RESUME

Eric Bohrer works within a newer-objectivity, a self-aware critical philosophy that is drawn to the labor, time, and material necessary for the performance of the specific cultural ritual of producing art. He seeks to observe process as its own image and subject. From his observations he adds to an ever-growing library of exaggerated figures and abstract forms through a variety of visual techniques, including stone carving, metalworking, and silk screen printing to name just a few. Each form is a direct product of its respective making process, through which Bohrer is able to connect himself and the viewer within a moment in and out of time.

While attending Reed College in Portland, Oregon, Eric designed and printed graphic material for concerts organized by local promoters Angel Booking, between 2015 and 2017. His first installation Archive b/w Estate, was featured as a part of Reed Arts Week 2015. He has since created, exhibited, and sold his work across the country while working as a library technician, production artist, wholesale delivery driver, and exhibit fabricator. Recently his work has been featured as a resident at Carrie Able Gallery in Williamsburg. His silk screen prints have been shown as a part of national printmaking exhibitions at Webster Arts in St. Louis, Missouri and Artlink Contemporary Gallery in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His series of sculptural and performance pieces from the fall of 2021, Visions of Social Control, was designated “Best in Show” as a part of the annual College of Art and Design Visual Showcase at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Bohrer graduated in 2017 with a BA of Art History from Reed College, and earned an MFA of Studio Art at Rochester Institute of Technology in 2022. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Education

2022 M.F.A. of Fine Art Studio – Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY

2017 B.A. of Art History – Reed College

Portland, OR

Exhibitions

2022 Surface Scope, Group Show, Carrie Able Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2022 You Can See Me but You Can’t Find Me, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Bevier Gallery, RIT, Rochester, NY

2022 College of Art and Design Visual Showcase (Best in Show), Sustainability Gallery, RIT, Rochester, NY

2022 42nd National Print Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN

2021 Under Pressure, Webster Arts Center, St. Louis, MO

2021 BLACK, Fireside Lounge, Rochester, NY

2020 Graduate Education Week 2020, Virtual Exhibition, RIT

2015 Reed Arts Week, Eric V. Hauser Memorial Library, Portland, OR

Residencies

2022 Carrie Able Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Teaching Experience

2022 Instructor of Record, Introduction to Printmaking - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2021 Instructor of Record, Sculpture for Non-­majors - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant to Allen Douglas, Foundations of Narrative Illustration - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant to Gretchen Ettlie, Pre-­‐College Portfolio Workshop - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant to Marija Ratkeviciute, Drawing II - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant to Emily Glass, Drawing I - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Professional Experience

Current    Screenprinter, Kayrock Screenprinting - Brooklyn, NY

Current    Studio Monitor, Manhattan Graphics Center - New York, NY

2022        Exhibit Fabricator/Installer, South Side Design and Building - Brooklyn, NY

2020 - 22 Gallery Assistant, RIT City Art Space and Bevier Gallery - Rochester, NY

2020 - 22 Graduate Studio Monitor – Sculpture and Printmaking, RIT - Rochester, NY

2019-20   Production Artist, Fastsigns - San Mateo, CA

2014-17   Graphic Designer, Angel Booking - Portland, OR