 PS 122 New York, NY The Maine Photographic Workshop Annual Show, New York, NY FILM 2009 Sylvie went shoping Quicktime 3min 37 sec color 1982 Dance Film camera, director, editor 9 min 16mm color 1981 Pizza with Bogie writer, director, co-editor, 12 minutes 16mm color COMMISSIONS Workbench, New York, NY 1999 Workbench, New York, NY 1998 Workbench, New York, NY 1996 Dan River, New York, NY 1989 BIBLIOGRAPHY *(reviews) Stellazine: "Robert Herman talks about the New Yorkers" Interview by Stella Kramer May 27, 2010 SharperNewYork: "Robert Herman talks about the New Yorkers" Interview by Stella Kramer May 27, 2010 189: "New York by Robert Herman" Posted by Mark Robinson on April 21, 2010 Featureshoot Photo Blog Allison Zavos, "Robert Herman, New York" April 6, 2010 Double Exposure, Robert A.Schaefer, Jr. "Sylvie went shopping, An Interview with Robert Herman" October 15, 2009 1000 Words Photography Magazine/Blog Tim Clarke “goodbye to frankie” February 2, 2009 *Alitalia Ulise, Rome, Italy Filippo Cellini, “Herman: Flash Sulla Vita” April 2008 *The Newark Star Ledger, Newark, NJ, Dan Bischoff, “Gallery’s title couldn’t be more fitting” May 13, 2005 11211 Magazine, Brooklyn, NY Kaia Monroe, "Curators Grow in Brooklyn" July-August 2004 *Savannah Morning News, Savannah, GA, Allison Hersh "SCAD photography exhibit focuses on the South" June 22, 2003 *Savannah Morning News, Savannah, GA, Allison Hersh "Paint the town red” March 9.2003 *Savannah Morning News, Savannah, GA, Allison Hersh “New York, New York” December 22, 2002 11211 magazine, Brooklyn, NY “Authenticity” Interview by Robin Ross Nov-Dec 2002 Coastal Arts and Antiques, Savannah, GA, November 20, 2002 *NY Arts- Breuk Iversen, “The Hall of Art” New York, NY 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 March 22, 2002 Brooklyn Information and Culture Calender: A Place Called Brooklyn: Literary and Photographic Interpretations-2002 The Holland Tunnel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 100, Exhibition Catalogue *The Newark Star Ledger Mitchell Seidel, “For this shooter, it’s all in the details January 7, 1998 Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Best of Photography Annual 1997 The Arthur Kaplan Company, New York, NY “Heat Wave” poster, 1989 Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Best of Photography Annual 1987 Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Best of Photography Annual 1986 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