Erica Hauser

Erica Hauser

Newburgh, NY, United States

About Erica Hauser

My paintings depict my experience of a world both present and past, through observation, research, or conjecture. I think about places in time, the effect of a vintage aesthetic on color and composition, and my appreciation of the ordinary. +++++ Some objects I isolate, to emphasize their form; in other paintings I create an environment, real or improvised. I work mostly from collected materials or from my photographs, and my resonant impressions fill the spaces in between. +++++ I may find humor in signage and scale; I take pleasure in mixing color, and in exploring the effects of vibrant or faded shades. I aim to imbue a picture with a sense of stillness and clarity in a way that leaves viewers with their thoughts or the start of a narrative. Painting lets me bring my objects back into the conversation, from one everyday life into another. +++++ I am interested in the means by which we find our ideas, how we describe who we ARE by what we choose to look at and think about. It is about gathering materials to see what we respond to. It is about observing, and about some of the formal and emotional decisions in play. +++++ I often use photos I have taken in different places or images I’ve gathered from maps or catalogues. Traveling, when I can, invigorates my ability to observe and imagine. To me the strongest paintings are of things I see in person, but that has been harder and harder to find, as those things disappear from our world. They hold stories that I can’t quite figure out. My intent is to seek where that pleasure and the wistfulness (nostalgia, real or imagined) intersect.

Education:

2002
BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

1998-99
Art Students League, New York, NY

Events:

The Other Art Fair Bristol, 26-29 July 2018 at The Passenger Shed!

Exhibitions:

(Selected Recent)
2018
May 10-29: 'paintings and other', Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY

2017
'Memento', Concourse A Gallery
Albany International Airport, Albany, NY
'Paintings', North River Roasters, Poughkeepsie, NY (solo)
'Far and Wide', juried by Bruce Weber. Woodstock Artists Assoc & Museum, Woodstock, NY
Chocolate. A Group Show, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY
Winter Gala: Black & White, Teran Studio, Newburgh, NY

2016
Catalyst Small Works, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY
Artist & Maker Exhibition, juried by Kelly Schroer, Space Create, Newburgh, NY
Dotted Dream Scenic Byway, Oak Vino, Beacon, NY (solo)
Envisioning Dutchess, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
WORD, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
Road Trip, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA

2015
Catalyst Small Works, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY
'Dispatches From Eternity', Theo Ganz Studio, Beacon, NY
February, Edward Hopper House, Nyack, NY (solo)
'American Dream', Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY
Coffee and Donuts Show, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY

2014
Small Matters of Great Importance, Edward Hopper House, Nyack, NY
Narcissism and the Self-Portrait, Ann St Gallery, Newburgh, NY
Famous For 12 Inches, Castle Fitzjohns Gallery, New York, NY
Line Forms Here, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY

2013
'Art Of The Heirloom: 2014 Seed Art Packs', Anvil Gallery, Kingston, NY
'A Horse, Of Course', ArtsWestchester, White Plains, NY
Artists in Residence, Erpf Gallery, Catskill Center, Arkville, NY
NYFA 'MARK' Artists, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
Retro Car and Art Show, Cornell St Studios, Kingston, NY
April Small Works, Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Woodstock, NY

2012
Drive-By Gallery at Lift Trucks Project, Croton Falls, NY (solo)
Hudson Beach Glass Gallery, Beacon, NY (solo)
Road Trip, TastySpace Gallery, Las Vegas, NV (solo)