BIOGRAPHY

Born, Stuttgart, Germany , 1968
Lives and works in New York City

EDUCATION
1998
MFA, SUNY Purchase
1996
BFA, University of Texas at Austin

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX
Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Adapt, Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen, Denmark (forthcoming, January)
2009
Crisis Creation, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY
2008
Between Lines(project space), Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Liner Notes, De Appel, Amsterdam
Damage Control, Honor Fraser, Los Angeles
2006
Half Cocked, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Galerie Faurschou, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005
Bob van Orsouw, Zurich, Switzerland
Let the Good Times Roll, Leo Koenig Inc., New York, NY
2004
Situation Done Changed, Like Faces and Names, Galerie Charlotte Moser, Geneva, Switzerland
Rechannelled Sincerity, Galerie Arndt & Partner, Berlin, Germany
2003
Done By the Forces of Nature, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
This Bitch of a Life, Paolo Curti & Co., Milan, Italy, (Catalogue)
The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, CA
2002
You Paint the Picture, Leo Koenig, Inc, New York
Modern Art Inc., London, UK
Jablonka Galerie, Cologne, Germany
Cornerhouse Museum of Contemporary Art, Manchester, UK
2001
Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Paolo Curti Gallery, Milan, Italy
2000
Thiswhiteboysteals, Leo Koenig Inc, New York

TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2010
Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo (with Tomoo Gokita) (forthcoming)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Mutant Pop, Galleri Loyal in Malmo, Sweden
Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX
Both Sides of the Pulaski, Fine Art Frame Works, Long Island City, NY
2009
Stages, organized by Lance Armstrong and Nike, OHWOW, Miami, FL
Too Big to Fail: Big Paintings, Sponsored by La Montagne Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Just what is it that make today's painting so different, so appealing, Gering & López Gallery, New York, NY
Get It Right Back To Where We Started From..., Selections from the collection of Norman Dubrow, Leo Koenig Inc. New York, NY
Painting a Better Present, Pictures from the Diezy7 Collection, Sala Naos, Santander, Spain
Until the End of the World, curated by Max Henry, AMP, Athens, Greece
The New Yorkers, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Yet Seemed It Winter Still, Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008
Edvard Munch: Tribute and Inspiration, Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen, Denmark
FAXINATION, curated by Bill Saylor, Loyal Galleri, Stockholm, Sweden
Admirer, curated by Maureen Cavanaugh, 31Grand, New York, NY
Accrochage, Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen, Denmark
Fun Fun Fun, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus, Denmark
2007
The IVAM, Valencia, Spain,Colección Valencia Arte Contemporáneo (VAC)
Pictorial Talk, Galerie Charlotte Moser, Geneva, Switzerland
The Melvins, Mandrake, Los Angeles, CA Curated by Bob Nickas
More is More: Maximalist Tendencies in Recent American Painting, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. Tallahassee, FL. Curated by, Tatiana Flores, (Catalogue).
The Sorcerer's Apprentice; Late Picasso and Contemporary Painters”, Galleri Faurschou,Copenhagen, Denmark. Curated by Max Henry (Catalogue)
2006
“Art on Paper”, 2006, Weatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, curated by Xandra Eden
Reflections – 20 years, Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen, Denmark
Untitled (For H.C. Westermann), curated by Michael Rooks, the Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
Cosmic Wonder, curated by Betty Nguywen (Catalogue), Yerba Buena Contemporary Art Center, San Francisco, CA
Helter, Helter, Galerie Anne DeVillepoix, Paris, curated by Max Henry & Erik Parker
2005
Tantra, 2005 Exit Art Print Portfolio
Looking at Words, The Formal Presence of Text in Modern & Contemporary
Works on Paper, Andrea Rosen Gallery
Self Preservation Society, Leo Koenig Inc., NYC
Leaving Cockaigne, Leo Koenig Inc., NYC
2004
Altered States, Leo Koenig Inc., NYC
Mothership Connection, Creative Research Lab, University of Texas, Austin
Rimbaud, curated by Max Henry, I-20 gallery, NYC
Making Visible, Galerie Faurschou, Copenhagen, Denmark
Majority Whip, organized by Kathy Grayson & Laura Tepper, White Box, NYC
… As Time Goes By, Gordian Weber Kunsthandel, Cologne Germany
2003
… As Time Goes By, Leo Koenig Inc.
One Planet Under a Groove, Museum Villa Stuck, Munich, Germany, (traveling from Bronx Museum, NYC)
Summer of Lust, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Berkshires, New York
Nation, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany
Intervista Con La Piittura, Foundazione Bevilaqua La Mesa, curated by Gianni Romano
Extra, curated by Marc Olivier Wahler, March, (catalogue) Jeff Elrod, Torben Giehler, Erik Parker, Texas Gallery, Houston, TX
Painting Pictures, Painting and Media in the Digital Age, Organized by Gijs van Tuyl, Kunstmusem Wolfsburg, Germany (catalogue)
2002
Leo Koenig Las Vegas, Neonopolis, Las Vegas, NV
Officina Americana, Museo d’Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy (catalogue)
Rock My World, curated by Ralph Rugoff, CCAC, San Francisco(catalogue)
The Dubrow Biennale, Kagan Martos Gallery, NY
Dubuffet, e l’arte des graffiti
2001
In Fumo, group show at Galleria d’Arte Moderna Contemporanea, curated by Giancinto Di Pietrantonio, Bergamo, Italy.
One Planet under a Groove, Bronx Museum of Art, New York Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MOCA, Los Angeles.
Erik Parker & Graham Gilmore, Nicola Spovieri, London, UK
The Americans, Barbican Center, London, UK
Come On Feel The Noise, Asbaek Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2000
Greater New York, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, L.I.C., NY
1999
The Leo Koenig Project, John Weber Gallery, New York
Visions,in conjunction with Rikrit Tiravanija’s “Apartment 21,” Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
In My Room, White Columns, New York
Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum, New York

