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Voyage LA: voyagela.com/interview/meet-gina-herrera-gina-herrera-artist-southern-california-bakersfield/
Balisle Blog: RISE
balisle.com/2018/07/22/rise/
Record Searchlight: "3D Artist Strives to Inspire" by Julie Marsh
www.redding.com/story/entertainment/2017/04/18/artist-spotlight-3-d-artist-strives-inspire/100604820/
Current Exhibitions:
32nd Annual McNeese National Works on Paper, Lake Charles, LA (March 21 - May 9, 2019)
Fresh 2019, South Bay Contemporary SoLA, Los Angeles, CA (February 23 - March 30, 2019)
Craft Revolution, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA (February 2 - March 23, 2019)
West Coast Biennial, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA (January 25 - April 28, 2019)
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Sway, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA (April 20 - June 14, 2019)
Woven Stories, Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA ( May 11 - July 29, 2019)
LA Art Core Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA (2019)
Cliff Gallery, Dallas, TX (March 2020)
2019 News
Awarded full fellowship to attend Jentel Artist Residency in Banner, WY
Awarded Helen Longmire Award
www.stlouisartistsguild.org/ann-metzger-biennial-exhibition/
2018
Awarded Norman Levan Summer Grant for Bakersfield College Faculty
Cover photo for Folios Body (War, Literature & The Arts)
2017
Awarded Puffin Foundation Grant for 2017
Showcase Winner for Art Slant Sixth Round
Showcase Winner for Art Slant Fourth Round
Chosen for a 2 year exhibition at South Bend Art Museum called "Sightlines"
Honorable Mention Winner for "A Mystified Prancer" in Artist Portfolio Magazine Q1 Competition
Finalist for HERstory, Manhattan Arts Online Exhibition
Showcase Winner for Art Slant Third Round
Showcase Winner for Art Slant Second Round
2016
Awarded The Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation Grant for 2016
Awarded a Peripheral Vision Arts Fully funded Publication Fellowship for Emerging Women Artists
Juried Winner for "Tree Whisperer"
Full Summer Arts Faculty Fellowship,Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, MI
United States Veteran Fellowship, Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA
Showcase Winner for "Rocking for the Future" in Art Slant Round 1
Featured in Fresh Paint Magazine, April 2016
Solo Shows
Procession: Gallery 825
Invoking the Unseen Temporary Public Art Exhibition at Valencia Town Center, Santa Clarita, CA
Group Shows:
Chaos National Juried Exhibition, Arc Gallery and Studios, San Francisco, CA
Annual Contemporary Art Survey, The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
Made In California, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
The Foolish Game, Gallery 825, Los Angeles
Smaller Footprints: Women Respond to Climate Change, Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA
Festoon, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Recycled, Repurposed, Recovered, A.D. Gallery, University of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC
2015
Awarded Honorable Mention (Top 25) from Dave Bown Projects 11th Semiannual Competition
(Curators: Katherine Pill, Ron Platt, Kelly Shindler)
Showcase Winner for "Matrimony" in Art Slant Round 6
Showcase Winner for "Out of Frequency" in Art Slant Round 5
Awarded a Merit Award by Juror, Charles Long on www.artkudos.com
Publication in the Winter Edition of "Studio Visit"
Awarded partial fellowship to attend VCCA in Amherst, VA
Publication in the Spring Edition of "Studio Visit"
Voyage LA: voyagela.com/interview/meet-gina-herrera-gina-herrera-artist-southern-california-bakersfield/
Balisle Blog: RISE
balisle.com/2018/07/22/rise/
Record Searchlight: "3D Artist Strives to Inspire" by Julie Marsh
www.redding.com/story/entertainment/2017/04/18/artist-spotlight-3-d-artist-strives-inspire/100604820/
Current Exhibitions:
32nd Annual McNeese National Works on Paper, Lake Charles, LA (March 21 - May 9, 2019)
Fresh 2019, South Bay Contemporary SoLA, Los Angeles, CA (February 23 - March 30, 2019)
Craft Revolution, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA (February 2 - March 23, 2019)
West Coast Biennial, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA (January 25 - April 28, 2019)
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Sway, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA (April 20 - June 14, 2019)
Woven Stories, Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA ( May 11 - July 29, 2019)
LA Art Core Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA (2019)
Cliff Gallery, Dallas, TX (March 2020)
2019 News
Awarded full fellowship to attend Jentel Artist Residency in Banner, WY
Awarded Helen Longmire Award
www.stlouisartistsguild.org/ann-metzger-biennial-exhibition/
2018
Awarded Norman Levan Summer Grant for Bakersfield College Faculty
Cover photo for Folios Body (War, Literature & The Arts)
2017
Awarded Puffin Foundation Grant for 2017
Showcase Winner for Art Slant Sixth Round
Showcase Winner for Art Slant Fourth Round
Chosen for a 2 year exhibition at South Bend Art Museum called "Sightlines"
Honorable Mention Winner for "A Mystified Prancer" in Artist Portfolio Magazine Q1 Competition
Finalist for HERstory, Manhattan Arts Online Exhibition
Showcase Winner for Art Slant Third Round
Showcase Winner for Art Slant Second Round
2016
Awarded The Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation Grant for 2016
Awarded a Peripheral Vision Arts Fully funded Publication Fellowship for Emerging Women Artists
Juried Winner for "Tree Whisperer"
Full Summer Arts Faculty Fellowship,Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, MI
United States Veteran Fellowship, Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA
Showcase Winner for "Rocking for the Future" in Art Slant Round 1
Featured in Fresh Paint Magazine, April 2016
Solo Shows
Procession: Gallery 825
Invoking the Unseen Temporary Public Art Exhibition at Valencia Town Center, Santa Clarita, CA
Group Shows:
Chaos National Juried Exhibition, Arc Gallery and Studios, San Francisco, CA
Annual Contemporary Art Survey, The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
Made In California, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
The Foolish Game, Gallery 825, Los Angeles
Smaller Footprints: Women Respond to Climate Change, Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA
Festoon, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Recycled, Repurposed, Recovered, A.D. Gallery, University of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC
2015
Awarded Honorable Mention (Top 25) from Dave Bown Projects 11th Semiannual Competition
(Curators: Katherine Pill, Ron Platt, Kelly Shindler)
Showcase Winner for "Matrimony" in Art Slant Round 6
Showcase Winner for "Out of Frequency" in Art Slant Round 5
Awarded a Merit Award by Juror, Charles Long on www.artkudos.com
Publication in the Winter Edition of "Studio Visit"
Awarded partial fellowship to attend VCCA in Amherst, VA
Publication in the Spring Edition of "Studio Visit"