Eric Collins
Title:
Adjunct Professor
Degrees:
BFA Virginia Commonwealth University
MFA School of Visual Arts
Contact:
Manhattan:
Fine Arts Department
New Technology Building
16 W 61st Street
Room 911
Fax: 212.261.1719
e-mail:
Personal Links:
Areas of Scholarly and Artistic Interest:
Career Summary:
Eric earned a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University through the Communication Arts program in 1996. In 2001 he attended a three week summer program through the Illustration Academy covered by Mark and John English, Gary Kelly, and Sterling Hundley to name a few. He has worked on a variety of freelance projects including poster design, cd covers, book design, websites and editorial illustration. Prior to moving to New York for his MFA through the School of Visual Art, he taught foundational drawing, digital photography, intro to illustration and computer art at Virginia Commonwealth University over the course of five years. He has won awards thought the Illustrators club of Maryland D.C. Virginia, Adobe, and SVA. His art has been exhibited in a variety of place in the Richmond and New York area. He currently freelances in a studio shared with three classmates.
Selected Exhibitions:
ADA Art Gallery Group Show Richmond Virginia 2008
Ghost Print Gallery Group Show Richmond Virginia 2008
SVA Thesis Show New York New York 2008
SVA Book show New York New York 2007
Richmond Illustrators Club Annual Juried Show 2007
Hurricane Katrina Benefit “The Power of Water” October 2005
Curated Culture Art Gallery “Art to Go” December 2005
Illustrators Club of D.C., Maryland and Virginia Gold Medal, June 2003
Ink Gallery Art Show "Diverge Counterpart", July 2002
Selected Grants and Awards:
Adobe 2008 Finalist
SVA upifting art contest First Place
Departmental Lab Tech Scholarship
Coyne Foundation Scholarship
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