Fluidity: Recent Works by Heather Hertel on Exhibit in the Erie Art Museums Frame Shop
Summary
Her current influences include Japanese art, Cy Twombly, Julie Mehretu, Vassily Kandinsky, the movement of Butoh and the jazz of Miles Davis.After completing her BFA and MFA in Painting as well as her MS in Art Education, Hertel has held teaching positions at both Edinboro University and Mercyhurst College.Hertel will be on hand for an artist meet and greet in the Frame Shop Gallery during the next Gallery Night, August 27, 2010 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. About the Erie Art Museum The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival Bank.The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.It maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well at traditional media.The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community.