Dan Hererra

Dans Email: h2arts@earthlink.net
Statement
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“I would say that I am more interested in contributing to contemporary thought than I am in contributing to contemporary art. The majority of recent work has been in collaboration with my creative partner and girlfriend Ashley Harris. This on-going body of work continues to evolve, but is centered on a common theme of humanity’s relationship with technology, and the earth. The power that technology has to mediate our lives by compartmentalizing moments, thoughts, and the human experience, is exemplified by the mis-match of our fast paced culture with the natural rhythms of the earth and the human body.” -Dan

In this artist couples’ working process, each contributes their range of skills to create images that they would consider incomplete if created solo. Daniel is a self-taught digital artist. Using Photoshop since 1998, he refined his skills while earning his BFA in Photography at San Jose State University. He is also well grounded in wet lab photography techniques, such as gelatin silver printing and non-silver photographic processes.
Ashley comes from a tactile arts background, including hand-made papers, sewing and illustration. She is also proficient in the traditional techniques of photography, and incorporates her sewing and illustration skills into her images. She also received her BFA in Photography from San Jose State University.
Together, Ashley and Daniel tackle every stage of the image making process, contributing their own knowledge and problem solving skills. The creation of props and environments are also a crucial element in the couple’s working process. This fabricated style results in photography that is both illustrative and theatrical.

BORN
December 17, 1978
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION
2000-2003: BFA in Photography, Minor in Art Education, San Jose State University
1997-2000: GE, American River College
1994-1997: El Camino High School

SELECTED PUBLISHED WORKS & EXHIBTIONS
Re Skin- December, 2005
MIT Press (Up Coming Published Work)
South Shore Art Center: Tech Art II- April, 2005
119 Rippley Rd. Cohasset, MA. 02025 (Exhibition)Barton Gallery- February, 2005
1723 I St. Sacramento, CA 95814 (Exhibition)
Toy Room Gallery- January, 2005
2419 2nd Ave. Sacramento, CA 95818 (Exhibition)
Whole Foods Market: Vision Day Video Portrait- October, 2004 (Published Work)
SF Den - January, 2004
849 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA. 94110 (Exhibition)
The Helper Monkeys: No release- December 2003
95608/Onionskin Records, Distributed by Green Door (Published Work)
Fort 15 - December 2003
2630 5th St. Sacramento, CA. 95610 (Exhibition)
La Raza Galleria Posada – August, 2003
704 O St. Sacramento, CA. 95610 (Exhibition)
Works/San Jose – June 2003
30 N.3rd St. San Jose, CA. 95112 (Exhibition)
Gallery #5 San Jose State University – March 2003
Art Building, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA. 95192-1009 (Exhibition)
SJSU Photography Web Site Home Page- October 2002 (Published Work)
http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/photography/photo_homepage.html
Virtual Imaging Corporation- September 2002,
Architectural & Real Estate Photography (Published Work)