Katie Herzog is an American artist whose work often focuses on gender. In 2014 Herzog created a series of 48 portraits of notable transgender people.
Note: For the anti-transgender troll born in 1983, see Katie Herzog vs. transgender people.
Background
Katherine E. “Katie” Herzog was born in 1979 in Palo Alto, California and earned a bachelor’s degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2001 and a master’s degree from the University of California, San Diego in 2005. Herzog’s work has been written about in publications including the New York Times, Hyperallergic, Art and Cake, the Huffington Post, and Artforum. Herzog works for the Monterey County Free Libraries and teaches drawing at CalPoly San Luis Obispo.
Transtextuality (Senate Bill 48)
Portraits in Herzog’s 2012 work include: Aaron H. Devor, Alan L. Hart, Ben A. Barres, Blaine Paxton Hall, Christopher Lee, Dawn Langley Simmons, Deirdre N. McCloskey, Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad, Femke Olyslager, Imani Henry, Jacob Anderson-Minshall, Jacob Hale, Jan Morris, Jason Cromwell, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Joan Roughgarden, Julia Serano, Kari Edwards, Kate Bornstein, Kylar Broadus, Lana Wachowski, Leslie Feinberg, Lewis Turner, Louis Sullivan, Lynn Conway, Martine Aliana Rothblatt, Masae Torai, Mauro Cabral, Max Wolf Valerio, Molly Cutpurse, Paisley Currah, Patrick Califia, Rachael Padman, Rachel Tortolini, Raewyn Connell, Reed Erickson, Richard OâBrien, Sandy Stone, Sarah Fox, Shannon Price Minter, Sophie Wilson, Stephanie Langhoff, Stephen Whittle, Susan Stryker, T Cooper, Wendy Carlos, Zander Keig
References
Byas, Steven (February 17, 2020). California Artist Features John Birch Society History. The New American https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/34898-california-artist-features-john-birch-society-history
Knight, Christopher (February 12, 2020). Review: George W. Bush is her âblue boy.â How artist Katie Herzog throws some serious shade. Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-02-12/katie-herzog-klowden-mann
(January 21, 2019). Katie Herzog at Klowden Mann. KCRW https://events.kcrw.com/events/katie-herzog-at-klowden-mann/
VoyageLA (March 4, 2019). Meet Katie Herzog. http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-katie-herzog/
Kotha, Eashan Reddy (February 12, 2019). Reforming the Digitized Experience: MFA Thesis Exhibition Explores âTerms of Use.’ New University https://www.newuniversity.org/2019/02/12/reforming-the-digitized-experience-mfa-thesis-exhibition-explores-terms-of-use/
Damon-Moore, Laura (October 26, 2017). Featuring: Katie Herzog. Library as Incubator Project http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=19652
Klowden Mann (September 27, 2017). Katie Herzog. Wall Street International https://wsimag.com/art/30789-katie-herzog
Heitzman, Lorraine (September 5, 2017). Supercaliforniagilisticexpialibodcious. Art and Cake https://artandcakela.com/2017/09/05/supercaliforniagilisticexpialibodcious-at-human-resources/
Zellen, Jody (August 31, 2017). Katie Herzog, Rubbing the Internet Archive. Art and Cake https://artandcakela.com/2017/08/31/katie-herzog-rubbing-the-internet-archive/
Scarborough, James (June 19, 2016). None of Your Beeswax? Hardly.: âExegesis Eisegesis Encaustic,â Katie Herzog with Andrew Choate at Klowden Mann Gallery. Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/none-of-your-beeswax-hardly-exegesiseisegesis_us_5761b011e4b057ac661b4dda
Stromberg, Matt (June 14, 2015). ArtRx LA. Hyperallergic http://hyperallergic.com/305052/artrx-la-99/
Mathiason, Jessica Lee (2015), In Herzogâs Hands Transtextuality (Senate Bill 48). Transgender Studies Quarterly, Duke University Press, Volume 2, Number 4, November.
