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ED HERRING
(1945-2003) Artist, writer, educationalist, motorcyclist
& co-founder of Atelier de la Rose
BIOGRAPHY
Born 26th February, 1945. Southport, Lancashire (England).
| Post-school studies : |
| 1962-63 |
Foundation course at Harris College, Preston. |
| 1963-66 |
Fine Art degree course at Manchester College of Art. |
| 1966-67 |
Post-graduate studies in print at Central School of Art, London. |
Career details :
Consultant Designer with W.G. Mitchell Design Group, London.
Teaching posts (either as visiting lecturer or senior lecturer): Manchester College of Art & Design, Kent Institute of Art & Design, The Slade School of Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, North East London Polytechnic, East Ham College of Technology (later Newham Community College).
Co-founder of Atelier de la Rose, Montcabrier, France, a centre for creative short courses established with his wife, Sally Gaucheron. He lived in Montcabrier (Lot, in S.W. France) from 1991 until his death.
| Group/mixed exhibitions : |
| 1966 |
Northern Young Contemporaries, Manchester. |
| 1967 |
"Print '67" Artists International Association, London |
| 1968 |
"Prints", The Design Centre, London. |
| 1969 |
"Environments Reversals" and "Survey 69. New Space", both at the Camden Arts Centre, London. |
| 1970 |
"Visions, Projects and Proposals" Nottingham Festival, Nottingham. |
| 1970 |
"Survey 70. Idea Structures", Camden Arts Centre, London. |
| 1970 |
"Information Show", Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA. |
| 1971 |
"Spectrum", Alexandra Palace, London. |
| 1971 |
"Locations Edinburgh", Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh. |
| 1971 |
"Lacunosus", Septième Biennale de Paris, Paris, France. |
| 1972 |
"Survey of the British Avant-Garde", London and Berlin. |
| 1972 |
"Contemporary British Art", Belgrade University, Belgrade, Yugoslavia. |
| 1973 |
"Le Witt, Huebler, Herring", Museum of Modern Art, Oxford. |
| 1984 |
Auction for the Miners, County Hall, London. |
| 1992 |
"Les Gens d'Ici", (Fotofolie, a nation-wide festival of photography), Puy l'Evêque, France. |
| Solo exhibitions : |
| 1970 |
"Sequel", Central Library, Swiss Cottage, London. |
| 1973 |
"Ed Herring - ACTS", Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London. |
| 1993 |
"Quercy en Détail", Jean Touzot bookshop, Paris. |
Publications on Herring's work :
COUTTS-SMITH, Kenneth; Dada; Studio Vista/Dutton: London & New York, 1970.
LIPPARD, Lucy; Six years: the dematerialisation of the art object from 1966 to 1972; University of California Press: Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 1973.
MACKINTOSH, Alastair; Ed Herring: an interview; "Art and Artists", August 1972.
Collections :
Victoria & Albert Museum, The Tate Gallery (collaboration with Keith Arnatt in the "Self Burial" project), Museum of Modern Art (New York), Musée National d'Art Moderne (Paris), Belgrade University.
Private collections : London, New York, Toronto, Paris, Singapore, Madrid, Tokyo, Berlin, Melbourne.
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