Erik Parker

Solo exhibitions include Cornerhouse Gallery in Manchester, England; De Appel in Amsterdam; the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; Colette in Paris; Honor Fraser in Los Angeles; and Galleri Faurschou in Copenhagen.

Erik Parker studied at University of Texas at Austin. The recorded working language is German. Residence is recorded at Stuttgart. Work by Erik Parker is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Picker Art Gallery, Print Collection and Whitney Museum of American Art.

• Name — Erik Parker • Born — 1968 • Birthplace — Stuttgart, West Germany • Field — Painting • Training — University of Texas at Austin & Purchase College

Erik Parker was born in Stuttgart, West Germany but later moved to San Antonio, Texas. Parker attended the University of Texas at Austin and studied with teachers including Peter Saul. He later received an MFA from Purchase College in New York. Erik Parker is known for his precisely brightly colored, layered and highly saturated canvases. Parker's work depicts unique, fantastical scenes of biomorphic subjects and landscapes. Parker methodically paints each composition creating an intense visual experience. His work maintains a premeditated sense of order; at the same time, his composition is composed of bold and fragmented forms. Parker employs many styles in his work, from graffiti to psychedelic album covers and cartoons. Drawing from elements of American subculture, Parker creates color infused paintings that illustrate his take on the pressing issues of our time.

Source: • Year — Exhibition — Gallery/Museum — Location • 2018 — New Mood — Mary Boone Gallery — New York, NY • 2017 — Run with the Hunted — Aishonanzuka — Hong Kong, China • 2016 — Double Down — Nanzuka — Tokyo, Japan • 2015 — Undertow — Paul Kasmin Gallery — New York, NY • 2015 — ¿What About Now? — Galería Javier López & Fer Francés — Madrid, Spain • 2013 — New Magnetic Destiny — Honor Fraser Gallery — Los Angeles, CA • 2012 — Upswing Dub Project — Pace Prints — New York, NY • 2012 — Too Mad to Be Scared — Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum — Ridgefield, CT • 2012 — Other side of Morning and Bermuda — Patricia Low Contemporary — Gstaad • 2011 — Re-Upped — Colette — Paris, France • 2011 — Focus: Erik Parker — Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth — Fort Worth, TX • 2010 — Endless Anytime — Honor Fraser — Los Angeles, CA • 2010 — Adapt — Galleri Faurschou — Copenhagen, Denmark • 2009 — Crisis Creation — Paul Kasmin Gallery — New York, NY • 2008 — Between Lines — Marianne Boesky — New York, NY • 2007 — Liner Notes — De Appel — Amsterdam • 2007 — Damage Control — Honor Fraser — Los Angeles, CA • 2006 — Half Cocked — Taka Ishii Gallery — Tokyo, Japan