TODD HERMAN . 535 LAIDLEY STREET . SAN FRANCISCO CA 94131 . 415-333-7567. toddherman@mindspring.com
EDUCATION:
- 1980
- Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, Maryland
- 1983
- San Francisco Art Institute - San Francisco, California - BFA
ON-GOING COLLABORATIONS:
- With Amanda Coslor
- The Dancing Tree - Exhibitors and publishers of works by underrepresented people from around the world - www.thedancingtree.org
- With E. Francis Kohler
- Life Like Films - Film Collaborative - www.lifelikefilms.com
GRANTS, AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES:
- 2008
- Astraea Foundation Grant
- 2008
- San Francisco Arts Commission Grant
- 2007
- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant
- 2007
- Theatre Bay Area Grant
- 2007
- Zellerbach Family Fund Grant
- 2007
- San Francisco Arts Commission Grant
- 2007
- Potrero Nuevo Fund Grant
- 2006
- Derry North Ireland City Council Artist Residency
- 2006
- Taipei Artists Village Residency
- 2005
- San Francisco Arts Commission Emerging Curator Award
- 2002
- Theatre Bay Area Grant
- 2002
- Arts Council of Northern Ireland Grant and Artists Residency
- 2001
- San Francisco Arts Council Technical Assistance Grant
- 2000
- Odell Foundation Grant
- 1998
- Film Arts Foundation Grant
- 1994
- Western States Regional Media Arts Fellowship
- 1992
- Film Arts Foundation Grant
- 1989
- Film Arts Foundation Grant
GROUP SHOWS AND SCREENINGS:
- 2008
- New Festival LGBT Film Festival - New York, New York
- 2008
- Wolverhampton Film Festival - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
- 2008
- Emotion Pictures Film Festival - Athens, Greece
- 2008
- Iowa City International Documentary Festival - Iowa City, Iowa
- 2008
- 51st San Francisco International Film Festival - San Francisco, California
- 2008
- X-8 International Disability Film Festival - London, England
- 2008
- International Film Festival - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 2008
- Berkeley Video and Film Festival - Berkeley, California
- 2007
- Istanbul International Short Film Festival - Istanbul, Turkey
- 2007
- Taos Shortz Film Festival - Taos, New Mexico
- 2007
- Metropolis Kino Kinemathek - Hamburg, Germany
- 2007
- Screening Disability - Chicago Cultural Center - Chicago, Illinois
- 2007
- Visionaria International Film Festival - Siena, Italy
- 2007
- 52nd Corona Cork Film Festival - Cork, Ireland
- 2007
- 6th International Kurz Film Festival: The Way We Live - Munich, Germany
- 2007
- 17th Madrid Experimental Cinema Festival - Madrid, Spain
- 2007
- MIX Brasil Festival of Sexual Diversity - Sao Paulo, Brasil
- 2007
- Sydney Underground Film Festival - Sydney, Australia
- 2007
- India International Disability Film Festival - Chennai, India
- 2007
- MU - Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 2007
- Brava Theater - San Francisco, California
- 2007
- San Francisco Cinematheque / Little Roxie - San Francisco, California
- 2007
- High Beam Film Festival - Adelaide, Australia
- 2007
- Projections 2 - Toronto, Canada
- 2007
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - San Francisco, California
- 2006
- Black Man Film Festival ("Best in Festival" Award)- Atlanta, Georgia
- 2006
- Breaking Down Barriers Film Festival - Moscow, Russia
- 2006
- Tortured in Paradise - Studio 27 - San Francisco, California
- 2006
- Melbourne Museum of Art - Melbourne, Australia
- 2006
- Oakland Museum - Oakland, California
- 2006
- Brava Theater - San Francisco, California
- 2005
- Arts Commission Gallery - San Francisco, California - In Passing: A Show about Death
- 2005
- Anno Domini Gallery - with Osseus Labyrint and Barron Storey - San Jose, California
- 2005
- The Other Film Festival - Melbourne Museum - Melbourne, Australia
- 2004
- Koret Auditorium - San Francisco, California
- 2002
- Pacific Film Archive - Berkeley, California
- 2002
- Sacramento Film Festival - Sacramento, California
- 2002
- Manchester Film Festival - Manchester, Vermont
- 2002
- The Roxie Cinema - San Francisco, California
- 2002
- Noh Space Theater - San Francisco, California
- 2002
- The Nerve Center - Derry, Ireland
- 2002
