Fred Herzog

1930 Born in Germany
1952 Emigrated to Canada
1953 Earliest colour slides of Vancouver
1957 Began photographic documentation of Vancouver and other cities in North America

EMPLOYMENT
1961 - 1990 Head, Photo/Cine Division, Department of Biomedical Communications, University of British Columbia
1969 - 1974 Instructor, Fine Arts Department, University of British Columbia
1967 - 1969 Instructional Specialist, Fine Arts Department, Simon Fraser University

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010
Whispers and Shadows, Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Snow, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver BC (group)

2009
Fred Herzog: Locations, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC (solo) - catalogue
25th Anniversary, Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, NY (group)

2008
Fred Herzog: Colour Photographs, Equinox Gallery,Vancouver, BC (solo)
Fred Herzog: Vancouver Color, Laurence Miller Gallery, NewYork, NY (solo)
Fred Herzog: Vancouver, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France (solo)
Fred Herzog, La Galerie du Château d'Eau, Toulouse, France (solo)

2007
Fred Herzog: Colour Photographs 1950s-60s, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC (solo)

2006/07
Fred Herzog: Vancouver Photographs, Vancouver Art Gallery, Curated by Grant Arnold (solo) - catalogue

2003
Unfinished Business, Street photography in Vancouver between 1955 and 1986, Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver, BC (group)

2001
The History of Photography, Four photographs in the "Vancouver Collects" show the Vancouver Art Gallery (group)

1994
The Just Past of Photography, Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver, BC (group)
New Cibachromes, Photobase Gallery, Vancouver, BC (group)
Cibachromes of Vancouver, Graham Milne Gallery, Vancouver, BC (solo)

1993
12 large Cibachromes, J. J. Herman Gallery (group)

1986
In Transition - Postwar Photography in Vancouver, Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver, BC, Curated by Helga Pakasar (group)

1972
Fred Herzog, Mind's Eye Gallery, Vancouver, BC (solo)

1971
Silkscreen Prints, Vancouver Art Gallery (group)

1970
Extensions, UBC Art Gallery (group) Subsequently shown at the National Art Gallery of Canada in Ottawa and it travelled across the country under the auspices of the National Art Gallery

1967
Vancouver Between the Eyes, Vancouver Art Gallery (group)

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2010 Honorary Doctorate, Emily Carr University
2009 City of Vancouver Heritage Award

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009: Fred Herzog: Locations, Equinox Gallery, essay by Helga Pakasaar (catalogue).
2009: Vianney de Valence, "Fred Herzog: Adieu Grisaille!" Rosebuzz II, juin-juillet 2009, pp. 126-135.
2009: John Mackie, "Vintage Neon Fades to Black," Vancouver Sun, November 14, 2009, A7.
2008: Christian Gattinoni, "Fred Herzog: Un coloriste canadien d'exception," Photo Nouvelles 53, septembre-octobre 2008, pp.18-21.
2008: Karen Benbassat, "Fred Herzog: Vancouver Photographs/Fred Herzog: photographies de Vancouver," Muse XXVI/6, November-December 2008, pp. 22-27
2008: Robin Laurence, "Fred Herzog: Colour Photographs," The Georgia Straight, March 20-27 2008, p. 68 (review).
2008: Helga Pakasaar, "Free Observer/Libre observateur," CV79, summer/été 2008, pp. 26-34.
2008: John Mackie, "Fred Herzog," Vancouver Sun, March 15 2008, F3 (review).
2007: Brian Lynch, "Vancouver Flashback," The Georgia Straight, January 18-25 2007, pp. 45-6.
2007: Michael White, "Fred Herzog," Westender, January 18-24 2007, p. 23.
2007: John Mackie, "Visions of Vancouver," Vancouver Sun, January 27 2007, F2-F4.
2007: Samantha Grice, "Lush Lotus Land," National Post, January 24 2007, B6.
2007: Dharm Makwana, "Vancouver's Revealing Viewpoints," 24 Hours, January 26 2007, p. 13.
2006: Grant Arnold and Michael Turner, Vancouver Photographs, Vancouver Art Gallery and Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, 2006 (catalogue).
2005: Alexandra Gill,  "Vancouver's Man of the Streets," The Globe and Mail, Saturday January 27 2007, R5 (review).
2005: John Mackie, "Images of a Lost Vancouver," Vancouver Sun, July 16 2005, D1, D6.
1996: "Vancouver, The Art of Living Well," 27 photographs.
1993: "Vancouver, Vision of a City," 36 photographs.
1976: "The City of Vancouver," 50 photographs, J. J. Douglas, Vancouver, BC.

COLLECTIONS
City of Seattle, Seattle, WA
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON
VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation, Vancouver, BC
National Film Board, Montreal, QC
Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa, ON