Patrick Hershberger
269-330-8155 | bonussaves@gmail.com | www.gobonussaves.com |
1024 Lane Blvd, Kalamazoo, MI
1979 Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
2006-2008 Lived & worked in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2008- 2023 Lives and works in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
2023 Illustrator and Public Artist.
Murals and Illustration projects
November 2023 Mural finished for Beautify Earth in Galesburg, MI
October 2023 Mural finished for Quarterkick, Kalamazoo, MI
September 2023 Mural finished for Bloom Eatery, Plainwell, MI
August 2023 Mural finished for Community Living Options, Portage, MI
August 2023 Mural finished for HTN Play Center, Portage, MI
July 2023 Mural finished for Pacific Rim, Portage, MI
June 2023 Mural finished for Turbo Chicken, Kalamazoo, MI
April 2023 Head of design for Kalamazoo Earth Day Festival
January 2023 Mural finished for One Well Brewing, Kalamazoo, MI
December 2022 Murals created for Condado Tacos at the Kalamazoo location
November 2022 Multi mural project for East Main Food and Beverage, Kalamazoo, MI
September 2022 Mural completed for Chadrick, LLC, Greetings Front the East Side, Kalamazoo, MI
April 2022 Head of design for Earth Month, Kalamazoo Earth Day Committee.
March 2022 Three murals completed for RAIR Kalamazoo.
October 2021 Mural Completed for the YWCA Creamery location in Kalamazoo, MI
August 2021 Being Jon Arbuckle #8 published, series completed.
June 2021 Mural completed for the EPS Foam Recycling station for the City of Kalamazoo.
June 2021 Being Jon Arbuckle #7 published.
May 2021 Mural completed for the Kalamazoo Wastewater Reclamation Plant lab.
April 2021 Kalamazoo Earth Day website and advertising campaign
April 2021 Being Jon Arbuckle #6 published.
March 2021 HRI (Housing Resources Inc) Virtual 5K run illustrations.
February 2021 Coloring book produced for Western Student Association’s Mental Health Week.
January 2021 Being Jon Arbuckle #5 published.
December 2020, Being Jon Arbuckle #4 published.
November 2020, cover art for Engaging the Critical in English Education, edited by Briana Asmus and Charles H. Gonzalez, published by www.peterlang.com
November 2020, Being Jon Arbuckle #3 published.
December 2020 CBBG 11 Advertising and illustrations.
September 2020, The Vine mural completed for the Vine Neighborhood Association.
September 2020, Being Jon Arbuckle #2 published.
August 2020, Waypoint mural, Bangor, Michigan.
August 2020 Turbo Chicken mural, Portage, Michigan.
July 2020 “Being Jon Arbuckle” #1 published.
June 2020 “9 Lives Too Many” Artbook publication.
April 2020 “Earth Day 2020: 50 Years Coming Together” coloring book for the Kalamazoo Earth Day celebration.
October 2019 Howards Party Store mural, in partnership with the Edison Neighborhood Association and LISC Kalamazoo.
September 2019 SpraySeemo Mural Festival artist, Kansas City, Missouri.
June 2019 Kalamazoo Art Fair Featured Live Artist in partnership with the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes.
April 2019 Earth Day banners for the Kalamazoo Earth Day Committee , Kalamazoo, Michigan.
December 2018 Murals created for AWALL Mural Projects at the Santa Clara Elementary School, Miami, Florida.
September 2018 Mural created for Dropped On Drouillard Mural Festival in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
September 2018 Bates Alley Street mural, funding provided by the City of Kalamazoo.
September 2018 ArtPrize Murals grant recipient for ArtPrize 10, mural on the Blue Bridge,
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
August 2018 mural created for Art House Farm in Flint, Michigan.
July 2018 Grant recipient for Color the Creek mural festival. Completed mural at River's Edge, Battle Creek, Michigan.
June 2018 Mural created for Detroit Artist Test Lab, Detroit, Michigan.
June 2018 Welcome to the Washington Square mural created for the Edison Neighborhood Association, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Funded by the KADI grant and the Kalamazoo Land Bank.
February 2018 Mural created for the Cove Gallery, Pinellas Park, Florida.
December 2017 Mural created for Wax Wing Brewery, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
December 2017 Mural created for PHO On The Block restaurant, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
December 2017 Murals created for the Bird Road Art District via the AWALL Mural Project, Miami, Florida.
October 2017 Mural created for VML at the Foundry in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
September 2017 Mural collaboration with Phybr for the Water Street Art Projecct in Brooklyn, Michigan.
August 2017 Murals created Solanoir Street Art Fest in Kansas City, Missouri.
July 2017 Mural completed for the Vine Neighborhood Association in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Funding provided by the KADI grant.
July 2017 Mural created for the Berkley Street Art Fest in Berkley, Michigan.
April 2017 Installations for Earth Day 2017 at Bronson Park, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Funding provided by the Kalamazoo Nature Center.
March 2017 Murals Completed for Lakeside Academy, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
November 2016 Mural created for Fuze Bar and Grill, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
October 2016 Mural completed for Color the Creek Festival in Battle Creek, Michigan.
