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My Story San Francisco-based artist Catherine Herrera celebrates 25 years of creating films, photography, writing and art professionally on commission, assignment and invitation. Her work has exhibited in the U.S. and Mexico in museums, galleries, cultural centers and public locations. Catherine Herrera is a 2023 Unlock Her Potential Fellow, one of 132 Fellows out of more than 2500 applicants to a program elevating and support women of color in entertainment and the arts founded by Sophia Chang (www.unlockherpotential.com ). In 2023, Catherine Herrera will exhibit in a group show of contemporary Native American artists at the Gallery of Santa Clara University, and building from exhibits at the Triton Museum of Contemporary Art and de Saisset Museum in 2019. In 2021, Catherine Herrera was selected as an UpNext Photographer from Diversify Photo, and a selected grantee from San Francisco Art Span for 2022 Open Studios Premium participation. In 2022, Catherine Herrera was selected as a Rooted & Written Fellow of the S.F. Writer's Grotto, which mentors and elevates the writing of BIPOC San Francisco writers, and completed a commission on invitation for Montalvo Arts Center in collaboration with Bandaloop and Confederation of Ohlone Peoples. Catherine Herrera is invited for a Montalvo residency in 2023 by Lucas Arts Director Kelly Sicat. ​ Catherine Herrera creates art that reflects the beauty and challenges of the human experience, and dives deeper into questions that she asks in reflecting on her life experiences. Over the last 25 years, Catherine has documented her life and travels, and her experience as an Indigenous woman of mixed heritage. Writing poetry on the stoop of her grandparents home was a refuge from confusing issues of race and belonging that living with her European American family in Brentwood, CA after her parents divorce raised, and the experience of being with her Dad's family, where photography was a tradition passed through the generations and their kitchen bulletin board served as the analog Facebook for keeping up with all the relations. ​ As a college student, first in Santa Barbara, a place she would later learned held some ancient connections to her family, and where she worked as a dresser in the theater, and at USC, where she served as a Daily Trojan and Yearbook photographer, taking classes in the film school, dreaming to make films that reflected back her own family and life experiences, Catherine expanded further her creative education. Still, being an 'artist' was out of the realm of possible, so she went on to become a lawyer, graduating from USC Law Center in 1992, and moving to El Paso, Texas to clerk for a federal judge. It was here that Catherine made her first documentary, 'Alphabet People,' held in the Chicano Film Library of the University of Wisconsin. ​ Over the years, Catherine gained experience, first as a photojournalist for newspapers and magazines, then, associate producer on news documentaries and national broadcast distribution. In 2008, Catherine's right arm nerve was damaged during a blood draw, which impacted her mobility. A 2009 commission for the de Young Museum, which resulted in the short documentary and 3-screen video installation, premiering in the Tower of the museum in 2012, supported a new direction creatively following the injury. Physical limitations made working in the field and operating Flor de Miel Media in the same way impossible. ​ Catherine has developed over the years a flexibility to create according to the project and objective, and available resources. Public video and art installations became a new avenue to create within, leading to the most recent 2019-2020 invitation to a commission with sound and voice artist Carmina Escobar and Indexical in Santa Cruz, CA in creating a life-sized 'Spirit Doll' of coastal wood and shells for a public art performance, to draw attention to coastal health and sustainability in view of climate change and in early research for Catherine's current documentary film, public art venture 'The Martins Beach Project.'

