Bruce Herman

Bruce Herman is an American painter and educator (b. 1953) who lives with his wife Meg and extended family in Gloucester, Massachusetts––where he has his art studio. Herman’s paintings, prints, and drawings have been exhibited in more than 150 shows––in Washington, New York, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles––and internationally in Italy, England, Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, and Israel. His work is featured in many public and private art collections, including the Vatican Museum of Modern Religious Art in Rome; The Cincinnati Museum of Fine Arts print collection; The Grunewald Print Collection of the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; DeCordova Museum in Boston; the Cape Ann Museum; and in many colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada.

Professor Herman taught and curated exhibitions at Gordon College from 1984 to 2023 and was the founding chair of the Art Department (begun 1988). He held the Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in Fine Arts––Gordon’s first endowed faculty appointment.

Herman completed both BFA and MFA degrees at Boston University College of Fine Arts under American artists Philip Guston, James Weeks, David Aronson, Reed Kay, and Arthur Polonsky. Herman’s art has been published widely in books and journals. His book Makers by Nature with IVP Academic Press is to be released in January 2025.