EDUCATION
2012
MFA, Studio Art with Concentration in Photography, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
2003
BFA, Photography, San Jose State University, San Jose CA.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
The Wave Is Not The Water, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA. (curated by Dale Green). (Link).
2018
Emerge From The Aether, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA (curated by Judy Yemma)
2015
Competitive Facial Hair, The Art Institute of California Gallery, Sacramento, CA (curated by Mark Emerson)
2013
Vaudeville, Museum of Contemporary Art, Marin, CA (curated by Heather Murray)
Vaudeville, Paxton Gate Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Vaudeville, Through This Lens Gallery, Durham, NC (curated by Roylee Duvall)
2012
Vaudeville, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA (curated by Judy Yemma)
TOAST, Reade Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
The Art of Gum Bichromate, Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Curated by Daniel Miller). (Link).
2023
Before & Beyond: Phase 1 Artists of Del Rio Trail, Twisted Track Gallery, Sacramento, CA. (Curated by Lynda Jolley). (Link).
2022
Axis Gallery 17th National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA (curated by Kevin B. Chen). (Link).
2021
Into that Dark Sea: Seven Artists Explore Fragments of Photography, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA (curated by Genevieve Hastings)
A Certain Kind of Blue, Analog Forever Magazine Online Gallery.San Francisco, CA (curated by Jaime Aelavanthara)
2020
Open Show / Sacramento: Alumni Collection, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA (curated by Juliette Hass)
2019
All-Inclusive: Photography for Social Justice, Santa Clara University Gallery, Santa Clara, CA (juried by the Joint West/Southwest Chapter Conference Panel)
2018
Reason & Reverie: Photography Faculty Exhibition, Natalie & James Thompson Art Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (curated by Aaron Wilder)
2017
Future Shock, WAL Gallery, Sacramento, CA (curated by Meagan Lewis)
2016
Glass & Tin, Don’t Take Pictures Online Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Kat Kiernan)
Intimate Alchemy, Plates to Pixels Online Gallery, Portland, OR (curated by Blue Mitchell)
2015
A Show of Hands, A1 Lab Arts, Knoxville, TN (curated by Adam Finkelston and James Meara)
2014
Illume, The Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT (curated by Robert Hirsch)
Photography Now, University Art Gallery, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA (curated by Jeff Van Kleeck)
Image Constructed, Wellington B. Grey Gallery, Greenville, NC (curated by Angela Franks Wells)
2013
Alternative Process, 9th Annual International Juried Alternative Photography Exhibition, New York, NY (juried by Jill Enfield)
The Alternative Approach, The Kiernan Online Gallery, Lexington, VA (curated by Kat Kiernan)
2012
Visions of Yore, Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA (curated by Tanya Gayer and Emily Lakin)
The Bilo Tree, TAPS Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Michael Kravetsky)
MFA Thesis Exhibition, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA (curated by Mark Johnson and Sharon Bliss)
2011
Call of the Times, deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA.
Open/Show: Retrospective, Rayko Gallery, San Francisco, CA (curated by Ann Jastrab)
Our World, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Question of Social Consciousness, Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Illusion & Chemistry, The Kiernan Online Gallery, Lexington, VA (curated by Kat Kiernan)
Hand + Eye: No Alternative, Through This Lens Gallery, Durham, NC (curated by Christina Z. Anderson)
SUPER iam8bit, iam8bit Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Nick Ahrens)
2010
Best of the Bay, California State University East Bay Gallery, Hayward, CA.
Roll Call, Camera Work, San Francisco, CA.
Stillwell, San Francisco State University Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Snap To Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Intro/Duction, Martin Wong Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008
American Gladiators, Lower Haters Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006
20x20, Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Uplifting Vengeance, Rx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004
Tech Art II, National Juried Exhibition, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA. (juried by Mary Flanagan)
Out of Context, DEN Gallery, San Francisco, CA (curated by Yvonne Williams)
GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & AWARDS
2023
Del Rio Trail Grant Recipient ($7500 grant awarded through the City of Sacramento’s to individual works that engage the community)
2022
Individual Artist Grant ($10,000 grant awarded through The National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Sacramento)
2022
Axis Gallery 17th National Juried Exhibition Juror’s Award winner (juried by Kevin B. Chen)
2017
Faculty Diversity Pipeline Grant, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA (one of 12 grants awarded campus-wide from over a hundred submissions)
2011
No Alternatives: International Handmade Photography Award, Durham, NC (juried by Christina Z Andersen, 1st Place Juror's Award including a stipend and a solo exhibition)
Stillwell Grant, San Francisco State University, (a juried grant and exhibition supporting graduate student excellence)
2003
Helen Dooley Scholarship Award, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (annual award supporting undergraduate fine art students)
ARTIST LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS
2023
“Beyond CTRL + P”, Unbeaten Paths: Crosslinking Majors and the Arts, Revitalizing a Renaissance View, Artist Lecture, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Sept. 21
2019
“Memes as a Pathway to Social Justice”, All-Inclusive: Photography for Social Justice, Scholar Presentation, Society of Photographic Education West Chapter Conference, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, November 2. (link)
2016
“Tintypes”, Open/Show, Sacramento #2, Artist Lecture, Clunie Community Center Center, Sacramento, CA, November 17.
