Born in Los Angeles, 1974

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017
Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico, “ Þyngdarljóð: Gravity’s Poetry ”

2014
Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico, “Water / Nymph”

2013
Piante Gallery, Eureka, California, “Fountains”

2012
The Galleries For Contemporary Art UCCS, Colorado Springs, Colorado, “Eric Tillinghast: Rain Machine”

2010
The Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico “Eric Tillinghast: Rain Machine”
LAUNCHPROJECTS, Santa Fe, New Mexico “Eric Tillinghast: Water”

2009
The Center for Contemporary Non-Objective Art, Brussels, BE “Eric Tillinghast: Empires”

2007
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM “Eric Tillinghast: Colored Panels”

2000
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “Eric Tillinghast”

1998
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “Eric Tillinghast”

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017
Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY “The Beginning of Everything”
Listhus Artspace, Olafsfjordur, Iceland “Syning”

2016
Southern California Art Projects and Exhibitions, Newport Beach, CA “poolsandplaces”

2015
University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY “Miniature: Small Contemporary Works”

2014
Las Vegas, Nevada “Life is Beautiful Festival; Slidewalk”

2013
Las Vegas, Nevada “Life is Beautiful Festival; Sump Lux Fountain”

2011
The Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA “Influential Element”
Plus Gallery, Denver, CO “Peaking The Edge”

2010
The New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM “Art on the Edge”
The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ “Thirty Years of Collecting”

2008
Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY “The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection”
Portland State University, Portland, OR “Vertical Multichrome: A 1% for the Arts Commission”
Rocket, London, U.K. “Merger”

2007
CinemaLand, Los Angeles, CA “Dispersion”

2006
The Center for Contemporary Non-Objective Art, Brussels, BE “Painted Objects”
Rocket, London, U.K. “Compilation”

2005
PS, Amsterdam, NL “Painted Objects”
Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY “The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection”
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “Eric Tillinghast/Elliot Norquist”

2004
Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO “Circles and Stones”
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “The Zen of Materiality”

2003
Rocket, London, U.K., “Circular”
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “Explorations”

2002
Galerie der Stadt Mainz Brückenturm, Mainz, Germany, “Licht / Wasser”
Buschlen Mowatt, Vancouver, British Columbia, “Santa Fe On Site: Vancouver, Canada”

2001
The Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “Organizing the World: Sculptural Interventions”
Centre Est-Nord-Est, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, “Visiting Artists”
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “Erika Blumenfeld / Eric Tillinghast”
The Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM, “Erika Blumenfeld / Eric Tillinghast”

2000
The Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “A Glimpse: Landscape”
The Governor’s Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, “Fair and Square”

1999
The Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “New Mexico 2000”

1998
SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, “Monothon”

1997
Sakonae’onwikeji Pueblo, Pojoaque, NM, “Jacona River Walk”

1996
The Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM, “Litany”

GRANTS / RESIDENCIES

2017
Listhus Artspace, Olafsfjordur, Iceland, Artist in Residence

2010
Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Robert M. Murdock Emerging Artist Grant

2009
Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Individual Artist Grant

2005
Alafoss, Reykjavík, Iceland, Artist in Residence

2003
Kohler Co. Arts/Industry Program, Kohler, WI, Artist in Residence

2002
Kultursministerium, Land Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Exhibition Grant

2001
Centre Est-Nord-Est, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, Artist in Residence

1999
The Degolyer Fund Individual Artist Grant, Dallas Museum of Art

1998
Individual Artist Grant, CHANGE Inc.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
Portland State University, Portland, OR
Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
The Kohler Company, Kohler, WI
The Discovery Children’s Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada
The University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY

CATALOGUES / PUBLICATIONS

2015
JK Russ, “Visual Art is Vibrant at LIB Festival,” The Huffington Post (January 12, 2015)

2014
Jake Davidson, “Second Site,” Trend Magazine (Fall 2014)
Kristen Peterson, “What’s With the Giant Slides?,” The Las Vegas Weekly (October 14, 2014)

