Bruce Herman (born 1953) is an artist who holds the Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in the art department of Gordon College. He achieved both a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and a Master of Fine Arts from the School for the Arts at Boston University, where he studied under Philip Guston, James Weeks, David Aronson, Reed Kay, and Arthur Polonsky.[1] He joined the faculty at Gordon College in 1984 and was awarded various chairs and positions until he was awarded the aforementioned position.[2] His work has been exhibited around the world, and has paintings housed in the Vatican Museum of Modern Religious Art, the Cincinnati Museum of Fine Arts, and the DeCordova Museum.[1] Between 1983 and 2011 he has been a part of more than 50 exhibitions, and has been invited to do nearly 50 lecture series.[3] He is working on a series of paintings for an artistic, literary, and theological tour in response to T.S. Eliot's set of four poems known as the Four Quartets.[4]

Bruce Herman
Born1953 (age 70–71)
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.F.A. and M.F.A. Boston University: School for the Arts under Philip Guston, James Weeks, David Aronson, Reed Kay, and Arthur Polonsky.[1]
MovementFigurative Painting
SpouseMeg Matthews
Websitewww.bruceherman.com

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  1. ^ a b c bruceherman.com 2010
  2. ^ Gordon-College 2010
  3. ^ Herman 2011
  4. ^ Herman (2012) discussed this upcoming tour in a presentation given at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts on 26 April 2012.

References edit

  • bruceherman.com (2010), Bruce Herman - Artist Info, archived from the original on 2012-03-30, retrieved 2012-10-28
  • Herman, Bruce (2011), Bruce Herman curriculum vitae (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05, retrieved 2012-10-28
  • Herman, Bruce (2012), Presentation for Systematic Theology II, Spring 2012 (Lecture), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Gordon-College (2010), Bruce Herman Publications and Exhibitions - Gordon College, retrieved 2012-10-28

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