CV
E R I C L E I S E R
b. Los Angeles, CA
ericleiser00@gmail.com
@ericleiser
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts- California Institute of the Arts (CALARTS) 2005
Master of Fine Arts- California Institute of the Arts (CALARTS) 2007
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Superconductivity, The Horse Hospital, London, UK
The Ladder of Divine Ascent, LUZ Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
Ruby Pulse, Exploratorium Museum, San Francisco, CA
Photonic Wavelength, Shapeshifters Cinema, Oakland, CA
2017
Time Crystals, MaRS Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Apocalypsis, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH
Magnetic Poles, Galerie Entropia, Wroclaw, Poland
2015
Holonomic, Holocenter Museum of Holography, Long Island City, NY
2013
Overlay, Galerie du Haut Pave Gallery, Paris, France
Heartcore, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Terra Incognita, Sound of Mu Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2012
Hologalactic: Duration and Simultaneity, All Things Project Gallery, New York, NY
2011
Holo Film, Haptic Touch, Holographic Universe, CAFA Gallery, Beijing, China
North Wind, Scandinavian East Coast Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Pilgrimsferd til Nidaros, Live With Animals Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Rosemaling, IAM Gallery, New York, NY
2008
Exhibition of the Holograms of Eric Leiser, Goldsmiths-University of London, London, England
Aleph 2, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Aleph-Null, Fringe Exhibitions Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
A Puppet Show, Live With Animals, Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Iridescence, Holocenter, NY, NY
2018
Visual Music, (CVM) Center for Visual Music, Sonoma, CA
Considerations, Art Mür Gallery, Montreal, Canada
Considerations 2, Art Mür Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2016
Death is Green, Dreamlands, Whitney Museum of American Art, NY
Organized by Chrissie Iles, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Curator
Venize Biennale, Venice, IT
2015
Art in General, Paddle 8, Flux Factory, Lower East Side, NY
Year of Light, United Nations/UNESCO, Multiple Locations
Bright Days, Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn, NY
2014
Venus RX, Con Artist Gallery, LES, NY
Farewell, Holocenter, Long Island City, NY
Muchmores Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Mondo Quebec, Quebec, Canada
2013
Warm Sensations, Secret Project Robot Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
End Times, HKJB Gallery, New York, NY
Holocenter, Long Island City, New York
The Third International New Media Art Triennial, Four- Dimensional Space Art Museum, Beijing, China 10th Annual Transmodern Festival, Baltimore, Maryland
MCBA Book Art Biennial, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Toycraft Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012
Powerplay, a Sculpture Park, Hayground School, Bridgehampton, NY
9th International Symposium on Display Holography (ISDH). MIT Museum, Boston, MA
Its a small, small world, Family Business Gallery, New York, NY
Joyride, Spencer Brownstone, New York, NY
Art Exchange With Sol LeWitt, Mass MoCA, MA
Art Exchange With Sol LeWitt, Cabinet Magazine, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Zero Point Energy, RIPNYC Gallery, New York, NY
2010
Transmutation, BETA Spaces, Brooklyn, NY
YES/NO- a subjective definition of synergy, Karstrupgardsamlingen Gallery, Copenhagen, DE
2009
Too Art for TV, Erebuni Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Back 2 the Fun, Fun Gallery/Patti Astor, Los Angeles, CA
Mandrake Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Holodome, Ruben H Fleet Science Museum, San Diego, CA
2005
Giant Puppet Parade/Trash Band, Armory Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Found Objects, Czech Surrealist Group Exhibitions, Praha, CZ
(invited by Jan Svankmajer)
Funeral March, Bread and Puppet Theater, CalArts, Valencia, CA
Film Screenings (partial listing)
2019
Horse Hospital Museum, London, UK
Exploratorium Museum, San Francisco, CA
LUZ Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
Other Cinema, ATA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Shapeshifters Cinema, Oakland, CA
DiMenna Center, NY, NY
UC Berkeley, CNMAT, Berkeley, CA
Hot Shot Muffler, Los Angeles, CA
Private Screening, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Art Mür Gallery, Montreal, Canada-Feburary
Art Mür Gallery, Montreal, Canada-April
Berlin Radio TV, Berlin , Germany
CVM Center for Visual Music, Visual Music Symposium and Screening Series, Sonoma, CA
