Kerry Herrmann
Painter (Footscray, VIC)

Kerry holds a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) with majors in painting, Ballarat University, a Graduate Diploma of Education Melbourne University and Bachelor of Arts (Humanities) with majors in English, and Philosophy, Deakin University.

Her work explores the street psychologically with Nietzsche’s concept of masks and more masks, and people treating each other as means to further their ends. From large billboard advertisement, control, telling us what to buy, watch and wear, instrumental rationalism and sub-systems of buildings, institutions and cars dominate the city, whereas, the real people fade into insignificance.

The real people protest their voice through the street graffiti, the desire for transcendentialism of the Ideal, for something better, for Kant’s Kingdom of Ends. People treating each other as ends in themselves rather than means to further their ends.

Kerry works with wax mixed with oil, allowing her to create an interesting texture which is important to her “urban impressionist” style in expressing a feeling of the modern city.

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GROUP SHOWS

Darebin Festival Art Show Preston Arts and Entertainment Centre, Feb 1996. Roar Pet Show, Roar Gallery, Fitzroy March 1996. THE SHANGHAI BOOMERANG BOARD SHOW 1996 Travelling to: -The Malthouse Theatre, Sturt St, South Melbourne 16-27 July. -Seymour Centre Theatre Complex Sydney University Aug 1st-23rd Sept. CAS space 546-564 Collins St Melb 25 Sept-21 Oct. Pinkster (Ritual) Fitzroy Gallery, October 1997. Going Further (DAAG) Preston Art house, December, 1998. Williamstown Art and Acquisition Prize March, 1999 M.L.C Group Exhibition Methodist Ladies’ College, August, 1999. $300 or less Metropolis Gallery, St Kilda December 1999. NewQ2000 The GLOBE Art Award Linden Gallery, St Kilda, Jan 2000. New Luna Metropolis Gallery, St Kilda, February 2000. New Q 2001Art Award Counihan Gallery, Brunswick Opened by Jason Smith from National Gallery of Victoria Jan 2001 Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize 2001 Wyndham Community Culture Centre, Werribee 13 May-25 May 2001 M.L.C Acquisition and Art Prize (with Charles Blackman and Michael Luning) Methodist Ladies’ College, August, 2001. Most Affordable Art Show Royal Exhibition Buildings Carlton March 2004 Aniversary of Gough Whitlam Colin Donald’s Post Goughist Art Collection Trades Hall Carlton July 2004 Christmas Show Stella Dimadis Gallery Dec 2004 Oh My Gough! Post Goughists Mary Delahunty’s Office November 2005

SOLO SHOWS

The Wasteland Art in city windows, installation with N.A.V.A Collins St, November 1991. Challenge to the Psychology of Color Symbolism Preston Arts and Entertainment Centre, August, 1996. Modern Impressionism Hogan Gallery, Collingwood April 1997-2005. Urban Expressions Dancing Dog(Old West Space) March 2003 #Street as Canvas Represented by Stella Dimadis Gallery 2003-2004 COMMISSIONS

Shelton Lee’s bookshop “Le Havilands on Wellington” Clifton Hill. Several commissions for Henry Ma’s “Black Cat”, and many many other private commissions.

AWARDS

A highly recommended prize for the Q2000 GLOBE Art award. Methodist Ladies College Acquisition prize 2001 ‘Bloesem Huis’ Artist Residency and Studio Space, Footscray 2006 “My Favorite Things” City of Maribyrnong Community and Cultural Grant working in collaboration with Footscray House, 2006.

COLLECTIONS

Numerous private and business collections around the inner city of Melbourne interstate, and overseas, some examples are the late poet Shelton Lee, Henry Maas, John Godfrey, art critic Ted Lowenstein, Methodist Ladies College and David Smorgon from Smorgon’s Steel.