Davy, Zowie (2015), âTrans Intelligentsia: A Western Pictorial?,â Transgender Studies Quarterly, Duke University Press, Volume 2, Number 4, November. https://doi.org/10.1215/23289252-3151601 pdf: https://klowdenmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/TSQ-2015-Davy-676-8.pdf
Besser, Kelly (2015), Transtextuality (Senate Bill 48) Recovering and Reimagining Trans Histories Transgender Studies Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 4, November. https://doi.org/10.1215/23289252-3151592
Smith, Roberta (May 14, 2015), Review: At NADA Art Fair, Collecting for Pleasure, Not Status. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/arts/design/review-at-nada-art-fair-collecting-for-pleasure-not-status.html
Kellaway, Mitch (November 20, 2014). These 48 Trans Women and Men Changed the World. The Advocate http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2014/11/20/these-48-trans-women-and-men-changed-world
McMahon, Kevin (March 2, 2014), Katie Herzogâs Psychedelic Libraries at Monte Vista Projects. Silverlake Blvd http://silverlakeblvd.typepad.com/silverlake_blvd/2014/03/katie-herzogs-psychedelic-libraries-monte-vista-projects.html
Artblitz (February 25, 2014) Katie Herzog at Monte Vista Projects. ArtBlitz Los Angeles http://artblitzla.com/katie-herzog-at-monte-vista-projects/
Wagley, Catherine (February 6, 2014). Wikipedia Becomes a Battleground for Art Activism. LA Weekly http://www.laweekly.com/arts/wikipedia-becomes-a-battleground-for-art-activism-4416421
Harren, Natilee (July 24, 2013). Artforum Criticsâ Picks: Katie Herzog. Artforum http://artforum.com/index.php?pn=picks&id=42018&view=print
Tuck, Geoff (July 21, 2013). Katie Herzog at Night Gallery. Notes on Looking http://notesonlooking.com/2013/07/katie-herzog-at-night-gallery/
Darling, Nikki (June 12, 2013). Orlando in the Mist: The Work of Katie Herzog. KCET Artbound https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/orlando-in-the-mist-the-work-of-katie-herzog
Torgovnick, Kate (February 28, 2014). The Artist, Librarian, and Guerilla Girl Enthusiast. kate-book.com http://kate-book.com/kate-of-the-week-katie-herzog-the-artist-librarian-and-guerrila-girl-enthusiast/
XYZ (December 2011). Bookworm on Wheels. RISD https://klowdenmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/RISDXYZ.pdf
Miller, Thaddeus (April 8., 2011). âPhone Booksâ Speaks Volumes on Use of Library. Los Banos Enterprise http://www.losbanosenterprise.com/2011/04/08/125307/phone-books-speaks-volumes-on.html
Knight, Christopher (August 20, 2010). Katie Herzog at Actual Size Gallery. Los Angeles Times http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/08/katie-herzog-actual-size-gallery.html
Molina, Sandra T. (February 13, 2010). In Her Element. Whittier Daily News https://klowdenmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Whittier-Local-2009.pdf
Gibson, Allison (January 2, 2010). Katie Herzog. DailyServing http://dailyserving.com/2010/01/katie-herzog/
Molina, Sandra T. (February 2009). Libraries As Art. Whittier Daily News https://klowdenmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Whittier-Local-2009.pdf
Timmons, Matthew (February 2009), Katie Herzog: Librariana. Artweek https://klowdenmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Art-Week-Reviews.pdf
Enright, Robert (2006). Girl Stories. Border Crossings Magazine http://bordercrossingsmag.com/magazine/issue/issue-98
Ward, Jeff (2005). On-Transit. Narrativas visuales en Norteamérica. Crunch! eDitores, Mexicali, Mexico. https://archive.org/details/On-transit.NarrativasVisualesEnNorteamrica
Resources
Katie Herzog (katieherzog.net)
Instagram (instagram.com)
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