MaRS Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Whitney Museum of American Art, Dreamlands: Immersive Art and Cinema, 1905-2016, Organized by Chrissie IIes, NY NY
Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France
Anthology Film Archives, NY, NY
SVA, School of Visual Arts, NY, NY
MaRS Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Secret Project Robot Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Whitney Museum of American Art, Dreamlands: Immersive Art and Cinema, 1905-2016, Organized by Chrissie IIes, NY NY
Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio
LA FilmForum, Los Angeles, CA
Center for Visual Music (CVM)
2015
The New School, Retrospective of the films of Eric Leiser, NY, NY
- 2013
Museum of Contemporary Art, Cinema Zuid, Antwerpen, Belgium
The Third International New Media Art Triennial, Four- Dimensional Space Art Museum, Beijing, China
ASIFA Croatia hosted “Films of Eric Leiser” Art Cinema Tuskanac, Zagreb, Croatia
Dom Kulture Studenski Grad Theater, Belgrade, Serbia
Vanima Theater, Varazdin, Croatia
Galerie du Haut Pave Gallery, Paris
Sound of Mu Gallery, Oslo, Norway
ESPTV, Art and Design Museum, NY, NY
MCBA Book Art Biennial, Minneapolis, Minnesota
ToyCraft Gallery, NY, NY
10th Annual Transmodern Festival, Baltimore, Maryland
Toronto Animated Image Society “Anijam Festival” Toronto, Canada
The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
EITA Paris, France
CineFringe Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
RojasFest4, Buenos Aires, Argentina
No Gloss Film Festival, Leeds, England
Nordic CC Film Festival, screenings in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland
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2012
Criterion Collection-New York, NY
FilmWax Film Series in Brooklyn, New York
FanCINE in Mexico City, Mexico
Cinema Village Theater (1 week run), New York City
The Sunset 5 Theater, (2 nights) West Hollywood CA
The Ken Cinema, San Diego, California
The Hollywood Theater, Portland, Oregon
Anthology Film Archives, New York
The Artemisia Moviehouse in Reno, Nevada
Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Hiroshima, Japan
Catskill Film & Video Festival, NY
The Foundry for Arts, Design and Culture, Cohoes, NY
2011
ANNECY Film Festival, Annecy, France
Park City Film Festival, Park City, Utah
San Francisco International Animation Festival, San Francisco, CA
(Opening Night Film)
Animacall: The Animation Project, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
Los Angeles Film Forum, Hollywood, CA
Puck Cinema Caravan, Barcelona, Spain (Traveling Film Series)
The National Animation Industry Park, Tianjin, China
China Film Group, Beijing, China
Central Academy of Fine Arts- Beijing, China
CICF 2011 China Shijiazhuang 6th Session
International Animation Fair, Shijiazhuang, China
Hebei Institute of Communication, Shijiazhuang, China
I AM Gallery, New York, NY
Retrospective TAFTV-Big Screen Project, New York, NY
Live With Animals Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
- 2010
BETA Spaces 2010, Brooklyn, NY
Istanbul International Animation Festival, Istanbul, Turkey
Tekserve, New York, NY
Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
I AM Gallery, New York, NY
All Things Project, New York, NY
- 2009
Pre Final Festival, Rome, Italy (with David Tibet and Steven Severin)
Cinema Detour- Rome, Italy (invited by David Tibet)
V&A Museum, London, England
Too Art for TV, Erebuni Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Live With Animals Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Tekserve, New York, NY
- 2008
SAIC Chicago Institute of Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
(invited by Artist Eduardo Kac)
CalArts, Valencia, CA
Fringe Exhibitions Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Mandrake Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Sunset 5 Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Films For Play Festival, Hollywood, CA
Ken Cinema San Diego,CA
Red Vic Cinema San Francisco, CA
Hollywood Theater, Portland, OR
Olympic Theater, Olympia, WA
Goldsmiths University of London, London, England
Istanbul Modern Museum of Art, Istanbul, Turkey
EXIS Experimental Film Festival, Seoul, Korea
- 2007
Aarhus Film Festival, Aarhus, Denmark
HD Fest, New York, NY
Taiwan International Animation Festival,Tapei, Taiwan
- 2005
RedCat (CAP night students and teachers screening) Los Angeles, CA
Pregnant Pictures Crew Screening, Praha, CZ
Uherske Hradiste Film Festival, CZ
San Diego Public Library
Bijou Fest-CalArts
Rosary Room, San Diego, CA
Comic Con International, San Diego, CA
(with Pen Ward “Adventure Time” and Jacob Faust “Faustbook”)