Now Seattle-based, Eric Eley was born in Iowa in 1976. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, and has a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. In the time between his degrees, Eley spent two years as an artist-in-residence at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana where he received the Taunt Fellowship. Currently, the artist is represented by Art Agents Gallery, Hamburg, Germany and Platform Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
Both his sculptures and drawings – including works on paper and resin-based compositions – have been shown throughout the United States as well as internationally in Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Switzerland.
:solo exhibitions:
2008
platform gallery, prospect fields, seattle, wa
2007
art agents gallery, hover, hamburg, germany
gallery4culture, intricate matter, seattle, wa
2006
hedreen gallery, lee center for the arts, intricate matter, seattle, wa
kolva/sullivan gallery, small expanse, spokane, wa
2005
exactly (thesis), university of washington, seattle, wa
2001
taunt fellowship exhibition, warehouse gallery, archie bray foundation, helena, mt
1999
bfa thesis exhibition, sarah a. coyne gallery, syracuse, ny
:selected group exhibitions:
2008
dialogue: flat/form, archer gallery, vancouver, wa
2007
fish and ships, kunsthaus hamburg, hamburg, germany
outdoor|sculpture projects, volta show 03, basel, switzerland
here and now, SAM gallery, seattle, wa
2006
unnatural presence, platform gallery, seattle, wa
sensibility, ash street project space, portland, or
2005
mfa thesis exhibition, henry art gallery, seattle, wa
abstraction obstruction, SOIL, seattle, wa
2004
summer works, cma gallery, seattle, wa
past residents, kolva/sullivan gallery, spokane, wa
year 1, cma gallery, seattle, wa
works in progress, jacob lawrence gallery, university of washington, seattle, wa
2003
no-tell motel, cma gallery, seattle, wa
2001
SOFA exposition, navy pier, chicago, il
basement, myrna loy center for the performing arts, helena, mt
six degrees, trish higgins fine art, wichita, ks
an evening with the bray, kolva/sullivan gallery, spokane, wa
2000
clay on the cusp, baltimore clayworks, baltimore, md
summer show, warehouse gallery, helena, mt
bray show, whitefish gallery, whitefish, mt
archie bray and the colorado connection, arapahoe communtiy college, denver, co
conestoga ceramics: a continuing tradition, chester springs studio, chester springs, pa
1999
craft forms 99, wayne art center, wayne, pa
potters from the archie bray foundation, laramie county c.c., fine arts gallery,laramie, wy
USA craft today, silvermine guild arts center, new canaan, ct
origins in clay, hill country arts foundation, ingram, tx
emerging artists of the u.s., vermont clay studio, waterbury center, vt
:publications.reviews.media:
2008
beal, suzanne. "eric eley at platform gallery." sculpture, vol. 27, no. 10, december
pence, elizabeth. "eric eley at platform gallery." artweek, vol. 39, issue 3, april
graves, jen. "in/visible: what you see is what you see?" thestranger.com, audio interview, february 6
grant, adriana. "walk-through drawing: 'prospect fields' at platform gallery" seattle weekly, january 23
2007
may, whitney. "art floats." ny arts, july/august 2007
danek, sabine. 'rumpfbeugen.' szene, march 2007
schiff, hajo. 'eleys wacherungen.' O.T., february 2007, no. 10
brennecke, ernst. 'kunst wachst aus der wand.' hamburger nachrichten, february 16, 2007
2006
hackett, regina. "eley's expansive 'intricate matter' freezes motion in the moment." seattle post-
intelligencer, october 6, 2006
staff writer. 'best bet.' seattle post-intelligencer, september 22, 2006
staff writer. 'hot ticket.' the seattle times, september 22, 2006
graves, jen. 'profanity, testing, explosion.' the stranger, september 14, 2006
graves, jen. 'first day of school.' the stranger, september 7, 2006
hackett, regina. 'contributions by pokorny and eley stand out in 'unnatural presence' at platform gallery.' seattle post-intelligencer, june 30, 2006
2001
shull, chris. “go see it!” the wichita eagle, march 25, 2001
lapoint, nancy. “a visit to the bray.” ceramics monthly, vol. 49, no.1 (jan. 2001)
2000
donohoe, victoria. “conestoga’s crafters of clay featured in ceramics display.” the philadelphia inquirer,
jan. 16, 2000
quillman, catherine. “heritage of hands-on craft unites artists.” the philadelphia inquirer, suburban
edition, jan. 16, 2000
1999
donohoe, victoria. “wayne art center.” the philadelpia inquirer, dec. 26, 1999
staff writer. “emerging artists show.” ceramics monthly, vol. 47, no. 5 (may 1999), p. 20
:collections:
archie bray foundation, helena, mt
king county art collection, washington
progressive corporation, cleveland, oh
city of seattle, seattle, wa
:awards.fellowships.residencies:
2008
individual projects grant, 4culture, seattle, wa
cityartist project grant, city of seattle, seattle, wa
grant for artist projects (GAP), artist trust, seattle, wa
2000-2001
taunt fellowship, archie bray foundation, helena, mt
1999-2001
resident artist, archie bray foundation, helena, mt
1999
undergraduate student fellowship, national council on education in the ceramic arts (nceca)
:teaching:
2005
visiting lecturer, university of washington seattle, wa
3 dimensional design fundamentals - summer quarter & fall quarter
2004
instructor, university of washington, seattle, wa
3 dimensional design fundamentals
teaching assistant, university of washington, seattle, wa
issues & influences
1999 - 2001
instructor, archie bray foundation for the ceramic arts, helena, mt
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