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Manuel Aja-Herrera

Foundation studies professor

Education

  • M.F.A., fine art, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • M.A., design, The London Institute, Central Saint Martins
  • B.A., fine art, painting, University of Central England

Credentials

  • Professor, Sept. 1997-present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
    School of Foundations Classes taught: Drawing I, Drawing II, Life Drawing I, Life Drawing II, 2D Design, 3D Design, Repeat Patterns, Textile Printing, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Show Production Trend Research, The Business of Fashion
  • Professor/Chair of visual studies and printmaking, Sept. 1993-Sept. 1997, South Thames College, Southbank University
    European coordinator. Responsible for curriculum and course development. Other responsibilities included course coordinator, competitions, industrial liaison, work placements, staff and student development, transfer credits, liaison for international college exchange programs, interviewing, writing of new courses for accreditation approval.
  • Director, Jan. 1982-Sept. 1995, Herrera (UK) Ltd.
    Director of Herrera Ltd. Design Consultants, London-based textile design studio designing commissioned international fashion print collections for major home and international converters, liaising with client mills, dyers, and in-house design groups. Advising on design concepts and directions related to different customer profiles. Menswear and womenswear.

Part-time teaching experience

  • Sept. 1996-Sept. 1997, London College of Fashion, The London Institute
  • Sept. 1988-July 1997, The Kent Institute, KIAD
  • Sept. 1991-July 1993, West Herts College

Freelance design consultancy

  • 1996, Twins Enterprise PLC
    Graphic logos for American College sportswear apparel - menswear
  • 1995-1996, Balenciaga, Paris, France
    Consultant for new fabric and fibre developments. Developed range of printed textiles for couture collection, mainly womenswear.
  • 1994-1995, Nygaard International, Canada and U.S.A.
    Textile and sourcing consultant, womenswear.
  • 1993-1994, Traffico De Modas, Spain
    Textile and concept design for innovative fabric and fibre development. UK sourcing – menswear and womenswear.
  • 1992-1993, Belen Batalla, Spain
    Trend forecasting and textile design development for the UK market, menswear and womenswear.
  • 1992-1994, Investronica (Inveco), Spain
    Textile systems, translator, and design consultant for UK market clientele: Marks & Spencer’s, PLC Suppliers, S.R. Gent, and the Bairdwear Textile Group, menswear and womenswear.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Silver Medal of Honour for Outstanding Achievement, The International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England, 2006
  • International Professional of the Year, The International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England, 2005
  • Outstanding Intellectuals of the21st Century, The International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England, 2005
  • Fine Art Scholarship in Painting, Krakow University, Poland, 1979
  • Whitworth Wallis Award, Fine Art Printmaking, first prize, Whitworth Wallis Foundation, UK, 1978
  • Stowells Trophy, Painting Royal Academy, London, UK, 1977
  • Midlands Art ’76, Fine Art Printmaking, first prize, Birmingham City Council, UK, 1976

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

  • One-man show at The Mercury Gallery, London, UK, 2002
  • Faculty show at Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA, 2000
  • Faculty show at Bergen Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA, 1999
  • Faculty show at Bergen Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA, 1998
  • One-man show at The Stowells Art Gallery, London, UK, 1998
  • One-man show at The Hamilton Gallery, London, UK, 1997
  • One-man show at Galleria Taurr, Barcelona, Spain, 1996
  • One-man show at The Mercury Gallery, London, UK, 1995
  • Group show at Birmingham Museum, Birmingham, UK, 1994
  • Group show at Imperial College Gallery, London, UK, 1993
  • Group show, critics choice at The Royal Academy, London, UK, 1992