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Noel Herrera (b.1999) is a Chicago-based artist who has maintained a studio practice at Arts of Life’s West Town location since 2021. Herrera’s amusing marker drawings are direct extensions of his everyday life and interests – playful tributes to favorite foods, restaurants, tv shows, toys, etc. His process is defined by fast-paced, intuitive precision. Herrera employs a deceptively simple aesthetic, boasting bright colors, boldly outlined objects and characters, and a heightened sense of order. In the studio he is prolific, focused, and imaginative. Herrera’s work has been featured in More Drawings About Buildings and Food at Western Exhibitions, Jesse at Circle Contemporary, The Super Secret Supper Club at VSG, Today is the Greatest at NIAD in Richmond, California, and Cordially Invited V at Make Studio in Baltimore, among others.