RAUL HERRERA

ARTIST PROFILE

RAUL HERRERA

Bio

NAME: Raúl López Herrera
DATE OF BIRTH: January 25, 1948
NACIONALITY: Mexican
MAIN ACTIVITIES: Filmmaker, video maker, still photographer and digital artist (graphics and video) from 1970-2020.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Local history researcher, lecturer, international film festival director, art scholarship recipient, video producer, video instructor, cultural entrepreneur, book designer and book publisher, “Terra dell ´Arte” Italian cultural organization´s member (2015)

Cultural entrepreneur
Researcher and producer of the video series “Art and culture in Zacatecas (Mexico)” 1994-2010
Founder of “The Cellar” Art gallery and Screening room in Zacatecas, Mexico. 2004

Photography and digital graphics exhibitions.

El Sótano (The Cellar) Art Gallery. Zacatecas, Mexico
- “Ephemeral Spaces”. Digital art. 20011
- “Paris´ Sketches”. Photography and digital works. 2011
“Chimeras”. Photography. 2012
“Santiago de Compostela, Spain”. Photo reportage. 2014
- “Pilgrims”. Digital art and photography. 2015
- “Walkers of the tropics. Digital Works and photography. 2015
- “The colors of death”. Documentary book project. 2016
- “Beyond appearances”. Digital art book project. 2016

Museo Internazionale Dinamico di Arte Contemporanea. Bellforte del Chienti, Italy
“Walkers of the tropics”. Exhibition of Digital art and photography. 2015

Video art screenings.
“Moving paintings” Digital art. “Its Liquid” Festival. Venice, Italy 2018

Art Works in residence.
“Man with clouds” and “Going South” Digital designs. Rossocinabro art gallery, Rome, Italy 2020

Prizes
- “Homemade optical printer”. First Prize. “Super 8 filmmaker” magazine, San Francisco, California. 1983
- “Moon temple” and “Sound waves”. Digital art. Fifth place. 2007
“Ventipertrenta”. Museo Internazionale di Arte Contemporanea. Italy
- “Chimeras”. Photography. Official Selection. 2011.
PX3 Prix de la photographie. París, France.
- “Self-portrait”. Digital art. Honorable mention. 2012
PX3 Prix de la photographie. París, France.
- “Love beyond death”. Photography. Finalist. 2013
Phorographer´s Forum Magazine. Santa Bárbara, California. USA
- “The door of the blind people” and “Brother Pablo María”. Digital art. First Prize
and First prize International Audience Selection. 2014.
“Ventipertrenta”. Museo Internazionale di Arte Contemporanea. Italy
- “Available light”. Book Project. Honorable mention. 2014.
Moscow International Photo Awards
- “The colors of death”. Documentary book project on the Mexican “Day of the death”. Honorable mention. 2016
Moscow International Photo Awards.
- “Beyond appearances”. Digital art book project. Bronze. 2016
Moscow International Photo Awards.
- “Labyrinth of loneliness”. Digital art. First Selection. 2017. Arte Laguna Prize. Venice, Italy.

Design and Publishing.
- “The magic of the moment” (1977-2012). Photography and Digital art book. 2012

Best Contact Method

My website is: www.raullopezh.com My email: lovideo@yahoo.com

Business Name/Organization

El sótano. The cellar

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