Erica Steiner
ericasteiner@gmail.com
www.ericasteiner.com
Bio
b. 1972, Santa Rosa, CA
Lives and works in San Francisco, CA
Education
2000 New College of California, San Francisco, CA, Master of Arts
1995 Mills College, Oakland, CA, Bachelor of Arts
Select Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2012 "Heaven is Not the Wide Blue Sky," Gallery 160 at St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA
2011 "Heaven is Not the Wide Blue Sky," Edgar Varela Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2009 "The Fabric of Desire," City Hall Civic Gallery, San Mateo, CA
2008 "Reverie: Meditations on an Ornamental World," Edgar Varela Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2007 "Ornamental Worlds (with Coeleen Kiebert)," Felix Kulpa Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
2006 "Erica Steiner: Nature, Fabric and Collective Memory," Galeria Tonantzin Center for Arts and Humanities, San Juan Bautista, CA
Select Group Exhibitions
2010 "Reawakening," Lana Santorelli Gallery, New York, NY
2010 "Speaking of Solitude," Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA, Curator: Maria Medua
2010 "California," Cabrillo College Art Gallery, Aptos, CA, Curators: Ruth Braunstein and Shannon Trimble
2010 "9th Annual Art Auction and Preview Exhibition," Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 "Ecology Project International 10th Annual Auction," Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA
2010 "A Trip Worthwhile: Patrick "Star 27" Deignan, Gene Guynn, Christopher Polentz, Jason Snyder and Erica Steiner," The Gallery at The Alternative Cafe, Monterey Bay, CA
2009 "Spectrum: Serge Armando, Lino Martinez, Kristina E. King, and Erica Steiner," Phantom Galleries LA/ Long Beach Promenade, Long Beach, CA
2009 "Spectrum: Serge Armando, Matteo, Lino Martinez, and Erica Steiner," Phantom Galleries LA/ Continental Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 "High Strangeness," curated by Donald James Krieger, Center for the Arts at Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA
2009 "CA-Boom Design Show," Beverly Hills, CA, Representation: Edgar Varela Fine Arts
2009 "Flesh and Bone," Madrone Lounge, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Leila Fakouri
2009 "Holiday," 63 Bluxome Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Clam Lynch
2009 Monthly Group Exhibitions, Reaves Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Sharon Reaves
2009 "8th Annual Art Auction and Preview Exhibition," Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 "Ecology Project International Benefit Auction," Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA
2008 "Winter Wanderland," Truxtop Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 "Just Imagine," Mezzanine Gallery at Hotel Triton, San Francisco, CA
2008 "Cascade Aids Project Juried Auction and Exhibition," Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
2008 "Red," City Hall Civic Gallery, San Mateo, CA, Curator: Sinem Banna, San Mateo City Arts
2007 "Miniatures," Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
2007 "That Show Revisited," Gallery Revisited, Los Angeles, CA, Curator: Leora Lutz
2007 "Multiple Choice" Juried Exhibition, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2007 "Annual Juried Exhibition," Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA, Curator: Renny Pritikin
2007 "Spring Exhibition," Edgar Varela Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2007 "We Are Felix," Felix Kulpa Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
2007 "Dream A Little Dream," The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 "October Exhibition," Truxtop Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 "The Favorites Show," Outer Edge Studio, Monterey, CA
2006 "Splat Art Tour Invitational," Aptos, CA
2006 "The Favorites Show," Outer Edge Studio, Monterey, CA
2005 "Wanderings," Pajaro Valley Arts Council Gallery, Watsonville, CA
2005 Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
2005 "Sulha Peace Project," Inner Light Ministries, Soquel, CA
2004 "The Favorites Show," Gallery Luscombe, San Francisco, CA
2004 "Get Flat: An Orgy of Art, Music and Dance," Private Residence, San Francisco, CA
2003 "Get Flat: An Orgy of Art, Music and Dance," Private Residence, San Francisco, CA
2002 "Juried Annual," Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
Gallery Affiliation
2008-2011 Edgar Varela Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Reaves Gallery, San Francisco, CA (closed)
Artist Registries/ Artist Collectives
2012-present, Gawker Artist Collective, www.artists.gawker.com
2012 BAYVAN (Bay Area Visual Arts Network) Artist Registry, www.bayvan.org
2012-present, Society 6, www.society6.com/EricaSteiner
2011 BAYVAN (Bay Area Visual Arts Network)/ Branch Gallery Artist Registry, Oakland, CA
2009-present, Chandra Cerrito Contemporary Artist Registry, Oakland, CA
Awards
San Mateo City Arts Solo Exhibition Award, City Hall Civic Gallery, San Mateo, CA
Online Exhibitions
2010 Eclectix.com, Flora and Fauna, Curator: Patricia Zemanek
2007 Art-on-line.net, Erica Steiner: Meditations on an Ornamental World
Bibliography
2011 Juxtapoz.com, "Erica Steiner's Ornament"
2011 Lost at E Minor, "The Colourful Art of Erica Steiner"
2011 Art-Sponge.com, "Psychedelic Artworks by Erica Steiner"
2011 Visual Revolution blog, "Elaborately Decorated, Lush, Luxurious Paintings...Only Begin to Describe Erica Steiner's Work," curated by Andrea Zeitz
2011 LACanvas.com feature, curated by Shana Nys Dambrot
2011 Reveries and a Cup of Chai Blog, "The Artist's Voice: An Interview with Erica Steiner," by Kat Evans
2011 Quinquabelles2008.blogspot.com, feature
2011 DiazHarry.blogspot.com, feature
2010 Anne-Sophie Adelys Blog, feature
2010 New York Twist Magazine, feature
2010 Art is Everywhere/Art is Anywhere Blog, feature
2009 A Distinctive Style Magazine, feature
2009 Lorraine Glessner.blogspot.net, Oh What a world, what a world, Erica Steiner
2009 Bunnywax.wordpress.com, feature
2009 Tom Wark's Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog, "Erica Steiner and Critical Buzz"
2008 Citizen LA Magazine, "Erica Steiner: Can Art Still Be Beautiful?," by Kristi Collacott
2008 Redefine Magazine, feature, by Vivian Hua
2007 Accademia del Giglio Blog, "I Mieie Amici Artisti: Rafael, Erica e Antoine"
2006 Dreamloka. Com, "Artist Interview: Erica Steiner," by Nina Pak
2007 Bakreno_Oko, feature
2007 Blog.Illustrativo.com, feature
2007 Planetthrive.com, feature
2006 Dreamloka.com, feature
2006 Fairytale.blog.hu, feature
2006 Nya.livejournal.com, feature
2006 Cosasdeellas.com, feature
2006 Llamemecordelia-burbuja.com, feature
2006 Blissfultreats.blogspot.com, feature
2006 Recogedor.blogspot.com, feature
2006 Wordsprout.wordpress.com/positive-art, feature
2006 Eyeconart.net/blog, feature
2006 Old World Elements Interior Design, feature
With additional thanks to the following for their support:
Roxy Snowboards
Colori Kitchen, Los Angeles, CA
Fume Bistro/Sheri DeBow, Napa, CA
Venus Restaurant, Berkeley, CA
2223 Market, San Francisco, CA/ McKinley Art Solutions
Sarah Becker Skincare
Julie's Tea Garden, Alameda, CA
Sonoma Country Day School/Philip Nix
The Well Within Spa, Santa Cruz, CA