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Author Catherine Herrera Author Bio In 2022, Catherine Herrera is a selected Writing Fellow at Roots & Written, and her writing/art is featured in 'The Lemon Tree: Artists' & Writers' Personal Journeys of Creativity' published in March 2022. Catherine Herrera writes poetry, short stories, novels and memoir. Catherine Herrera spent her early years living in Maryland, forest lands her backyard, a place of wonder and invented stories. After moving to California, Catherine started writing poetry and short stories. A pinhole camera course and watching her father and grandfather as photographers, her passion for writing was paired with a love for writing. She was encouraged to write by her father. ​ A stint at the Daily Trojan while a student at the University of Southern California ignited a desire to report through photos and in writing and share stories of the people in the world that were kin, most often never seen in the media and on screens. That desire for sharing stories grew as she moved to Mexico City as a Fulbright Fellow, and began working as a photojournalist & documentary news producer. While there, Catherine was invited to publish in an anthology, being her first formal publication of her writing. ​ Publications & Fellowships 2022 Writing Fellow, Rooted & Written, San Francisco Writers Conference ‘The Lemon Tree: Artists’ & Writers’ Personal Journeys of Creativity, edited by Nitza Agam, March 2022 ‘Talking to Goddess, Peaceful Visions’ from Many Traditions edited by D’vorah Green (2014) ‘Arts as Catalyst for Healing,’ Bioneers Conference Presenter, Oct. 2014 Screening of ‘Bridge Walkers’ and ‘Open Doors’ with a talk on the power of art as catalyst for healing community relations and individual health. ‘Early Native American Participation in San Francisco,’ August, 2014, San Francisco Heritage and San Francisco Latino Historical Society, highlighting the Herrera Family living in San Francisco in 1860, and, Eugene Herrera, blues/jazz saxophonist, and, at his death at 103 years of age, was the oldest working musician in the SF Musicians’ Union. The Potrero Hill, Photojournalist and Reporter, San Francisco, CA Publication of photographs and articles. Native News of California, publication of poetry written by Catherine Herrera. ‘Landless Indian,’ Publication of photographs from the ‘Landless Indian’ Series as illustration for California Ohlone Educational Curriculum, and, for the 2013 Ohlone Days Program. Coyote Hills Regional Park. Cover Photograph, Catalogue, Ohlone Days 2010, Coyote Regional Park, California Cover photograph, ‘As the Trees and Moon always remember us,’ Ghost Writer/Editor: Pioneer Chicana/Latina Artists: Creating Institutional Inclusion, Blaze Anthology (2007); The Great Divide, abstract for conference presentation on the article Pioneer Chicana/Latina Artists: Creating Institutional Inclusion. Essay published in One Wound for Another, 2001/2006 An anthology of Latino writers contributing reflections on five years after 9-11, and as a follow up on the first essay published in Cybertestimonials. Binational publication and sale. CV Download Education 2022 Rooted & Written Fellowship Week-Long Confrence Grotto’s award-winning conference and workshop for Writers of Color featured literary luminaries Hector Tobar, winner of the Pulitzer Prize , Victoria Chang , award-winning poet, writer, editor, and critic, and author of OBIT, winner of the the PEN Voelcker Award, Natalie Baszile, award-winning author and filmmaker, and the creator of the novel Queen Sugar, which inspired the drama directed by Ava DuVernay, now beginning its 7th season on the Oprah Winfrey Network, and Ingrid Rojas Contreras , author of the 2022 memoir The Man Who Could Move Clouds, named a "Most Anticipated Book of the Year" by Time, Today, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Ms. Magazine, the Seattle Times, Electric Literature, and more. The Sunday, August 14, 2022 Opening Session featured Marie Myung-Ok Lee , whose novel, The Evening Hero, was just published with Simon & Schuster in Summer 2022 and was a Good Morning America Book Club "Buzz" book pick. 2019-2021 Sundance Collab, Hedgebrook, Road Map Warriors, BIPOC Writing Group, An Important Meeting Writing Workshops, Accountability Groups, and Events in screenwriting, poetry, fiction and non-fiction over the course of 2 years. 2009 Poynter/Columbia University Training in Journalism Telling Untold Stories : 4 week journalism training to refine storytelling by written word. My Writing Journey Writing comes naturally. I love creating exquisite, thought-provoking writing for individuals, media, publications, and companies. Standing up as an author writing about the world around me and my experiences walking through this earth was more challenging. I looked every which direction until I finally sat at my desk to take writing seriously. In 2022, I was selected as a Rooted & Written Fellow, with an opportunity for mentorship and a week-long writing workshop with my cohort. This honor stoked a sense of urgency I had felt to complete and publish my writing. I also gained a sense of belonging and participation in the writing community and greater confidence that 'my words matter.' I am presently completing my first chapbook of poems - All My Roads - and working on a novel, Homebound by Sea . Writing is opening a new creative path that feels both natural while also outside my comfort zone, putting words to feelings and experiences that had seemingly felt easier to express visually. ​ Over the last 20 years, I have been invited for publication in anthologies including The Lemon Tree Anthology on Creativity released in 2022. The pandemic's push to move our world online opened new doors for me, making possible participation in writing accountability groups, workshops and courses with Sundance Collab, Hedgebrook, & Roadmap Warriors. ​

