Eric Fisher

Eric Fisher is a contemporary American painter whose work explores the vast, atmospheric landscapes of the Southwest. Working primarily in oil, he is known for large-scale paintings that capture the quiet intensity and expansive beauty of New Mexico and Arizona.

His compositions focus on desert vistas—open horizons, shifting light, and the subtle interplay of color and space that define the region. Rather than documenting specific locations, Fisher distills these environments into essential forms, emphasizing mood, scale, and presence. The result is work that feels both grounded in place and universal in its sense of stillness.

Painting at a larger scale allows Fisher to fully immerse the viewer, inviting a physical and emotional response to the landscape. His approach balances control with openness—structured compositions paired with passages of looseness that echo the unpredictability of the desert itself.

Influenced by the traditions of American landscape painting while maintaining a contemporary sensibility, Fisher’s work speaks to collectors drawn to the Southwest’s enduring visual language—light, distance, and solitude.

His paintings are held in private collections and are sought after by collectors of Western and contemp...

Currently pursuing a MFA at University of Colorado Denver

Forney Museum-Art Amongst the Cars Exhibit-’BoxCars’

New Mexico Watercolor Society-Fall 2009 Exhibition-Best of Show ‘BoxCars’

New Mexico Watercolor Society-Fall 2009 Exhibition-Merchandise Award ‘5629 CB&Q’

Associated Arts of Ocean Shores-41st Fine Art Show-1st Place (watercolor division)-’No. 23’

Watercolor Society of Alabama-70th Annual Exhibition-’Haunted’

Western Federation of Watercolor Societies’-35th Annual Exhibition-Award of Excellence ‘BoxCars’

Watercolor U.S.A. 2010-Springfield Art Museum-’5629 CB&Q’

North East Watercolor Society-34th Annual International Exhibition-'Garçon Avec La Chaux’

Illinois Watercolor Society-27th Annual Open Juried Exhibition-Winsor & Newton Merchandise Award ‘Cuba Café’

Transparent Watercolor Society-34th National Exhibition-’All the light’

Northwest Watercolor Society- 71st Annual Open Exhibition-NWWS Purchase Award-‘Symbols & ghosts’

Western Federation of Watercolor Societies’-36th Annual Exhibition-David Gale Memorial Award ‘Great NY Noodletown’

Louisiana Watercolor Society-41st Annual International Exhibition-’Haunted’

California Watercolor Association-42nd National Exhibition-’El mercado’

National Watercolor Society-NWS: The First 100 Years at Hilbert Museum o...