Rick Herzog: Roots, Exhibition

Delta State University’s Fielding Wright Art Center opens the new year on Thursday, January 12 with an exhibition of Rick Herzog’s installation Roots.

Richard Herzog is a sculptor and installation artist creating works inspired by nature that mimicking organic patterns and repetitions but are composed of man-made materials to highlight man’s disconnection from the natural environment.

Herzog received his BFA in three-dimensional design from Bowling Green State University, Ohio and his MFA in sculpture from the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. He has taught sculpture at the New College of Florida, the Herron School of Art and Design, the University of Tulsa, Eastern Oregon University, and Universidad de Caldas, Colombia, South America.
His work has been exhibited throughout the US and internationally in almost 100 group and solo exhibitions, including most recently in the Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC; Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Florida; The Observatory, Brooklyn, New York; United States Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C.; Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis.

His exhibitions have been reviewed in Sculpture Magazine which called his work “electrified” and The Chicago Sun Times which described him as “representing the grit and grace of the contemporary South.”

Rick Herzog’s Roots will run from January 12-February 23, 2017. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, January 12, 5:00-7:00 pm. The artist will present a public lecture in the gallery before the opening reception at 4:00 pm. Gallery Hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on weekends, holidays, and during semester breaks.

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