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Hera Gallery is pleased to present In Cuba With Witness for Peace curated by Iris Donnelly from May 11th to June 8th, 2013. In addition, on Thursdays during the exhibition there will be films at 7:00pm and a gallery talk prior to the film on May 23 rd . The public is invited to attend the opening reception held from 6:00 to 8:00pm on Saturday, May 11 th . Exhibiting Artist Profile: Eliud Martinez Hacia Regla Eliud Martinez is a Puerto Rican-born, New York City based photographer and writer. His diverse professional activities in Social Work and education have drawn him to  social advocacy documentary photography.  His images portray the  human condition in the context of   multiculturalism, human rights and social justice. These values are implicit in his wide-ranging portrayal of globalized contemporary life in the US and beyond.   Recuerdos In 2012 his work was featured in a South Street Seaport Museum (NYC) group show on the...

Hera Gallery is pleased to present In Cuba With Witness for Peace curated by Iris Donnelly from May 11th to June 8th, 2013. In addition, on Thursdays during the exhibition there will be films at 7:00pm and a gallery talk prior to the film on May 23 rd . The public is invited to attend the opening reception held from 6:00 to 8:00pm on Saturday, May 11 th . Exhibiting Artist and Curator Profile: Iris Donnelly Jux taposed "During my trips to Cuba, I experienced the dichotomy of our policy there and the reality I witnessed. Upon returning to the United States, I was faced with a series of questions.-- Why do we continue the fifty-two year embargo on this island nation when the representative of the State Department that we met with at the Interests Section in Havana (we have no formal embassy) called it "illogical."  Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagle concur. With so many changes in the last few years, like freer tra...

Hera Gallery is pleased to present In Cuba With Witness for Peace curated by Iris Donnelly from May 11th to June 8th, 2013. In addition, on Thursdays during the exhibition there will be films at 7:00pm and a gallery talk prior to the film on May 23 rd . The public is invited to attend the opening reception held from 6:00 to 8:00pm on Saturday, May 11 th . Exhibiting Artist: Michael Hyatt    Fortune Teller - Havana Vieja, Cuba 2012 My interest in photography began in 1968 after seeing the documentary work of Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange and Henri Cartier-Bresson. This led to a very active eleven-year period doing street photography in Boston and Los Angeles. Portfolios from this period focus on the Italian neighborhood in Boston, and the residents and transients in, and nearby, the Chapman Hotel at the corner of 5 th & Wall Street - Los Angeles. Between 1986, when I moved to Arizona, and 2002, I photographed a variety of subject matter. Then...

Last Saturday, Hera hosted the opening reception for our current show, Back On Main . This exhibition features the work of Hera Gallery artists, interns, and administrators. It is a fantastically vibrant show which I'm really pleased to have on display for the next couple of weeks. Here are some images courtesy of Claudia Flynn .

Here are some images from the recent opening of MONEY here at Hera Gallery. All images are courtesy of Viera Levitt .