AWARDS
1999
Rema Hort-Mann Foundation Grant
1997
Purchase College 25th Anniversary Scholarship (SUNY Purchase College)
Rose Scholarship (Visual Arts Department, SUNY Purchase College)
Durhurst Family Scholarship (Visual Arts Department, SUNY Purchase College)
1995
Excellence in Painting (Department of Art &Art History, University of Texas at Austin)
1994
Merit Scholarship in Painting and Drawing (University of Texas at Austin)
1993
Merit Scholarship in Painting and Drawing (University of Texas at Austin)
Merit Scholarship in Printmaking (University of Texas at Austin)
1992
Denbela-Ortiz Galeria Outstanding Scholarship in Visual Art (San Antonio College)

SELECTED REVIEWS AND ARTICLES
2006
Duponchelle, Valeri, “Erik Parker, DJ de l’art contemporain,“ Le Figaro, July 10
“Whoa, man! Cosmic Wonder Opens at YBCA,“ www.sfist.com, July 18
"Helter/Helter, Galerie Anne De Villepoix," La Monde, June 22
Fricke, Kirsten, "Erik Parker," Beautiful/ Decay, Issue 0, pp. 60-67 and cover illustration
Duponchelle, Valerie, “New York L’Art Contemporarian Fait Son Show,” Le Figaro, March 10, no. 19, pp. 31-32
Bodin, Claudia, "Der Politik-Trip," Art, January, pp. 30-37
Erik Parker ad in Artforum, January, p. 73
2005
Parker, Erik, "The Artists' Artists, Nicole Eisenman," Artforum, December, p. 107
Affentranger-Kirchrath, Angelika, “Verpuppte Texte,” NZZ, November 3
Paumgarten, Nick, "Salesman," The New Yorker, Oct. 17, pp. 144-151,153-155
Smith, Roberta, “Erik Parker, Let the Good Times Roll,” The New York Times, Art Review, January 21, P. E37
Rosenberg, Karen, New York Magazine, January 17, p. 65
Henry, Max, Time Out New York, January 13-19, Is. 485, p. 57
2004
“Erik Parker,” Art Listing, Time Out New York, 12/16-29/2004, p. 107
Laster, Paul, Erik Parker: “Let the Good Times Roll,” Flavorpill.net online magazine, December 6
Duponchelle, Valerie, “Art Cologne, une volonte de renouveau,” Figaro, October 29, pg. 27
Smith, Roberta, “Rimbaud”, The New York Times, July 30
Scavenius, Bente, KUNST, Borsen, June 3
M.B., “Attention, slogans corrosives!”, Tribune De Geneve, Sunday 31 January 31, through February 1
C.E.S., “L’art de denouncer l’Amerique”, Tribune Des Arts, March p.24
Art Press, March, n.299 p.10
Soloarte, May issue
Art Review, (exclusive Art Project) March 2004, Volume, LIV
2003
Lo, Melissa, “Milan, Erik Parker”, Flash Art, July-Sept., p. 126
Thiede, Veit-Mario,“Mit Halluzinatorischer Wirkung”, Nurnberger Nachrichten, April, 7
Kunst, Melissa, Art in America, April, pp. 141-142
Thiede, Veit-Mario, “Der Reiz der Oberflache”, Hessiche Allgemeine, March 11
Zamora, Alex, “The Word is God,” Dazed and Confused, March, p.54
Rosenberg, Karen, Frieze Magazine, March 2003, p.101
Durkoop, Wilfried, “Malerie im digitalen Zeitalter”, Grafschafter Nachrichten, March 12
Greenwood, Cynthia, “Elrod, Giehler, Parker…,” Houston Chronicle, Feb.27, p.30F
2002
Johnson, Ken, Weekend Fine Arts& Leisure, Art Reviews, The
New York Times, Friday, Nov. 8, p.E38
Waldherr,Gerhard, “Konigs-Kinder,” ADAC Reisemagazin, November/Dezember, pp. 144 - 151
Lewisohn, Cedar, “Dan Coombs, Erik Parker and Simon Bill,” Modern Painters, Spring
“Erik Parker,” Flux, April, May
Twardy, Chuck, “Downtown Imports,” Las Vegas Weekly, May 30
