Eric Zener

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Eric Zener’s work is in very high demand for this reason we currently can only offer commissions from this artist.

Concept

The subjects in my paintings are voyagers and seekers of truth. Often alone or in a dream, they vulnerably explore their inner self and their quest for meaning.

Although I am cautious to “explain” the meaning or purpose behind my work, as I believe that “meaning is in the eye of the beholder”, I will say that most of my work is an observation of the human condition of modern man and woman. Orphaned from the sanctuary of childhood we are faced with life’s challenges and the consequences of our choices. I use our relationship with water, nature and each other as a metaphor for personal transformation, refuge and renewal.

The quiet landscape of a body of water or a beckoning field provides both a literal and psychological place of discovery and confession; or simply a metaphoric snapshot for an ideal state of being.

The lone figure immersed in water illustrates the constant force and changing tides in our lives. Above the surface we may appear to be together and unaffected, however below the surface, subconsciously, we are in a constant state of transformation and illumination. It is my intention that the journey is hopeful and the ending enlightening.

CV Summary

Solo Exhibtions

  • 2006 / Hespe Gallery/ Bank of America, San Francisco, CA
  • 2006 / Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
  • 2005 / S.C.A.P.E., Los Angeles, CA
  • 2002 / Diane Nelson, New York, NY
  • 2001 / LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2001 / Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2000 / Casa Forestal, St. Marti de Empuries, Spain
  • 1997 / Hespe Gallery San Francisco, CA
  • 1997 / California Arts Council, Sacramento, CA
  • 1997 / Alfabia Museum, Sumoto, Japan
  • 1997 / Galleria Prova, Tokyo, Japan
  • 1994 / Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1990 / Gerald Steven’s Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2006 / Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, IL
  • 2006 / Art London, London, England
  • 2006 / Art 20, Park Avenue Armory, NY, NY
  • 2006 / Juxtaposition - Gallery Henoch
  • 2006 / Art Miami
  • 2005 / Art Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • 2005 / Art20, Park Avenue Armory, NY, NY
  • 2005 / San Francisco International Art Fair, SF, CA
  • 2004 / Klaudia marr 11th Annual Realism Invitation, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2003 / Art of the 20th Century, NY
  • 2000 / Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA
  • 1999 / Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA
  • 1998 / The Gap corporate headquarters, San Francisco, CA
  • 1990 / Installations One, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1989 / Otis Parsons Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA

Education

  • 1988 / University of California, Santa Barbara, BA

Selected Awards

  • Il Beca Primavera de l’Ajuntament de L’Escala, International Juried Competition, Residency and Exhibition, March - June 2000
  • Palm Springs Desert Museum, 31st Annual National Jurried Exhibition, April 2000
  • New American Paintings, #19, National Jurried Competition, December 1998

Selected Corporate & Public Collections

  • W Hotel, New York, NY
  • Miniatuur Museum, Amsterdam, Holland
  • L’Ajuntament de l’Escala, Spain
  • Walt Disney Corporation, Burbank, CA
  • Banana Republic, San Francisco, CA
  • Alfabia Museum, Sumoto, Japan
  • Wyndham Hotel, Atlanta, GA
  • Berrett Koehler Publishing, San Francisco, Ca
  • Handmade Software Inc., Fremont, CA
  • Logitech Corporation, Newark, CA
  • McLaughlin Capital, San Francisco, CA
  • Goodwill Industries
  • Wellington Management Co., Boston, MA
  • Iquantic, San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA
  • Helio Solutions, San Jose, CA

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