2013
Kristen Peterson, “Sump Lux Fountain,” The Las Vegas Weekly (October 24, 2013)
Diane Armitage, “Eric Tillinghast, Water / Nymph,” THE Magazine (September 2013)
Wesley Pulkka, “Multimedia Work with water,” The Albuquerque Journal (August 25, 2013)
Claude Smith, “Eric Tillinghast, Water / Nymph at Richard Levy,” New American Paintings (August 2013)
Jason Marak, “Making a Splash,” North Coast Journal (January 31, 2013)

2011
ArtDaily, “Influential Element: Exploring the Impact of Water,” artdaily.org (January 2011)
Marilyn Stewart, “Earth, Fire, Air, and Water,” ScoolArts Magazine (October 2011)
Kyle MacMillan, “Abstraction’s Shifting Edge,” The Denver Post (May 19, 2011)

2010
Jan Ernst Adlmann, “Eric Tillinghast at LAUNCHPROJECTS and CCA,” Art in America (September 2010)
Harmony Hammond, “Ripples for Reflection,” The Albuquerque Journal – North (May 14, 2010)
Alex Ross, “Eric Tillinghast at LAUNCHPROJECTS” Visual Arts Source (April 30, 2010)
Kathryn M. Davis, “Art on the Edge,” Art Ltd. (July / August 2010)
Kathaleen Roberts, “On The Edge,” The Albuquerque Journal – North (April 16, 2010)
Laura Addison, “Art On The Edge,” (Exhibition Catalogue) New Mexico Museum of Art 2010

2008
Anna Kaplan / Lilly Wei, “The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection,” (Book), Albright Knox Gallery

2007
Jan E. Adlmann, “Eric Tillinghast: Colored Panels,” THE Magazine (June 2007)
Hollis Walker, “Loaded Minimalism,” The Albuquerque Journal (May 11, 2007)
Kate McGraw, “Color Constructions,” The Albuquerque Journal (May 4, 2007)

2005
Karen Spaulding, “The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection,” (Book), Albright Knox Gallery
Paul Weidman, “Elemental Creations,” The New Mexican (April 8)

2004
Roy Sonema, “Less is More,” The Pueblo Chieftan (December 2)
Natalie LaFortune, “Automne 2001,” Memento 3 – Residences au Centre Est-Nord-Est
Sarah Deats, “Eric Tillinghast at Kohler,” Charlotte Jackson Gallery News (Spring)

2003
David Clemmer, “Licht/Wasser” (Exhibition Catalogue), Galerie der Stadt Mainz, Germany 2003

2002
Mokha Laget, “Lighter Mass,” The Reporter (January 30)
Diane Armitage, “Organizing The World: Sculptural Interventions,” THE Magazine (April)

2001
Jon Carver, “Plumbing The Depths of Space,” TREND Magazine (December)
Mojca Osojnik, “Se enkrat v santafejevski turizem,” Nedelo Slovenia (July 29)
Diane Armitage, “Erika Blumenfeld / Eric Tillinghast,” THE Magazine (June)

2000
Dottie Indyke, “Southwestern Sizzle,” ArtNews (May)
Laurel Gitlen, “Eric Tilllinghast,” THE Magazine (July)
Dennis Jarrett, “Casual Water,” The Reporter (June 7)

1999
NM 2000, (exhibition catalogue), The Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

1998
Sally Eauclaire, “City Focus: Santa Fe,” ArtNews (May)

1996
Lis Bensley, “City Focus; Santa Fe,” Artnews (June)

EDUCATION

B.F.A. – Sculpture – Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Diploma of Fine Arts – Virginska Konst Skolan, Orebro, Sweden

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS

2018
Port of San Diego, Yacht Harbor Hotel, San Diego, California

2016
City of Cleveland Public Art, Department of Water, Cleveland, Ohio

2008
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon