Arrested by codependent relationships, Eric Conrad’s oversized figures are mixed-up into absurd and precarious scenarios where they teeter on the verge of emotional collapse. Scraps of clothing, plastic flowers, and bits of detritus become precious artifacts to Eric, whose textile-based sculptures and sculptural drawings will be on display in the exhibition space at PS1.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Presented with support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Iowa City Downtown District.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Eric Conrad completed a BA in Mathematics and Fine Art from Kalamazoo College in Michigan and studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Rhode Island School of Design were he received an MFA in Painting/Printmaking in 2000.  He has shown his sculptures, paintings, drawings, and installations in over 100 exhibitions including 17 solo exhibitions. Eric’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in galleries in New York, Colorado, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Michigan, Florida, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Oregon, Illinois, Iowa, California, Hawaii, Hungary, Poland, New Zealand, South Korea, and Chile. He received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and a number of artist residencies including the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Anderson Ranch, ISLA (Chile), Arrowmont, and Frans Masereel Centrum (Belgium). He created a solo public art exhibition at the Miami-Dade International Airport and was recently invited to create a large public installation as part of the SACO 1.0 Contemporary Art Biennale in Antofagasta, Chile. Eric lives and works in Lawrence, Kansas.

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