- The SF International Black Film Festival - San Francisco, California
- 2002
- Red Vic Movie House - San Francisco, California
- 2002
- Exploratorium - San Francisco, California
- 2001
- One Heart One World - International traveling photo and painting exhibition
- 2001
- Spectra Photography 2001 - Silvermine Gallery - New Canaan, Connecticut
- 2001
- Art Lab Ova - Tokyo, Japan
- 2001
- California College of the Arts Theater - San Francisco, California
- 2001
- Koret Auditorium - San Francisco, California
- 2000
- Kathmandu: Impressions - Arts Commission Gallery - San Francisco, California
- 1999
- Film Arts Festival - San Francisco, California
- 1997
- The Substation - Singapore
- 1996
- Pacific Film Archive - Berkeley, California
- 1996
- San Francisco Cinemateque - San Francisco, California
- 1969
- One Man Show of Children's Art - Public Library - Fairfield, Connecticut
CURATORIAL:
- 2007
- Brava Theater - San Francisco, California - Sins Invalid
- 2006
- Brava Theater - San Francisco, California - Sins Invalid
- 2005
- S.F. Arts Commission Gallery - San Francisco, CA - In Passing: A Show About Death
- 2005
- Zen Hospice Project - SF, CA - Readings from In Passing: A Show about Death
- 2004
- Jewett Gallery - San Francisco, California - Don't Call Me Retard
- 2003
- Noh Space - San Francisco, California - Beauty Shop (film component)
- 2002
- Creativity Explored - San Francisco, California - Don't Call Me Retard
- 2001
- SOMARTS gallery - San Francisco, California - Benefit Exhibit for Life Itself
- 2000
- Creativity Explored - San Francisco, California - Love Show
PUBLISHING:
- 2005
- In Passing: A Book About Death - The Dancing Tree + Small Press Distribution
TEACHING:
- 1997 - 2005
- Creativity Explored (art instructor for adults with disabilities) - SF, CA
- 2002 - 2003
- Instructor Training - Telpochcalli Full Inclusion School - Chicago, Ill
- 2002 - 2003
- Movement and Animation workshops - Temescal Arts Center - Oakland, CA
- 2002 - 2003
- Music workshops - Ala Costa Children's Center - Berkeley, CA
- 2002 - 2003
- Movement and Percussion Workshops - ODC Dance Studio - SF, CA
- 1999 - 2001
- Digital illustration Instructor - Academy of Art University - SF, CA
- 1999 - 2000
- Lecturer - Photography and Film - University of San Francisco - SF, CA
- 1997 - 1997
- Guest Lecturer - Filmmaking - San Francisco State University - SF, CA
- 1997 - 1999
- Adjunct Professor - Filmmaking - Cogswell College - Sunnyvale, CA
- 1996 - 1997
- Visiting Lecturer - Filmmaking - Ngee Ann University - Singapore
ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS:
- 2008
- Indiewire - Summer
- 2008
- Motive: Art for Good - April
- 2005
- Camerawork Journal of Photographic Arts - In Passing: A Show About Death, Volume 32. No. 2 Fall/Winter
- 2005
- Performers Artists Voice - In Passing: A Show About Death - Issue 4
- 2005
- KPFA 94.1FM - Morning Show with Andrea Lewis - In Passing: A Show About Death - April 19
- 2002
- Film/Tape World - Life Itself - Vol. 15, No. 1, Issue 168
- 2002
- Artweek - Don't Call Me Retard - October
- 2002
- SF Weekly - Don't Call Me Retard - Vol. 23, No. 28
- 2002
- Freehand Magazine - Music by the Children of Ala Costa - September
- 2001
- ZOOM International Photography - Kathmandu: Impressions - May/June
- 2001
- SF Chronicle - Life Itself - October 5
VIDEO AND DISCOGRAPHY:
- 2007
- I Cannot Speak Without Shaking - 5 minutes - Video
- 2007
- Cabinet - 16 minutes - Video
- 2007
- Bath - 4 minutes - Video
- 2006
- Clown - 58 minutes - Video
- 2006
- Forbidden Acts: Poems by Leroy Moore - 15 minutes - Video
- 2005
- Born: 06-07-05 - 12 minutes - Video
- 2005
- Vsel Wotthe - 5 minutes - Audio CD
- 2004
- Welcome to My Home - 13 minutes - Video
- 2003
- Miniatures - 10 minutes - Video
- 2002
- Music by the Children of Ala Costa - 23 minutes - Audio CD
- 2001
- Life Itself - 53 minutes - Video
- 2000
- Steps of the Way - 20 minutes - Video
- 1999
- Tales from the Big Top - 10 minutes - Video
- 1997
- Tulang Patah - 7 minutes - Video
- 1992
- Affections' Wake - 10 minutes - 16mm
- 1988
- Mother - 3 minutes - 16mm
- 1983
- Proud Flesh - 10 minutes - 16mm
- 1980
- Film State - 10 minutes - 16mm