Catherine Herrera Photography I am the third of four generations of photographers in my family. I fell in love with the medium with my first pin hole camera. Before I could afford a camera, I used my fingers to frame shots and developed a deep appreciation for my cameras and the privilege to share stories through the visual medium of Photography. ​ I learned to embrace each assignment as a Treasure and each collaboration a Jewel. Exhibits of my photography feature series I've developed alongside my professional assignments, and reflect on my life experiences and explorations. ​ ​ ​ ​ Thank you to the many people who have been inspired to invite me to exhibit, share an artist talk, support my patreon to make possible the often years long focus on a theme, to the individuals who collect my photography and galleries, cultural centers and museums that share my photography to a broader audience. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ View Photos Click to Book PHO TO SERVICES ​ Photography is a powerful communicator for individuals, brands and companies. I offer a unique vision and exquisite photography tailored to your needs. ​ Book a session, and our collaboration begins with learning the vision for your assignment, sparking the planning and creative process. My experience as a photojournalist, documentary & editorial assignment photographer ensure a solid work flow, adaptability and crew expanding to project needs, as a team producing quality visual storytelling for each assignment. ​ ​ ​ My services include concept creation, producing, and executing the vision of the client, serving unique vision and perspective for projects of all sizes. I offer studio & on location photography and creative consulting assessing, planning and executing exquisite photography to reach the goal. San Francisco Architecture - St Describe your image tiny wmk 'In Between Sky and Water, 2011, photograph by Catherine Herrera, Flor de Miel Fo Describe your image 'Johnny Botts Documentation,' 2012, photograph by Catherine Herrera, Intl CR (2) Describe your image San Francisco Architecture - St Describe your image 1/12 Anchor 1 Contact me for a quote for photography services, exhibit/artist talk, and for immediate photo coverage wmk - Sofitel & Rojas Mural, Flowers & Pablo, 2022, photograph by Catherine Herrera, All R 'Scent of Jasmine, 2011, cover photo by Catherine Herrera, Flor de Miel Fotos, Intl CR sm wmk - 'Intimate Portrait, July 2010,' Photo by Catherine Herrera 2010 7 of 13 wmk - Sofitel & Rojas Mural, Flowers & Pablo, 2022, photograph by Catherine Herrera, All R 1/14 Personal Projects My personal photography maps the journey of my life during these times, and growth as a photographer. ​ While working as a photojournalist, I challenged myself to begin documenting my life and self in the ways I ask others to share their lives with me. Today, my process involves research, writing and photography that document our times through the lens of an Indigenous person of mixed heritage including Latina and European American, often delving into questions about notions of home, identity and belonging, reflecting on ancestral connection to culture and the land. My photography has exhibited in museums, galleries and cultural centers. ​ ​ In September 2023, selections from my series 'Landless Indian ' will be exhibited in the Contemporary Indigenous Photography Exhibit, 'Landscapes of Survivance.' I was selected as an UpNext Photographer with Diversify Photo in 2019. Full Portfolio

Films & Installations Feast of Beams (2019-2020) Sound Artist Carmina Escobar was invited into residency by Indexical to create a public performance at the Santa Cruz Lighthouse, designed by Carmina with the following in mind: 'At the heart of the headland a pole irradiates invisible beacons that tread the path to each other to experience the thresholds of our complex human relationships. Feast of Beams, Keepers of Light is a communal performance that explores the dynamic nature of our narratives through performances at land, water, and air. Working with diverse groups that form the Santa Cruz community-at-large, bring together their different points of experience and perception, the project seeks to start an inner dialogue with each of the groups for the development of a piece to take place on August 10th at the Lighthouse Field State Beach.' Invited commissioned collaboration with the Amah Mutsun Tribal community and interpret into a coastal wood and shell-sculpture a center point of reference for the Feast of Beams, Keepers of Light performance. Talking Roots, Trees of Witness (2022) Filmed over a two-year period during the height of the COVID pandemic as the Montalvo began rethinking its connection to the local Ohlone community, working in conjunction with the Confederation of Ohlone People to craft a serious of gatherings with Montalvo staff and a team of Bandaloop trainers, lead by the troupe's founder, Amelia Rudulph, collaborated to create a dance performance high-above in the trees, for a public presentation on the last day of the residency, edited together with participant photos and videos taken during a week-long residency featuring speakers from the Amah Mutsun Land Stewardship and Save the Redwoods among other examples of successful Native science and ecology practices of thousands of generations. Mother's Nature of Creating (2011) - Video Installation A review by Chriselda Pacheco wrote: 'Filmmaker and photographer Catherine Herrera shared her vision through video. Her piece entitled, 'Mother's Nature of Creating' is particularly nuanced. A wet lily shot at different still video frames keeps the onlooker staring at what would normally be just another flower. But, the intense close-ups and pauses make you consider what else it could be. It forces you to see the constant and consistent design in creation and how it ultimately is linked to the feminine and her ability to create. Its is a visual metaphore for the delicacy and raw beauty of life. Kim Shuck & Michael Horse at the de Young Museum (2012) Featuring San Francisco's Poet Laureate Kim Shuck and Ledger Artist Michael Horse who exhibited together at the de Young Museum, with Catherine Herrera receiving a commission to film, produce and edit a series of short documentaries commissioned highlighting a year of art presentations developed by the museum in collaboration with San Francisco