Federico Herrero
1978 born and lives in San José, Costa Rica 1997-1998
Studies painting at Pratt Institute, New York, USA
2001 Best young artist, Venice Biennal 2001
Special Projects:
2011
Vibrantes, Art PARCOURS, Art Basel, Switzerland
CAG Windows Proyect, CAG Vancouver, Canada
2008
Landscape. Permanent wall painting for the Hara Museum ARC. Kankai Pavilion Opening Exhibition – Beyond time, beyond space. Gumma Prefecture, Japan
Landscape/Mirror. Permanent wallpainting for Arts Towada Museum. Aomori Prefecture, Japan
2007
Temporary covering for the Norrish Central Library in Portsmouth, commissioned by Aspex, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
2005
Institutional Tropical Critique. White Cubicle at the George and Dragon Public House as part of the exhibition London in six easy steps at the ICA, London, United Kingdom
Wall Painting. Teoretica, San Jose, Costa Rica
2004
Art Bus Project. Kanazawa Museum for the 21 st Century art, Kanazawa, Japan
2002
Wall Drawing Project. Lydmar Hotel, Stokholm, Sweden
2001
Art Bus Project. Yamagata, Japan.
Solo exhibitions (selection)
2011
Apretados Vibrantes, Casa de America, Madrid, Spain Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo, Brazil
Sies + Hoeke Galerie, Dusseldorf, Germany
2010
Aurora, Gallery Bo Bjeergaard, Copenhague, Denmark
2009
Galeria Cu4rto Nivel, Bogota, Colombia
Amalgama, Galeria Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid, Spain Amansalba, Teoretica, San Jose, Costa Rica
2008
Kunstverein Freiburg, Germany
Wattis Institute for Contemporary arts San Francisco, USA Colorigami. Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo, Japan
Sies + Hoeke Galeire, Dusseldorf, Germany
2007
Paintings. Blow de la Barra, Athens, Greece
2006
Walls/Muri, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice, Italy Galeria Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid, Spain
2005
Sies + Hoeke Galerie, Dusseldorf, Germany
Live sufaces. Watari Museum for Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
New paintings. Blow de la Barra, London, United Kingdom
2004
Japanopera: Vertical Thoughts. Gallery Koyanagi Viewing Room, Tokyo, Japan
Mental Lanscapes and Transit Lines. Viafarini, Milano, Italy
The Corridor, Reikjavik, Iceland
2003
Pintacoteca. Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San Jose, Costa Rica
Paisajes Mentales. Galeria Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid, Spain
2002
Sies+Hoeke Galerie, Dusseldorf, Germany
2000
Recuadros (together with Carlos Garaicoa). Galería Jacob Kapio, San Jose, Costa Rica
Group exhibitions (selection)
2011
Art Basel Miami Beach, Stand K14, Galeria Luisa Strina, Miami, USA.
2010
Panamericana, Kurimanzutto, Mexico
Bienal de Pontevedra, Spain
2009
Fare Mundi/Nuevos Mundos, Latin American Pabillion 53rd Venice Bienale, Italy
Segunda Trienal Poligrafica del Caribe, Puerto Rico
Pintura, El Proyecto Incompleto. Centro Cultural Espana, Guatemala City, Guatemala Republic
2008
Passengers. Wattis Institute for Contamporary Arts San Francisco, USA
Out of storage – Peintures choisies de la colección. MUDAM, Luxembourg Interrogating Systems: 2008 Cifo Grants and Commisions Exhibition, CIFO Art Space, Miami, USA
2007
Existencias. MUSAC Museo de arte Contemporaneo
2004
Primera Bienal de Sevilla La alegría de mis sueños, Spain
Producing Reality. Fundazione Prometeo, Lucca, Italy
Empty Garden. The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan PR 04. San Juan and Rincón, Puerto Rico
Todo Incluido. Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Madrid, Spain
2003
Octava Bienal de la Habana El arte con la vida, Cuba
First Prague Biennial Peripheries become the Center, Czech Republic 2002
Artistmos. Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, China
Urgent Painting. Musee d’ Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France
2001
49th Biennale de Venezia Plateau of Humankind, Italy
Políticas de la Diferencia. Itinerante: Pinacoteca, São Paulo, Brasil; Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Radio Reloj. Galería Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica
Arqueotipos. Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, Costa Rica
2000
De Generación. La Nueva Escuela, San Jose, Costa Rica
Neo Arte. TEOR/éTica, San Jose, Costa Rica
Puertos y Costas Ricas. TEOR/éTica, San Jose, Costa Rica and M&M Proyectos, San Juan, Puerto Rico
El ultimo dibujo del milenio. Teatro Nacional, La Habana, Cuba
Ex3. Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, Costa Rica 1999
El artista a través de los objetos. Galería Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica