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Eric Adrian Lee Images | Bio
Education
2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
Greenville College, Greenville Illinois
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2008 Moloko Plus, Portland, Oregon, April – May
2006 Utrecht Art Supply, Portland, Oregon, September - October
2006 Myhre Group Architects, Portland, Oregon, May - July
2006 Apotheke, Portland, Oregon, May
2004 Ilk Gallery, Denver, Colorado, April
2003 Revoluciones Collective Art Space, Denver Colorado, June
2003 Linoleum Gallery, Denver Colorado, February
2002 Rowland Gallery, Greenville, Illinois, April – May, Senior Thesis Exhibition
Selected Group Exhibitions
2007 “Group Show,” Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR, September
2004 “Rex Ray, Recent Work,” Rule Gallery, Denver, Colorado., October – November
2004 “Michael Eastman, European Photographs,” Rule Gallery, Denver, Colorado, Aug - Sept
2004 “Summer Group Exhibition,” Rule Gallery, Denver, Colorado, July
2004 “Dale Chisman, New Paintings,” Rule Gallery, Denver, Colorado, June
2003 Fresh Art Gallery, Denver, Colorado, November – December
2003 Revoluciones Collective Art Space, Denver Colorado, January
Publications
2002 Senior Artist Thesis: Lee, Eric. Working Toward a More Universal Understanding of Life through Art.
Awards
2000 Sophomore Academic Citation Award, Art Department
2002 Senior Academic Citation Award, Art Department
Autobiography
I was born in Vancouver Washington in 1980 where most of my early childhood was spent. Ten years later I moved with my family to Denmark were I spent one year, then moved again in 1991 to the Czech Republic where I lived 7 years and began to seriously consider art as a career. I was schooled at home up until my senior year of high school. After my time in Europe, I attended Greenville College in Illinois for 4 years, where I received my Bachelor of fine arts in painting. I then moved to Denver, Colorado where I stayed nearly two years and began showing my work in local galleries. After a short time of showing in Denver, I was picked up by Robin Rule to join her stable of artists at Rule Gallery. In late 2004 I moved once again, this time to Portland, Oregon where I currently live and work. I was represented at Margo Jacobsen Gallery in Portland Oregon from early 2007 until the gallery closed in January 2008.
Artist Statement
“The concentration of my recent body of work is on the concept of presence, existence, form, texture and intuitive gesture. The simple act of being present to the work; to devote my full attention to the surface of the canvas, in order to create raw form and texture that have the feel of daily existence. I feel that often, abstract form and texture hold indescribable qualities or powers on an intuitive level, regardless of their intentional, or unintentional references to something familiar or lack thereof; Similar to how different colors are generally associated with different moods. I’m interested in harnessing those sensations or connections provoked by viewing, to create a subconscious relationship between the work and the viewer, while at the same time, maintaining the mystery of the object it’s self. My paintings are my attempts at achieving this. I believe that the power of art lies within its mystery and to take it out of that element and try to assign a final definition to it would be a mistake. Art making for me is about materializing subconscious thought and being open to what appears. My paintings are somewhat of a meditation on materials and the natural qualities they hold. My creation methods are intuitive and often based on past ‘mistakes’. Every stroke or gesture is made on instinct, making the process impulsive and reactionary. I tend to allow the natural characteristics of the materials I have chosen dictate the compositions.”
Eric Adrian Lee 2008
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