Eric Hibit
Visual Artist / Art Educator / Co-Director: oygprojects.com
contact: erichibit@gmail.com / INSTAGRAM: erichibit
Education:
MFA Yale University School of Art, 2003
BFA Corcoran College of Art + Design, 1998
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2023 The Spontaneous Garden, Hexum Gallery, Montpelier, VT (catalog)
2022 Flowers from Canada, Troutbeck in partnership with The Wassaic Project, Amenia, NY (curated by Will Hutnick)
2020 Prism in the Window, Morgan Lehman, New York, NY
2019 The Magic Hour, One River School of Art + Design, Woodbury, NY and Westport, CT
2016 R*O*Y*G*B*I*V, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
2012 Jewel Box Comedy, C24 Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Picture Cohesion, Curator's Office, Washington, DC
2007 Breakout, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2023 La Banda, Tappeto Volante, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Paola Gallio)
FACTUAL / ACTUAL: Color After Albers, Wege Center for the Arts at Maharishi University, Fairfield, IA (curated by Susan Metrican)
Night Light / Day Light, 1 GAP Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Heskin Projects)
Dallas Art Fair, Morgan Lehman, Dallas, TX
2022 Party for One, My Pet Ram, New York, NY
XX - The Twenty Year Exhibition, Morgan Lehman, New York, NY
2021 Art on Paper: The 46th Exhibition, Weatherspoon Museum of Art, Greensboro, NC (curated by Emily Stamey)
Spiritual Art Advisory: Part Deux, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Caroline Larsen and Sarah Potter)
Brainbow, Shelter Gallery, New York, NY (curated by Matthew Bede Murphy)
In Good Taste, Dinner Gallery, New York, NY
A Stiller Life, Deanna Evans Projects, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Lisha Bai / Studio Archive Project)
2020 Purple, Underdonk, Brooklyn, NY
Bite the Hand, Monaco, St. Louis, MO
Magic Edge, Troutbeck, Amenia, NY (curated by Michelle Tillou and Andy Cross)
SNACKS, Standard Space, Sharon, CT (curated by Will Hutnick)
2019 The Twenty by Sixteen Biennial, Morgan Lehman, New York, NY
A Mundane Muse, NonFinito, New York, NY
2018 Gangs of New York, Adds Donna, Chicago, IL
Still Big, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, New York (curated by Sun You)
I kinda live where I find myself, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ (curated by Lucas Kelly)
Faculty Exhibition, Suffolk County Community College, Brookhaven, NY
2017 The Collectors, Soloway, Brooklyn, NY
Through the Art of Painting, Deanna Evans Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Respect!, Openings Collective, Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York, NY
Through the Roof, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
dOGUMENTA, (public outdoor exhibition), Brookfield Place, New York, NY (curated by Jessica Dawson and Mica Scalin)
Kentucky Derby Benefit, Smack Mellon, New York, NY
Spring Fling, Aquarius Space, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Fran Holstrom)
POSTER, Black Ball Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Sister Outsider, Underdonk, New York, NY
Serious Play, AUTOMAT Collective, Philadelphia, PA
The Flat Files: Year Four, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, New York, NY
Hanging Paper, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Pole Saw, The Arctic Circle Residency, Slavbard, Norway
Super Sketchy, Alleyoop Projects, New York, NY
Geometrix: Line, Form, Subversion, Curator's Office, Washington, DC
2015 Lost Cat, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA, curated by Susan Carr
Satellite Squared, Migrational Methods & a Romantic Gonzo Gesture, Satellite Contemporary, Las Vagas, Nevada
VERSUS, curated by Pepe Mar, Miami, FL
2014 Shrink it PInk It, Cathouse FUNeral, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Irena Jurek and Diana Buckley)
Solstice Synergy, Mahlstedt Gallery, New Rochelle, NY (curated by Diana Buckley)
If you're accidentally not included, don't worry about it, Zurcher Gallery, New York, NY (curated by Peter Saul)
If you're accidentally not included, don't worry about it, Zurcher Gallery, Paris (curated by Peter Saul)
No Laughing Psychedelic Matter, Greenwich House Music School, New York, NY
EARTHTWERKS and Other Celestial Familiars, Sidecar Gallery, Hammond, IN
Improvised Showboat #3, Underdonk Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2013 It's Really Normaling, (two-person exhibit with Brian Belott), Greenwich House Music School, New York, NY (curated by Irena Jurek and Diana Buckley)
Digital Dye Hard, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Leeza Meksin)
2012 Tops, Open Space Gallery, Long Island City (curated by Sun You)
Sunday Paintings for a Rainy Day, Field Projects, New York, NY (curated by Hein Koh)
2010 Im-promp-tu, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Monenta Art Benefit, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Pass It Forward, Fun Times Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Two Degrees of Separation, Gallery Satori, New York, NY
Half-priced Banners, curated by Colleen Asper, add-art.org (online exhibition)
2008 Innocence Regained, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY
Mixology I, Curator's Office, Washington, DC
