Ruben Herrera
Born in Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina in 1943.
Painter, Sculptor and Architect.
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

SHOWS

1980	Mozes and Aaron Church, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1981	New Church, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Fodor Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands MADE IN WEESP, Town Hall, Weesp, The Netherlands Museum of Modern Art, Ibiza, Spain POSTER EXHIBITION, Museum of Spanish Modern Art, Madrid, Spain Mozes and Aaron Church, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1982	Salvador Allende Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Cultural Center De Vaart, Hilversum, The Netherlands Museum of Modern Art, Ibiza, Spain 8th Biennale of the Arts Palacio Cristal y Velasquez, Madrid, Spain Travelling exhibition organised by Museum of Modern Art, Ibiza, Spain Barcelona-Madrid-Mallorca, Spain
1983	FOR FREEDOM, IMAGE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ARTS, Genova, Italy. Travelling to: Stockholm-Paris-Amsterdam-Brussels-Madrid. PLAGES ART MAGAZINE, Ecole National Superieur des Beaux Arts, Paris, France Skyros Gallery, Ibiza, Spain MAIL ART, Museum of Modern Art, Ibiza, Spain New Church, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1984	De la Platone Gallery, Paris, France International Center of Modern Art (CIACO), Paris , France Biennale of Graphic Arts, Museum of Modern Art, Ibiza, Spain Biennale of Graphic Arts, Krakow, Poland PLAGES ART MAGAZINE, Ecole National Superieur des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
1985	Museum of Modern Art, Ibiza, Spain 2nd International Biannual Print Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan Cleveland International Drawing Biennale, Cleveland, Great Britain ART MAIL Museum of Modern Art, Weddel, Germany
1986	Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam, The Netherlands DUTCH ART, Kunsthalle, Bremen, Germany Cultural Center De Vaart, Hilversum, The Netherlands Exhibition of Mural Paintings, Cultural Center De Vaart, Hilversum, The Netherlands Maison du Spectacle, Brussels, Belgium
1988	De Vaart, Hilversum, The Netherlands De Peperbussse, Ostende, Belgium Cityhall Lelystad, The Netherlands V Premio de Grabado, Máximo Ramos, Museo Municipal Bello Piñeiro, Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain Etnological Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1989	Arthur Thielen Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands IV International Graphic art Biennale, Taipei, Taiwan Frame Gallery, international exhibition, Seville, Spain
1990	Gl. Lejre Gallery, Lejre, Denmark Arthur Thielen Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Latin Amercan House, Monte Carlo, Mónaco School of the Applied Arts, Soria, Spain
1991	Atelier 71, Deventer, The Netherlands Graphic Art Biennale, Krakow, Poland Oude Kasteel, Heemstede, The Netherlands
1992	Artishocking, Capelle aan de IJssel, The Netherlands Arte Postal, Casa Universitaria de la Cultura, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1993	Josine Bokhoven Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ENCUENTRO DE TRABAJO GRAFICO, Museo internacional de Arte Rufino Tamayo, Ciudad de México, México First Graphic Art Biennale, Maastricht, The Netherlands Stichting 40-45, Exhibition Amstelveen, The Netherlands
1994	Gallery Europart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Flehite Museum, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
1997	Exhibition organised by Stichting Anne Matena, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1998	Ramos Graphic Art Prize, Bello Piñeiro, Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain
1999	Multi Dutch Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Artishocking, Capelle aan de IJssel, The Netherlands
2000	Multi Dutch Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2003	Gallery Carmen Casse, Paris, France
2004	WOODCUTS Kuntur Gallery Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2005	BUSCANDO LA FLOR Kuntur Gallery Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006	INK Kuntur Gallery Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2007	SYMBOLS Kuntur Gallery Amsterdam, The Netherlands Museum for Contemporary Art, Florianopolis, Brazil. Museum for Contemporary Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Airport Gallery, Atlanta, U.S.
2008	Homage to Cortázar, Castello del Piagnaro di Pomtremoli, Pomtremoli, Italy
2009	Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

PUBLISHED WORK

2001	EL PERFIL DE LA MAGNOLIA, published by Las Jovenes Arrugas, Paris, France EL PERFIL DE LA MAGNOLIA, pocket edition, published by Disegno Diverso, Torino, Italy
2006	INTIHUATANA, published by Kuntur Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

COMMISSIONS

1987	Mural Painting (25 x 3 m), STEDELIJK GYMNASIUM, grammar school, Hilversum, The Netherlands Mural Painting (14 x 3 m), Cultural Center De Vaart, Hilversum, The Netherlands
1988	Mural Painting, Amnesty International, Hilversum, The Netherlands Project for Mural Painting for the Municipality of Maastricht, The Netherlands Stage set for theaterplay NEXT TIME I’LL SING TO YOU, Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1987	Illustration of several books for J.M. Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, books by Gabriel Garcia
1996	Marquez, Julio Cortazar, Mario Benedetti, Mario Vargas Llosa etc.
1997	Illustration of several books for Plaza y Janes, Spanish publisher, books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

WORK IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Ministry of Interior Affairs, The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Development Cooperation, The Netherlands Municipality of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Municipality of Hilversum, The Netherlands Municipality of Weesp, The Netherlands

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Robeco Collection Meulenhoff Collection

AWARDS

2nd Prize International exhibition of Graphic Art, Marseille, France Miguel de Ghelderode Concours, Brussel, Belgium

PUBLICATIONS

PLAGES, March 1981(French Art Magazine) PLAGES, March 1983 (French Art Magazine) NOUVEAU JOURNAL, 15/6/1983 (French Newspaper) VRIJ NEDERLAND, 16/7/1983 (Dutch Opinion Magazine) WEESPER WEEKBLAD, 30/1/1986 (Dutch Weekly) GOOI- EN EEMLANDER, 11/1/1986(Dutch Weekly) KUNSTBEELD, May 1986(Dutch Art Magazine) HET VRIJE VOLK, 29/4/1986 (Dutch Newspaper) THE BRITICH COLUMBIA TEACHER, February 1987 (Canadian Monthly) DE GELDERLANDER 2/5/1987 (Dutch Weekly) DE REFTER, May 1987(Dutch Monthly) ARNHEMSE COURANT, 8/5/1987 (Dutch Weekly) NIJMEEGS DAGBLAD, 8/5/1987(Dutch Newspaper) HET VOLK, June 1987(Belgian Newspaper) HET LAATSTE NIEUWS, June 1987(Belgian Newspaper) HET NIEUWSBLAD June 1987 (Belgian Newspaper) DE KUNSTBODE, 26/6/1987 (Belgian Art Magazine) DE VAARTKRANT, October 1987 (Dutch Monthly) GOOI- EEMLANDER, various publications 1987-1988 (Dutch Weekly) NORTH-SOUTH CAMPAIGN INFORMATION, April & May 1988, (National Committee for Development) VARIOUS DANISH NEWSPAPERS, 1990

RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERVIEWS

1987	BRT 2, Radio Emmission, Review by Art Critic Hugo Brutin, Belgium Radio Nederland, World Broadcast, 3/11/1987. ‘El pulso de los Artes’ Dutch National TV, Nederland 2, ‘Tineke’, 14/12/1987 Dutch National TV, Nederland 1, ‘Afrika Nu’, 21/12/1987
1988	Dutch National TV, Nederland 3, Humanistic Society, 5/5/1988
1990	Roskilde Local TV,11/5/1990 Danish National TV,19/5/1990