Alberto Herrera, Photo Realism

"Painting is a medium that permits one to express emotions, experiences and ideals."

Alberto Herrera was born in 1966 in the Amazon region of Peru. At the age of five he moved to a large city with his family and, immediately after finishing high school, he enrolled in the prestigious National School of Fine Arts. Herrera feels a vocation for the arts that runs in the family.

He specialized in drawing and painting, and after graduation he embarked on his artistic career. His first works were realistic and figurative, but they gradually moved toward the surreal, expressing his personal experiences.

Distinguished by their contrast and expressive force, Herrera's works have been exhibited in the U.S. (New York), Costa Rica, and Spain. In Spain, he was twice awarded the Hispano-American Prize for Young Artists. In addition, he received a prize for Distinction in Drawing from the Lima School of Fine Arts.

Date of Birth: October 8, 1966
Place of Birth: Chachapoyas-Amazons, Lima-Peru.

STUDIES
Graduated from the Escuela Nacional Superior de Bellas Artes del Perú   

INTERNATIONAL ART SHOWS

2000   "Leaving Footprints" Peruvian Art Gallery C & A Fine Art. Miami-USA.
2001   "Life's Circumstances" Manila Metropolitan Museum.
2002  "Peruvian Painters" World Trade Center. Yakarta-Indonesia.
2000   Diego de Losada Palace. Zamora-Spain.
2001   Diego de Losada Palace. Zamora-Spain.
2002   "Colors of Peru" Grady Gallery. New York, USA.
2003  "Colors of Peru" General Consul of Peru, New York-USA.
2004   "Colors of Peru" Embassy of Mexico, San Jose-Costa Rica.
2005   "Traces and Colors of Peru" Barcelo Hotel, San Jose-Costa Rica.
2005  "Traces and Colors of Peru" National Museum, San Jose-Costa Rica.
2005   Art Show at the Andreuart Gallery, Tarragona-Spain.
2006   Competition of Liberty in Art MAPFRE, Peru.