Nicholas Herrera
Nicholas Herrera | |
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| Born | July 11, 1964 El Rito, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Known for | Santero art; bultos; retablos |
Life and career
[edit]He was born in El Rito, New Mexico, and his New Mexican roots helped to shape him as an artist who "follows the ever-expanding folk tradition of the Northern New Mexico santero."[1] His art is known to provoke strong emotions, as it is satirical, religious and sometimes sad. Herrera's work takes the form of statuettes, sculptures inspired by modern issues, lithographs and plaster images. Much of his inspiration comes from a serious accident that put Herrera into a coma, during which he claims he saw a figure of death. As a result, his spiritual iconic style was born.
His work is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[2] Autry Museum of the American West, the Museum of International Folk Art, the Flatwater Folk Art Museum and the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery.[3] He is represented by EVOKE Contemporary in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His first solo museum exhibition, Nicholas Herrera: El Rito Santero, was held at the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos in 2024–2025 and was profiled in The New York Times.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Awalt, Barbe and Paul Rhetts (November 2003). Nicholas Herrera: Visiones de mi Corazon, Visions of my Heart. Lpd Pr. p. 11. ISBN 978-1890689131.
- ↑ "Protect and Serve by Nicholas Herrera". Luce Center. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ Rosenak, Chuck; Rosenak, Jan (1998). The Saint Makers : Contemporary Santeras y Santeros. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 0873587189.
- ↑ "Once a Bad Boy, Now a Saint Maker, with a Major Solo Museum Show". The New York Times. October 23, 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
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