ArtKrush, Jenny Jaskey Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Tact-Traction, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY
2003 Toxic, Max Protetch Gallery, New York, NY
Thesis Exhibition, Green Hall, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
Terra Foundation, Giverny, France
2000 Shift, American University Art Gallery, Washington, DC
1998 Thesis Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Teaching:
2018 - 2023 Adjunct Faculty, Suffolk County Community Collage
2018-2023 Instructor, 92NY, New York, NY
2012-2023 Instructor, Cooper Union, Department of Continuing Education, New York, NY
2021-2022 Adjunct Faculty, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2006-2016 Art Educator, Healing Arts Initiative, New York, NY
2012-2013 Adjunct Faculty, Hunter College, New York, NY
2012 Adjunct Faculty, NYU Steinhardt, New York, NY
2006-2009 Adjunct Faculty, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Teacher's Assistant, Yale University School of Art, Nw Haven, CT
Visiting Artist and Lectures:
2017 - 2019 Yale University School of Drama, New Haven, CT
2016 Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
2016 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2016 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
2015 Rhode Island School of Art and Design, Providence, RI
2015 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2013 University of Missouri at Columbia, MO
Curatorial:
2023, What’s the Point of Precision?, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Ode to Green, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2018 When Geometry Smiles, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Among Nines (solo exhibition by Padma Rajendran), Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Lunacy, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Color Against Color, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2015 The Gaps Between Us, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Residencies:
2019 Kingsbrae Gardens, New Brunswick, Canada
2019 Green Olives Arts, Tetouan, Morocco
2017 Unilever, New York, NY
2003 Terra Museum of Art, Giverny, France
Awards:
2018 Finalist, MTA Commission
2002 Yale Center for Globalization, Research Grant
2000 Ethel Lorraine Bernstein Alumni Award for Excellence in Painting
Bibliography / interviews:
The New York Times Style Magazine, “Where the Artists are Present - and in Charge”, Jennifer Wilson, September 26, 2023
Seven Days, “In ‘The Spontaneous Garden’, Eric Hibit’s Paintings Spark Joy”, Pamela Polston, July 5, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal, “Responding to the Times: Weatherspoon’s 46th annual Art on Paper features timely works, new takes on traditional drawing”, Tom Patterson, November 14, 2021
Whitehotmagazine.com, “A Connecticut Crawl: Art and Design Amidst Fall Foliage”, Paul Laster, November, 2020
Green Olives Arts Blog, “Covid19 Interview: Eric Hibit”, online interview, May, 2020
I Like Your Work, “Eric Hibit: Color, Form, Process, Pleasure”, Erika Hess, podcast interview, 2020
Gorky’s Granddaughter, video interview, April, 2019
Art Savvy, “Artist Spotlight - Eric Hibit”, Catherine Haggarty, September, 12, 2018
New York Post, "Bark Gallery", Raquel Laneri, August 12, 2017
The New York Times, "Treats, Jewelry and Astroturf, Scenes from an Art Show for Dogs", Joshua Barone, photographs by Kristen Schlueter, August 11, 2017
Artnet, "Art Unleashed! Take a Tour of "dOGUMENTA", America's First Art Exhibition That's Just for Dogs", Sarah Cascone, August 11, 2017
Sudkurier, "Kunstkenner auf Pfoten, 'Dogumenta' in New York", Johannes Schmitt-Tegge, August 11, 2017
Newsweek, "The Latest Art Trend is Catering to Dogs, Because Canines Deserve Entertainment, Too", Stav Ziv, June 28, 2017
Observer.com, "This Art Show Is Only for Dogs and the End Is Nigh". Alanna Martinez, May 9, 2017
W Magazine, "Definitely not Documenta: Introducing Dogumenta, the First Art Exhibition for, Yep, Dogs", Stephanie Eckhardt, May 5, 2017
Hyperallergic, "Monster's Ball: Peter Saul and the Company He Keeps", Thomas Mitchell, April 19, 2014
The Maneater, "New York-based Eric Hibit visits MU for 'Artist's Talk'", Witt Wells, February 12, 2013
Where Magazine, Washington DC, "Going For Baroque", Jean Lawlor Cohen, October, 2010
The Washington Post, "Galleries: Old Is New at Touchstone", Jessica Dawson, September 10, 2010
The Village Voice, "Youth is a prize (price) in Chelsea Art Galleries", Christian Viveros-Faune, September 25, 2007
Flavorpill.com, “Eric Hibit: Breakout”, October 2007
The Saatchi Gallery Daily Magazine, “Open Season New York, Part 2”, Doug McClemont, 2006
The Washington Post, "Shift; Nothing's Automatic", Michael O'Sullivan, September 8, 2000
Collections:
Morgan Stanley, New York, NY
Fidelity Investments
Greystone Development, New York, NY (commission)
Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC
Unilever, New York, NY
Numerous private collections
Publications:
Color Theory for Dummies, published by Wiley, 2022
Paintings and Fables, artist's book with author Wayne Koestenbaum, 2017
Dear Hollywood Writers, Suzy Solidor Editions, Great Barrington, MA, 2017
After Hours Reader, Colpa Press, San Francisco (in conjunction with Interface Gallery), 2015
Writing:
Temporary Art Review, interview with Joshua Bienko and Leeza Meksin, January 2015