Arturo Herrera

Arturo Herrera is a Venezuelan-born artist who has gained international recognition for his bold and expressive works that draw on a wide range of cultural influences, from pop art to folk art to contemporary dance. He was born in Caracas in 1959 and later moved to the United States, where he studied at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Herrera's art draws on a wide range of influences, from Latin American folk art to contemporary dance to pop culture, and is characterized by a sense of playfulness and experimentation. His work is full of movement and fluidity, as if the forms are constantly shifting and changing. This is evident in his installations, which often feature cascading streamers, paper chains, and other materials that create a sense of energy and movement. 

Herrera received Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in 2005, DAAD Fellowship in 2003 and Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts in 1999. He has had solo exhibitions at Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva; Dia Center for the Arts, New York; Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; and MoMa P.S.1, New York.