erikjsommer.com

b. 1978 Duluth, MN
Lives and works in New York, NY

gallery representation

education

M.L.S. 2010 The Palmer School, New York
M.F.A. 2007 The City College of New York
B.A. 2000 History St. John's University, MN [with honors - Phi Alpha Theta]

Independent Study/Painting 2004-2005 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Study Abroad 1998 University of Port Elizabeth South Africa

solo exhibitions

2010

Red Balloon (I Wish I Was A) - Rooster Gallery - New York, NY

2007

temporary - City College Gallery - New York, NY (MFA Thesis)

2006

Creation . Deterioration - Art In Chaos - Brooklyn, NY

2004

New Work - Zens - Lincoln, NE

selected group exhibitions

2012

London Art Fair - London, UK

2011

Layer Current - Like the Spice Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
EAST X WEST X HARLEM - Floor4Art Gallery - New York, NY
Raw - Pertwee, Anderson & Gold - London, UK
Inventory - Rooster Gallery - New York, NY
Art For Good - Arch 402 - London, UK

2010

Get It While You Can - Gallery Bar - New York, NY
Curator: Lyndsey Beutin

2009

CCNY Biennial: Harlem Stage - New York, NY
Curator: Faith Ringgold

2008

evolution - Russ Berrie Gallery - New York, NY
Curator: Misha McGlown
PTCC - National Museum of Mexican Fine Art - Chicago, IL
Curator: Enrique Ortiz
Recent Graduates - City College Gallery - New York, NY
Curator: Megan Foster
artHARLEM Presents - Casa Frela Gallery - New York, NY
Curator: Gina Fuentes Walker
Poppies - World Culture Open Gallery Space - New York, NY
Curator: Maria Fitzpatrick

2007

Sustenance - Next Gallery - New York, NY
Curator: Gina Fuentes Walker
Open For Critique - City College Gallery - New York, NY
Curator: Rachel Jobe
Art Students’ Exhibition - Ise Foundation - New York, NY
Small(ish) - Society - New York, NY
A Common Bond: CCNY Biennial - Harlem Stage - New York, NY
Curators: Stefan Stux, Randy Brozen
Transcending Illusions - IPTAR - New York, NY
Curator: Corliss Parker
Expanding Perspectives - Postcrypt Gallery - New York, NY
Curator: Joanna Siegel

2006

Small Works Show - 440 Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
Curator: Liz Koch, Cultural Liaison for the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office
Speed Limit - Redhead Project Space (LMCC) - New York, NY