Hera is among the first public artists to use landscape architecture as a sculptural medium for public commissions.
BEARSVILLE, NY, February 08, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Hera with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Hera celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
An environmental and public sculptor, Hera's artwork has long focused on the development of a humanistic vocabulary for public art. An innovator in bringing cultural and social concerns to the public eye through environmental public sculpture, she is among the first public artists to use landscape architecture as a sculptural medium for public commissions.
Hera worked as a public and environmental sculptor in Georgetown, MA, and New York City between 1973 and 1996, as well as in Woodstock, NY, between 1996 and 2010. She also worked as a procession designer for First Night in Boston, MA, was a visiting artist at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, the Kansas City Artists Coalition, and the HS Humanities in New York City. Furthermore, Hera lent her expertise by serving as a visiting lecturer at Pomona College and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, was an instructor at Cooper Union in New York City, and a visiting lecturer at State University of New York New Paltz.
The recipient of numerous grants from such organizations as the Thanks Be To Grandmother Winifred Foundation, the Department of Cultural Affairs of New York City and the Glickenhaus Foundation, Hera's artwork has been represented in various permanent collections as well as numerous commissions, public collections, solo exhibitions and group exhibitions across the country. Her works have resulted in multiple recognitions, including a United Day Citation Award from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in 1987.
A longtime Wonder Woman consultant in Bearsville, NY, since 1998, Hera served as a consultant in recent years for the Commission of Civic Design in Woodstock between 2001 and 2018. She also served as a consultant for Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild Guildettes and for the Townscape Institute, was a guest critic for Parsons School of Design, and was an artist-in-residence at Art Park, NY, and Bear Mountain State Park, NY. Locally, Hera has been active with the Guildette Woodstock Guild in New York since 1997, worked with the Woodstock Commission Civic Design between 1999 and 2018 and has been a longtime volunteer firefighter for Woodstock Fire Company #2 since 1999.
Born in New Orleans, LA, Hera has been making art since she was just three years old. Participating in art classes at the Delgado Museum, now known as the New Orleans Museum, she won awards every year for her work. Once she turned 14, she attended a private Episcopal high school, where she was placed in art classes with senior level students. When it was time to attend college, she pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Dallas, graduating in 1970. She then attended Southern Methodist University, where she completed a Master of Fine Arts in 1973. She also studied at Mount Holyoke College and the Schools of the Art Institute of Chicago. For more information, please visit www.hera-sculpture.com
In recognition of outstanding contributions to her profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Hera has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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