Aleph Contemporary for AccessArt

These works have evolved from various 19th century illustrations of Richard Wagner’s‘Ring Cycle’ opera. They are my visual response to the radicalism of the music and my own exploration of the problems surrounding 19th century romanticism that formed them. 

When I start a painting, my main concerns are formal ones, namely, how different areas of colour and form can be balanced to create a visual intensity and pictorial tension. However, it is important to me that they have some figurative source that creates an extra dimension of narrative or symbolic content. I use materials in a spontaneous and intuitive way and also apply this to my choice of subject matter. 

Education 
MA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College 
BA Honours Painting (1st class) Wimbledon School of Art 

Collections 
Saatchi Collection London; Swagemakers Collection, Netherlands; Van Kempen collection, 
Netherlands; numerous private collections in London, Europe, Asia and USA. 

Awards 
Shortlisted artist for Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize. 
Longlisted for New Contemporaries. 
BHF Bank, ‘The Bromptons’, competition, runner up prize winner. 
Wimbledon School of Art Drawing Prize. 

Media 
Interviewed for BBC ‘Working Lunch’ and LWT emerging artists features. 
Interviewed about my practice for Radio 4 ‘In Business’ 
Articles on work featured in ‘Art Review’, ‘The Art Newspaper’, ‘De Volkskrant’ 

Exhibitions 
6 Solo shows in London, Amsterdam and Athens 
Selected Group shows include John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK; Turps Gallery, London; ‘Salon Nouveau’ at Kerstin Engholm Gallery, Vienna; The State Museum of Art, Greece; Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland; The Griffin Gallery, London; Stock Gallery, Berlin; 

Teaching 
I am currently programme leader of BA honours in Fine Art with the University of Kent. I have lectured at a variety of institutions, such as Goldsmiths, University of the Arts, University of Brighton and the University of Greenwich. 

Instagram: @samuellherbert 
Twitter: @Tonbridge_arts 
Website: samuellherbert.com