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ERIC BELTZ
b.1975, Orange, CA
Education:
2004 MFA, University of California, Santa Barbara
2000 BFA, California State University, Fullerton
Exhibition History:
Solo:
2011 Trance Farm (February)
Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY
2009 The Philosopher's Garden
Rio Hondo College, Whittier, CA
2009 Solo project at Pulse, NY, booth #I-03
Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY
2008 The Good Land
Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY
2007 HISTROY!
Acuna-Hansen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Hypnobotany: Visions of a Field Naturalist
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Group:
2010 Stranger Than Fiction (curated by Julie Joyce)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
2010 New And Improved
Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Superfine
Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Sister Cities
Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2009 All American: Defining Ourselves in a Time of Change
Salt Lake City Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT
2008 Looky See (curated by Meg Linton)
Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Tree Service
Domestic Setting, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Failing Nature (curated by Habib Kheradyar)
Long Beach City College Art Gallery, Long Beach CA
2008 The Old, Weird America (curated by Toby Kamps)
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX
Traveling to:
2009 DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Garden, Lincoln, MA.
2009 Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA
2007 Promised Land (curated by Elizabeth Grady)
Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Distinctive Messengers (curated by Simon Watson & Craig Hensala)
House of Campari, Los Angeles, CA
2007 The Porch Show
Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Harry Smith Anthology Remixed
Alt.Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2006 Draw, Paper, Scissors (curated by Meg Linton)
Domestic Setting, Santa Monica, CA
2006 Flaunt
Junc Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Reviews/Articles:
2009 Despain, Cara. “All American: Defining Ourselves in a Time of Change.” Art Pulse, Oct/Nov.
2009 Worssam, Nancy. “Frye Offers ‘The Old, Weird America,’” The Seattle Times, Sept 27.
2009 Garza, Evan J. “Folk My Brains Out: Wild and Weird,” Boston Phoenix, May 19.
2009 "New & Notable," American Artist: Drawing Magazine, Winter, pp. 14-15.
2009 "The Aesthetes: Eric Beltz," Flaunt Magazine, no. 100, p. 89.
2008 Larkin, Daniel. "Eric Beltz at Morgan Lehman," Artcat, November 19.
2008 Ollman, Leah, “A Sprawling, Satisfying Show,” Los Angeles Times, August 22, sec. E, p.22.
2008 Duncan, Michael. "Eric Beltz at Acuna-Hansen," Art In America, June/July, p. 203.
2008 Zehler, Mara. "Eric Beltz," Flaunt Magazine, no. 94, p. 103.
2008 Lee, Sasha. "Review: Tree Service," Beautiful/Decay Anthology [online].
2007 Ollman, Leah. “Sending Clear And Subversive Messages,” Los Angeles Times, November 16, sec. E, p. 22.
2007 Schwendener, Martha. “Art In Review: Promised Land,” New York Times, July 20, sec. B, p. 25.
2007 Baker, R. C. “Best In Show: Promised Land,” Village Voice, July 17.
2006 Frank, Peter. "Draw, Paper, Scissors," Art on Paper, September/October, p.89.
2006 Ollman, Leah. "What This Group Can Do With Paper," Los Angeles Times, June 2, sec. E, p. 19.
2005 Woodard, Josef. “The Secret, Psychedelic Life of Plants,” Santa Barbara News-Press, May 20-26, Scene, p15.
Interviews:
2007 Lee, Sasha. "Interview: Eric Beltz," Beautiful/Decay Anthology [online].
Awards:
2009 Pulse Prize, Pulse Art Fair, New York, NY
Residencies:
2009 Artist-In-Residence, Rio Hondo College, Whittier, CA.
Publications:
2008 Fuck It, Flaunt Magazine, no. 94, cover.
2007 Blessfuck This Shitmess, Flaunt Magazine, no. 88, p. 115.
2006 One Hit Shit, Flaunt Magazine, no. 79, p. 95.
2005 "Acid Waves: The Tide Comes In For The Psychedelic Era,"The Santa Barbara Independent, Oct 20-27, p. 158.
2005 "Gonzo Reincarnation Of The Week,"The Santa Barbara Independent, September 1-8, p. 43.