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I work primarily in installation, audio/video, and photography, while incorporating other practices and processes when I feel a pull for the piece to have more of a mixture of mediums. Creating work deeply rooted in the nuances of the human experience, I explore themes involving identity, vulnerability, and distortions—or a “glitch.” A blurred photograph of a place forgotten begs to be remembered by someone, anyone. A calming voice asks you to relax and then disturbs that peace. These small intrusions into an otherwise familiar environment provide revisitations to societies’ collective memories. In pressing on the boundaries between interior and exterior spaces—public and private, inside the body and out—I create hazy depictions of the failings in our attempts to gain clarity, acceptance, forgiveness, and a sense of wonder. Star Herrera is an interdisciplinary artist primarily working in installation and photography with an emphasis on experimentation. She received her MFA from the University at Albany in 2023 and has earned grants and awards such as The Roanne Kulakoff award and the Situation Prize for Community, Cause and Advocacy. With experience in galleries and museums, she has also taught photography and related media at UAlbany. She currently works as an Archivist for Jenny Holzer Studio. SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2023 CLEANSE//CLEANSE - THE ARTS CENTER OF THE CAPITAL REGION, TROY NY PANTY RIOT - THE STOREFRONT, TROY NY 2022 DEFINITELY NOT A HOLIDAY SALE - SECOND STREET STUDIOS, TROY NY 2021 THE LEFT BEHIND, SOLO SHOW – SMALLBANY, ALBANY NY PROUD + - THE STUDIO DOOR, SAN DIEGO CA THE BIG TAKE - COLLAR WORKS, TROY, NY SHOW #10 – SECOND STREET STUDIOS, TROY NY 2020-2021 BEST OF SUNY - SUNY PLAZA, ALBANY NY 2020 THE OTHER VIRUS - 344 2ND ST GALLERY, TROY NY PHOTOGRAPHY REGIONAL - ALBANY CENTER GALLERY, ALBANY NY IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU'LL LOVE THAT - COLLAR WORKS, TROY NY 2019 ALBANY CENTER GALLERY ANNUAL SHOWCASE - ALBANY CENTER GALLERY, ALBANY NY WITH THE BOX PARTY STICKER MACHINE FEATURED, 2023: UPSTATE ART WEEKEND WITH FLOCKART AND COLLAR WORKS, KINGSTON NY NO FUN, TROY NY THE ARTS CENTER FOR THE CAPITAL REGION, TROY NY OPALKA GALLERY, ALBANY NY CIG AND COLLABORATIVE ARTS MACHINE, 2023: SAGE COLLEGE WITH THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, TROY NY COLLAR WORKS, TROY NY CURATORIAL 2019 SECRET IDENTITIES - TAFLE, CLIFTON PARK, NY 2019 ART-ERNATIVES - ALBANY NY ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDING MEMBER - BOX PARTY COLLECTIVE EST. 2022 MAY 2020-JUNE 2021 EXHIBITIONS COMMITTEE MEMBER AT COLLAR WORKS RELATED EXPERIENCE ARCHIVES ASSISTANT, JENNY HOLZER STUDIO - JULY 2022-PRESENT INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD, UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY - 2022- 2023 EXHIBITION COMMITTEE MEMBER, COLLAR WORKS GALLERY 2020-2021 MUSEUM GUIDE, TANG TEACHING MUSEUM - 2021 -2022 EXHIBITIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN, COLLAR WORKS GALLERY 2020-2021 GRANTS AND AWARDS: 2023 Community Arts Grant from the Arts Center of the Capital Region (with The Box Party) 2021 CURCE Research Award Recipient Situation Prize for Community, Cause and Advocacy Recipient Studio Art Departmental Award Recipient 2020 Roanne Kulakoff Award SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS: On Exhibit: Two new galleries rise up on Troy’s Second Street Art Town Podcast with Justin Baker PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURED: Drag fever with Typhoid Mary Free Food Fridge Albany |