Juan Fernando Herrán (Bogotá, 1963) is a Colombian artist whose work, developed over more than three decades, explores aspects of Colombian reality and its cultural, social, and political implications. Working across sculpture, installation, video, and photography, Herrán investigates hidden moments in Colombian history and questions the mechanisms involved in the construction of memory. His projects have addressed specific subjects such as opium poppy cultivation, the financial ties between the Cali Cartel and the Samper presidential campaign, the self-construction processes of Colombian cities, Medellín's motorcycle culture, and the construction of national identity around the figure of the hero. His interest in marginal, anonymous, or absent figures reveals a drive to build a palimpsest of memory, one that remains permanently open to debate. 

He holds an MFA in Sculpture from Chelsea College of Art, London, and currently serves as a tenured professor in the Department of Art at the Universidad de los Andes, in Bogotá. His work has been exhibited at major international museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Palais de Tokyo and the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Station Museum of Contemporary Art in Houston, and the Palacio de Velázquez at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, alongside participation in the Venice, Liverpool, Havana, and São Paulo Biennials. His work is held in collections including Tate Modern in London, the Jumex Collection in Mexico, the Museo Nacional de Colombia, and the Banco de la República in Bogotá. He lives and works in Bogotá