2015
“The Tintype Photograph”, Monthly Artist Lecture Series, Artist Lecture, Art Institute of California, Sacramento, CA, October 14.
2014
“Photography Beyond Technique”, F295, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, May 30, (link).
“Beyond CTRL+P”, Monthly Artist Lecture Series, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA, October 14.
2012
Vaudeville, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA, August 10.
2010
Open/Show, Rayko Gallery, San Francisco, CA, October 10.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021
Lindsay Oxford, “Art Exposed”, Comstock Magazine, September, (link)
2020
Niniane Kelley, “Dan Herrera’s Photographic Science Fiction”, Analog Forever Magazine, February, (link)
2018
Robert Hirsch, Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age, 3rd Edition, Waltham, Focal Press.
2016
Christina Z. Anderson, Gum Printing: Artists and Their Creative Practice, Waltham, Focal Press.
Leilani Marie Labong, “Hair Apparent”, Sactown Magazine, April/May, 39.
2015
Christopher James, The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, 3rd Edition, Boston, Course, Cengage Learning.
Brady Wilks, Alternative photographic Processes: Crafting Handmade Images, Waltham, Focal Press.
2014
Adam Finkelston, “Handmade Photography”, The Hand Magazine, August, 64.
Adriana Catanzarite, “Cal Poly's University Art Gallery Exhibits Modern Photography with Vintage Feel in Photography Now”, New Times, October, 37.
2013
Hannah Stouffer, “Dan Herrera’s Studio”, Juxtapoz Magazine. August, (link).
2012
James Barone, “Mad Science”, Submerge Magazine, August, 32-36, (link).
Blue Mitchell, “Unconventional Photography”, Diffusion Magazine, 28-29.
Stephanie Towne, “Gallery Picks”, Sactown Magazine, Aug/Sept, 109.
RADIO & TELEVISION
2024
Molly Riehl, Tina Macuha, “Photography Month”, Good Day Sacramento, CBSN Television, Sacramento, CA. April 21, 2024 (link).
2016
Melissa Cabral, “Tintype Photo”, Good Day Sacramento, CBSN Television, Sacramento, CA. May 20, 2016.
2014
Julian Delgadio, “Technologies Old and New Combine”, KCBX Newsroom, KCBX Public Radio, San Luis Obispo, CA., October 15, (link).
2012
Beth Ruyak, “Insight with Beth Ruyak,” Capital Public Radio, KXJZ/NPR,Sacramento, CA. August 15, (link).
2011
Amanda Mackay, “iam8bit,” Spike TV, Los Angeles, CA, August 11.
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2024
Museum of Science and Curiosity, “California State University, Sacramento : Student Photography Exhibit”, Sacramento, CA.
2017
Sacramento Fine Arts Gallery, “Visions” Sacramento, CA.
2012
Breathe California Clean Air Art Award, Sacramento, CA.
2010
Tangent Gallery, “Photography Now” Sacramento, CA.
PROFESSIONAL: SERVICE
2023 - Current
Board Member, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
2015
Board Member, American River College Photography Advisory Board Committee
2012 – 2014
Volunteer Critique Facilitator, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA
2012 – 2014
Volunteer Photographer, Root Division Annual Art Auction, San Francisco, CA.
COLLECTIONS
Gregory Kondos Gallery, Sacramento City College, Sacramento CA.
Surreal Estates Artist Community, Sacramento CA.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
College Art Association (CAA)
Society for Photographic Education (SPE)
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2018 – Present
Lecturer, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA
2015 – 2022
Lecturer, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2009 – 2016
Part-Time Faculty, The Art Institute of California, Sacramento, CA
2006 – Present
Adjunct Instructor, American River College, Sacramento, CA