Eric Price

 

Artist's Statement

"What we need is to be able to express ourselves through the medium of nature, the open air, the different impressions that we experience, all things we are concerned with."—Camille Pissarro

Nature and the human form, particularly the male figure, inspire my work. My experiences hiking, swimming, sailing, canoeing, and fishing provide both solace and uncertainty, fueling my creativity. Whether sitting on a beach, by a riverbank, swimming in open waters, or hiking through dense woods, I find endless inspiration in the natural world.

A significant part of my studio practice involves painting en plein air, allowing me to express the emotional freedom I feel in these environments. I strive to capture the light, color, and texture that connect us to our surroundings. My work draws influence from the American Impressionists and artists such as Joaquín Sorolla, Tom Thomson, Henry Scott Tuke, John Henry Twachtman, Edwin Dickinson, John Koch, and Walter Stuempfig.

As a former book publisher and avid reader, I am drawn to multilayered, emotionally rich narratives. As an artist, I aim to create psychologically intriguing and relatable moments that invite viewers to reflect on their own experiences with nature. In all my work, I seek to convey an outward calm intertwined with inward unease. Through this tension, I hope my art resonates emotionally with others.

 

Biography

Eric Price received his Masters in Fine Arts from the New York Academy of Art in 2019. He has studied painting with Vincent Desiderio, Peter Drake, Michael Grimaldi, Edgar Jerins, Bernardo Siciliano, Manu Saluja, Patrick Connors, Roberto Osti, Wade Schuman, Audrey Flack, Dan Gheno, Marshall Jones, and Sam Adoquei. Price is a Stephen and Palmina Pace Foundation, Inc. board member, on the the Treasurer of the Alumni Association of the New York Academy of Art, and served on the the Advisory Board of the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA.

Price has held successful executive management and marketing positions at Grove/Atlantic, Melville House, Quercus (a division of Hachette), and Henry Holt.

Eric Price lives in New York City and Provincetown, MA with his husband. Eric Price can be reached at eric@ericpriceart.com.

Solo Art Exhibitions

  • Moments in the Sun, Greg Salvatori Gallery, Provincetown, MA, June 2024

  • The Beach Only Few Can See, Greg Salvatori Gallery, Provincetown, MA, June 2023

Group Art Exhibitions

  • Art Students League of New York, Student Salon, New York, NY. May 2024

  • Greg Salvatori Gallery, Provincetown, MA. May 2023

  • Art Students League of New York, Student Salon, New York, NY. March 2023

  • The Red Inn, Provincetown, MA, Summer 2022

  • Nomo Soho’s Nina’s Liquid Lounge November 2021

  • Provincetown Art Association and Museum Members' Juried Exhibition, October 2019

  • New York Academy of Art’s Paddle8.com Tribeca Ball Auction, April 2019

  • The Red Inn, Provincetown, MA, August 2017

  • “RivertArts Studio Tour,” Irvington, NY, April 2017

  • "Creative Mischief," National Academy Museum, New York, NY, May 2015

  • "Nature and Color," Union Square Studio, New York, NY, December 2014