Virginia Herbón

I was born in 1970 in La Plata, Argentina. Actually I live in Olavarría, Buenos Aires.
I belevied that through the images the artist can communicate to others his inner world and his vision of reality, using a subjective and poetic language but at the same time universal.
Focused on expressionism and the dynamic interrelationship of forms with space, the purpose of my sculptures is to connect the viewer with myth, magic and therianthropy.
I live near a hill of clay soil and I feel that the modeling of the clay awakens my ancient memory, ancestral and telluric.
The human figure, animals and mythology capture my attention and through these allegories I try to unravel the mystery of life.
I cook my works with direct fire, just as the Aborigines of my country did, in a wood-fired oven. It is wonderful to witness the alchemy that occurs at the time of cooking when the 4 elements (air, earth, water and fire) are fused to become ceramic.

1993 Graduated Academy of Fine Arts “Prilidiano Pueyrredón” – ARGENTINA.

1990-1993 Drawing classes with the teacher Carlos Terribili. "Manuel Belgrano" Fine Arts School. Buenos Aires.

1992 Drawing and Sculpture classes in the Aurelio Macci´s studio (A referent of argentinian sculpter.) Buenos Aires.

1994 Clay modeling classes in "Luis Perlotti" Museum. Buenos Aires.

2014 Central Carolina Community College, Siler City. North Carolina. USA.
“Art, creativity and sculpture”. Conferencia y exposición dirigida a los alumnos del programa de Educación en Bellas Artes / Cerámica.

2013 Exhibición en el espacio público (Escultura-instalación) para la muestra “Por una cartera pasa la vida”, organizada por la Subsecretaría de Cultura, Educación y Turismo de Olavarría, dependiente de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Social.


2012 “4°Bienal Nacional de Escultura, Olavarría” Exposición Colectiva de los artistas seleccionados a nivel nacional. MAPDA.

2011 Participación en “La Maratón de la Creación” ALIANZA FRANCESA OLVARRÍA.

2011 “Homenajeando a Dalí” Exposición Colectiva de artistas de Olavarría y la región.

2007 “The Gallery Nights” Exposición Colectiva de Esculturas y Acuarelas en C.O.F.A. Buenos Aires- Argentina.

1995 Museo “Luis Perlotti”, II Muestra anual de talleres. Buenos Aires

1994 “PALAIS de GLACE” Muestra de Egresados ENBA. Buenos Aires.

1994 Museo “Luis Perlotti”, I Salón Premio selección.

1993 Salón Premiados 75 Aniversario MEEBA” Sección Dibujo.
“Premio Aida Carballo”.