communities rarely featured or made accessible, during a time of expanding consciousness and efforts by museums across the country and world to reckon with colonial collecting past. Documented the unique- for-the-time Native American Programming Council, formed to reverse years of tensions resulting from dated practices of exclusion and misattributions/misunderstandings of collection items and history, with a special effort by the Museum to honor the original people, the Costanoan and other California Native tribes that shared the region. Relations (2010) de Young Museum commission to film, produce and edit a series of short documentaries commissioned highlighting a year of art presentations developed by the museum in collaboration with San Francisco communities rarely featured or made accessible, during a time of expanding consciousness and efforts by museums across the country and world to reckon with a colonial collecting past. Documented the unique-for-the-time Native American Programming Council, formed to reverse years of tensions resulting from dated practices of exclusion and misattributions/misunderstandings of collection items and history, with a special effort by the Museum to honor the original people, the Costanoan and other California Native tribes that shared the region. Open Doors to a Healing (2012) A pair of earphones invite visitors to slip into a world so often described by anthropologists – during that time in the field and often, still – as in the past, audiences could hear the stories of descendants seeking to restore their documentation for California Native and Native ancestors and the impact of 'paper genocide' and post-colonial trauma as well as to highlight the incredible resiliency of Costanoan people in the face of genocidal policies in California. Sitting Ohlone (2015) - Public Art Performance resulting in Photo & Video Installation for Exhibit 'Sitting Ohlone' plays homage to the 1970's seminal performance of Bonnie Ora Sherk's performance 'Sitting Still I-III,' designed to bring attention to the inter-connectedness of humans and the environment which resulted in the creation of the 'Farm,' a participatory farm featuring human co-existence and sustainability. 'Sitting Ohlone' highlights the lack of representation of Costanoan people, and derogatory statutes and visual representations of Native Americans, following the Director Catherine Herrera as she visits the Board of Supervisors to propose a San Francisco Costanoan & Native American Museum and Cultural Center that could enrich the Bay Area and for visitors around the world. Dr. T & the Blues Criminals feat. Dr. Loco for Native American Blues Society (2012) Legend Dr. Loco and stellar Native group Dr. T and the Blues Criminals are featured in this performance at the famous Brava Theater in San Francisco's Mission District, in support of the Native American Blues Society. Girls on a Mission (2009) Josafina Lopez' was commissioned in 2009 to offer a screenwriting workshop for adults, and, a writing workshop for teen Latinas living in San Francisco's Mission District rich in powerful murals from artists of international to local fame, restaurants representing the culinary wealth of Latin America, and a hub of cutting edge creative production in the City. Josafina Lopez workshops with the teens who create writing reflecting their lives, challenges and resiliency. Martins Beach (2024) Martins Beach explores the value of coastal public access in this documentary that launches from the closure of a much beloved beach south of San Francisco, the director Catherine Herrera learning of the gate when she took the next generation of her family there as she had been as a kid and during her life, each year gaining more and more knowledge of the coast, the ocean, sea life, and how to successfully co-exist. When she learns that the new owner violated California Coastal regulations to close out the public, Catherine documents the unfolding legal fight waged by the various communities that counted Martins Beach as a sacred responsibility for future generations. Along the way, Catherine turns to California Native communities involved in coastal stewardship, based on thousands of generations of Native science and coastal management supporting their partnerships with state, federal, and local agencies, conservation groups, and landowners working in sync to restore and sustain California’s valuable and unique coastal environment currently facing dire challenges without innovative action. Bridge Walkers (2012) Bridge Walkers is a short documentary featuring the Honorable Chairwoman Ann Marie Sayers, Amah Mutsun Indian Canyon, Cultural Bearer & Elder, Sacred Site Preservation Advocate; Corrina Gould, Lisjan Ohlone Confederation and Sacred Site Preservation Activist and L. Frank Manriquez, Tongva-Ajachmem Achimen & Tongva Artist, Writer, Tribal Scholar, Cartoonist and Indigenous Language Activist. The short film was the center screen in a 3-screen installation featuring two screens of moving images of sacred sites in Mexico, such as Tula & Teotihucan, where today cultural knowledge is transmitted and honored, and Costanoan sacred sites in the S.F. Bay Area, destroyed and paved over as erasure along with history. Since the film's creation, and numerous films on the contemporary Costanoan Ohlone peoples, changes have been made, as well as a great deal remains to be done. Witness the Healing (2007) Director Catherine Herrera was like any American teenager, except where ever she went, people asked her 'what are you? what is your heritage?' At 17, Catherine had begun to ask questions of her father and mother as she started to answer those questions herself, feeling sure in the indigenous belief that one can not know where one is headed without knowing from where one comes. This film was made early in the process upon returning from working in Mexico City and was self-financed. At the release of the film in 2007, the Costanoan community was in a new phase of cultural revitalization and other families returning to recover their families from paper genocide.

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