October 2016 Mural completed for the Veterans Memorial Bridge/Kalamazoo River Valley Trail Boardwalk in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Funding provided by the KADI grant.
September 2016 Outdoor Installation at Van Andel Arena for Artprize in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
August 2016 Mural created for One Well Brewing, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
August 2016 Mural for the Night Light in Jackson, Michigan.
June 2016 Mural created for the Water Street Art Project in Brooklyn, Michigan.
June 2016 Mural collaboration with PHYBR for Detroit Recycling Plant, Detroit, Michigan.
June 2016 Mural created for Water Street Coffee Joint headquarters, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
November 2015 Track the Trucks project in Miami, Florida.
October 2015-Mural for Gasa Gasa, New Orleans, Louisiana.
September 2015 Collaborative exhibit "Face The Wall" with Thor Goodlife at the B.O.B for ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
July 2014- Russell St mural created in Detroit, Michigan.
November 2014 Workshop and mural created with Honey Creek Charter School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
November 2014 Workshop and mural created with Springfield Middle School, Springfield, Michigan.
September 2013 Installation created for Art Prize at the B.O.B, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Summer of 2013 Partnership with Advocacy Services for Kids and Calling All Youth instructing and collaborating with students on the production of a gallery show held at the Saniwax Gallery in the Park Trades Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
July/August 2013 Five murals for Comstock NE Middle School, funding courtesy of the Greater Kalamazoo Arts Council.
August 2013 Workshop and mural at the Peace House in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
July 2013Installation produced for Site: Lab – Blandford Nature Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
July 2013 Murals for the Huss Project, Three Rivers, Michigan.
April 2013 Mural for Tabitha Farm and Community Garden, Kalamazoo, Michigan, April 2013.
January 2013 Mural for the Presidential Inaugural Committee of Illinois at the Paul Revere Chicago Public School, Chicago, Illinois.
November 2012 Set production for the musical Avenue Q at Portage Central High School, Portage, Michigan.
July 2012 Murals for the Knobloch Realtors, Delton, Michigan.
July 2012 Mural for Understory Orchard, Bangor, Michigan.
January 2012 Mural with students at St. Margaret Catholic School, Otsego, Michigan.
July 2011 Sugar Creek summer camp program art installation, An Arbor, Michigan.
Selected Exhibitions
December 2018 AWALL Mural Projects Group show at WYNWD, Miami, Florida.
July 2018 Solo show at Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
May 2018 Selected work at the West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
August 2017 Solo show at Diekema Hamann, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
March 2017 Selected work at West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
February 2016 Select work for You Are Beautiful show at Galerie F, Chicago, Illinois.
November 2014 Joint show with PHYBR at the Rager Hause, Detroit, Michigan.
October 2014 Curator and exhibitor for Middlemen: A Midwestern Urban Art Group Show at 60 Calhoun Gallery, Battle Creek, Michigan.
July 2014 Solo show at 4th Coast, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Chicago Street Art Show at Chicago Urban Art Society, 2011. Chicago, Illinois
Publications & Press
WMUK Art Beat. University Digital Press. Interview by Zinta Aistars. “Of Murals and Comics”. May 20, 2021.
April 2021. From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry. The killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement. By Paula Yoo. Published by Norton Young Readers. Cover photo: Mural by Gaia, photo by Patrick Hershberger.
Posters For a Green New Deal. 50 Removable Posters to Inspire Change. Illustrations by the artists of Creative Action Network. Workman Publishing, 2020. Pages 16-17.
The Ultimate Street Art Coloring Book. Aimful Coloring Books, 2018. Page 18.
Protecting Your Trademark. Info comic for Revision Legal. Written by Mark Chucta, illustrated by Patrick Hershberger. Fall 2018.
Lines from Lakeside. Quarterly publication, Fall 2017. Page 4.
Painting the Gospel: Black Public Art and Religion in Chicago. Kymberly N. Pinder, University of Illinois Press, 2016. Page 133-134.
Revue. Culture Magazine. Takin’ It to the Streets, by Dwayne Hoover. September 2015. Page 60.
Pieces Of Detroit. Street art and graffiti publication by German Friday. February 2015. Page 25.
WMUK Art Beat. University digital press. Interview by Rebecca Thiele. “Street artist makes mental health installation with Kalamazoo Teens” September 5, 2013.
The Comstock Communicator. Educational publication. October/ November 2013. Page 10.
Asylum Lake Magazine. Arts and culture publication. Spring 2012, issue #7. Pages 38-51.
Chicago Street Art. By Joseph Dupre, 2011. Pages 14-15, 68, & 97.
Western Herald. Weekly university publication. “Through film and influence, Banksy comes to Kalamazoo”. By Christopher Campbell, September 7, 2010. Pages 11-12.
Time Out Chicago. Arts and culture magazine. July 24-30, 2008. Page 1.
Notable Positions:
2018-2021 Art Curation for One Well Brewing
2020-2021 Art Curation for Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Member of the following organization:
2018-Present Kalamazoo County Public Art Commission
2022-Present Bike Friendly Kalamazoo Art Committee
2016-Present Kalamazoo Earth Day Committee