“Last chance to see…” Metro, April 26
Zeits, Lisa, Kunstmarkt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, #92, April 20
“Artist offers unique mix,” Radcliffe Times, April 11
“Erik Parker, Dan Coombs & Simon Bill,”Art Preview, April 10
Boeker, Susanne, “Nett, aber harmlos,” Kultur, Kolner Stadtanzeiger, March 30-31
“Erik Parker, Dan Coombs & Simon Bill, The Guardian, G2, March 19
Ball, Anna, “Erik Parker, Dan Coombs, Simon Bill,” Student Direct, March 18
“Erik Parker, Dan Coombs and Simon Bill,” Guardian Guide, March 9
“Erik Parker, Dan Coombs and Simon Bill,” Metro, March 8
Howart, Sophie, “Andy Warhol”, Tate, London, Spring, p.29
Bonacossa, Ilaria,” The Americans: New Art”, Flash Art, Jan./Feb., p.48
Smith, Roberta, “Out of the Vociferous Planet and in the Orbit of Funk and Hip Hop,” The New York Times, Arts and Leisure, Art Review, Friday Jan. 18, pg. E 46
Bussel, David, “You Too Will Be A Fan”, I-D Magazine, February, p.175
Gellatly, Andrew, “The Americans New Art”, Frieze, London, January, 2002, p.99
Sladen, Mark, “Young Americans”, Blueprint, London, November, p.50
2001
“In Fumo”, catalogue for the show at Galleria d’Arte Moderna
Contemporanea, curated by Giancinto Di Pietrantonio, Bergamo, Italy.
Matsui, Midori, “Erik Parker”, Flash Art International, Nov.-Dec.p.101
Currah, Mark, “Eric Parker”, Time Out London
Kent, Sarah, “Altered States”, Time Out London, Dec, 28., p.60
Ratnam, Neru, ”Oh Please Let It All Mean Something”, The Face, London, Fall
Issue, pp. 174-186
Sumpter, Helen, “Art of The States”, The Evening Standard, Oct, 19th, p.51
O’Connell, Alex “All The Young Dudes”, The Visual Arts, The Times, London, Oct. 24th, p.15
Birnbaum, Daniel, “Preview-The Americans: New Art”, Artforum, September, p.80
Thorburn, Hedwig, “Humor I Ung Amerikansk Konst”, Svenska Dagbladet, Malmo, Sweden,Nov.15, 2001
Kawachi, Taka,”Erik Parker” Marie Claire (Japanese), January p.72
Surrey, Farnham, London Planner, London, October
2000
Sirmans, Franklin, “Erik Parker, Whiteboysteals” TimeOutNY, Nov. 30-Dec.7, p.92
Kawachi, Taka, “Erik Parker,” Sense 1, Dec. vol. 1, pp.36-38
Cotter, Holland, “Innovators Burst Onstage One (Kapow!) at a Time,”
New York Times Weekend Fine Arts & Leisure,p.E31
Kojima, Yoyi, Studio Voice, Japan, Vol. 297, September
Kino, Carol, “The Emergent Factor,” Art in America July,p.43-49
Siegel, Katy, “Greater New York,” Artforum, May 2000, p.174
Naves, Mario, Currently Hanging, The New York Observer, March 27 p. 16
Saltz, Jerry, “Greater Expectations,” Village Voice, March 14, p.67
Cotter, Holland, “New York Contemporary, Defined 150 Ways, The New York Times, Monday March, 6, p.E1
Robinson, Walter, Weekend Update, Artnet.com, March
1999
Saltz, Jerry, “Resident Alien,” Village Voice, July 13, no. 27, p. 123
Berwick, Carly, “While Some Live for Art, Others Live In It,” New York Times, August 1
Hanks, “In My Room,” NY International Arts Magazine, vol. 3, no. 6, p.63
Simon Says, A Critical Guide, “In My Room,” Summer, vol. 3 issue 10 p.2
Cotter, Holland, “Artist in the Marketplace,” New York Times, July 23, p.E35
“Artist in the Marketplace,” 19th Annual Exhibition Catalogue, Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA