eddie Nero Mail Art Collection, 2000-2022

eddie Nero (a.k.a. Edward Black) was born in New York City in 1944, and grew up in Kerhonkson N.Y., a small rural agricultural and resort community in the Catskill Mountains/Hudson Valley. He graduated from the University of Buffalo with a BA in Chemistry and an MBA., and the University of Florida with an MS in Environmental Engineering Sciences. Most of his professional career was as a mid-level manager in Public Works for the City of Springfield OR. He is married to Geraldine Moreno; they have two daughters, Tovah and Simca. Guido Bondioli (artist, friend, co-worker and mentor) stimulated eddie Nero's interest and participation in Mail Art in the mid 1990s.