Gina Herrera: A Perilous Reckoning / Los Angeles Valley College
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Gina Herrera: A Perilous Reckoning
Los Angeles Valley College Art Gallery
September 16 - October 17, 2025
Drawing deeply from her experience during a 25-year tenure in the Armed Forces, the artist utilizes natural materials and organic forms, such as branches, rocks, cocoons, and nests, as a stark juxtaposition to the long-term effects of conflict and war on the landscape. Weaving together disparate elements, this work explores the complexities of identity, environmental responsibility, and the impact of military service on the individual. In this exhibition, Herrera seeks to confront the dissonance inherent in her dual role as a guardian of the earth and as a participant in an institution whose values no longer align with her own.
