b. 1983, Connecticut, USA
Oumuamua, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 54 x 48 in., 137 x 122 cm.
This Side Up, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 42 in., 122 x 107 cm.
Pure Mode, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY
Curaga, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 83 x 96 in., 211 x 244 cm.
Underlying Tread, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 42 in., 122 x 107 cm.
Over Here, 2020, The Hole, New York, NY
Wayward Functions, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 83 x 79 in., 210 x 201 cm.
The Same Boat, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 83 x 79 in., 211 x 201 cm.
Trails, 2017, The Hole, New York, NY
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Eric Shaw is a self-taught painter whose bold geometric abstraction draws from the rich visual environment of New York City. Elements of graphic design found in street signs, logos, and advertisements are stretched and skewed as Shaw sketches out what he sees using a drawing app on his phone. The sketches are further copied, pasted and shifted using image editing tools, and then translated onto canvas by hand with acrylic paint. The final work, often incorporating several of the digital sketches in one composition, is a complex conversation between lines, shapes, and color shaped by the functionalities of the imaging tools he implements. His acrylic on canvas paintings are both highly improvisational and painstakingly precise.
eric shaw
solo exhibitions
Pure Mode, The Hole, New York, NY
2021
Over Here, The Hole, New York, NY
2020
Trails, The Hole, New York, NY
2017
SYNTAX-REFLUX, PRIVATEVIEW, Turin, Italy
2017
Through The Blinds, Park Life, San Francisco, CA
2012
New Works, Youth Group Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Tenderfoot, Yes Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2010
In The House, Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY
2008
group exhibitions
Dallas Art Fair, The Hole, Dallas, TX
2023
The Armory Show, The Hole, NY
2023
Tokyo Gendai, The Hole, Japan
2023
Storage Wars, The Hole, Los Angeles, LA
2023
Into the Vortex, The Hole x The Pit, Palm Springs, CA
2023
New Construction, The Hole, New York, NY
2022
ZONA MACO, The Hole, CDMX, Mexico
2022
ENTER Art Fair, The Hole, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022
THE ARMORY SHOW, The Hole, New York, NY
2022
ART021, The Hole, Shanghai, China
2022
ACK, The Hole, Kyoto, Japan
2022
Phygital Reality, G Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2022
Busy Life in Distant Worlds, AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong, China
2022
In Play, The Hole x Dallas Art Fair Projects, Dallas, TX
2021
Summer Summer Group Show, Ross+Kramer Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2021
Interconnected, John Wolf Art Advisory & Brokerage, Los Angeles, CA
2021
Phase One, The Hole, East Hampton, NY
2021
Dallas Art Fair and Art Brussels (Kinda), The Hole, New York, NY
2020
BLM Fundraiser, The Hole, New York, NY
2020
The Brand New Doors, Hong Kong, China
2020
Breaking the Frame, Hollis Taggart, New York, NY
2020
The Mushroom Show, SARDINE, Brooklyn, NY
2019
Paper View, The Hole, New York, NY
2019
Carry On, The Hole, Basel, Switzerland
2019
Enter Art Fair, The Hole, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019
Art Brussels, The Hole, Brussels, Belgium
2019
Chroma, WIP Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
2019
Dallas Art Fair, The Hole, Dallas, TX
2019
ZONA MACO, The Hole, Mexico City, Mexico
2019
Highlight: Chelsea, Hollis Taggart, New York, NY
2018
UNTITLED Art Fair, The Hole, Miami Beach, FL
2018
EXPO Chicago, The Hole, Chicago, IL
2018
Contemporary Istanbul, The Hole, Istanbul, Turkey
2018
Dallas Art Fair, The Hole, Dallas, TX
2018
ALAC, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Post Analog Painting II, The Hole, New York, NY
2017
Painting, Process, Materials, Texture, Galleri Urbane, Dallas, TX
2016
The Cut, Evergold Projects, San Francisco, CA
2016
Highlight: Summer One, Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, NY
2016
Summer Mixer, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
2015
Some New American Paintings, Ever Gold Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015
Maker’s Mark, Regina Rex, New York, NY
2015
PRTY PPL, Circuit 12 Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2015
ABCOM, Jack Chiles Gallery, New York, NY
2014
First Responders, Good Work Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014
Group Show, Harbor Gallery, New York, NY
2014
Tell Them I Hate Them, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Silver Shore, Graham Gallery, New York, NY
2013
Acid Summer, DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY
2013
The Beginning, Beginnings Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012
Space/Form, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland, OR
2012
Black & White, Double Break, San Diego, CA
2012
BOUT!, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY
2012
This Weird Place, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2012
Pen to Paper, artSPACE, Berlin, Germany
2010
Pen to Paper, Galerie LJ, Paris, France
2009
Pen To Paper, CAPC, Bordeaux, France
2009
Ancient Bloody Knuckles, Synchronicity, Los Angeles, CA
2009
New Works, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
2009
Invisible Somethings, 92Y TRIBECA, New York, NY
2009
Portrait Show, Hallway Bathroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008