I am a process oriented artist exploring themes of memory and connection. Intrigued by the complexities of the mind and inspired by the richness of the visual world, I approach pictorial space as a fragmented and multilayered experience.
I work in small groups, with each body of work exploring a particular time in my life. Currently I am making a series inspired by my time in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve. For this body of work I am placing emphasis on the digital drawing processes as a means to explore the relationship of layers within the paintings.
My work is a process of transformation. I interpret information gathered from a first hand account, code it with color, and rebuild it in a non-linear way. Each decision alters the direction of the work, allowing the painting to be in a constant state of flux until the abstraction is discovered.
Using transparent and semitransparent color reveals the history of decisions that go into each work. This leads to a unique color density, unusual edges, and new patterns. It is through this process of layering that the subjective experience is given a sense of time and space.
I deeply enjoy the problems inherent to the language of painting. How do you express a worldly experience in two dimensions? Time has to be involved. The world is always changing, so is my connection to it. My work explores this ever evolving relationship.
Born in Albany, NY, 1978, Reinemann studied art at SUNY Plattsburgh and received his MFA from the University of Oregon in 2003. His works have been exhibited in galleries, universities, and private collections across the United States. His next show, Lifeworld, will open in September at the Cecilia Cooker Bell Gallery of Cooker University in South Carolina.
Reinemann currently lives and works in North Adams, MA with his wife, two kids, and their dog. He works as an independent contractor in the arts industry where he designs and builds functional objects for storage and transport.
Solo Exhibition Record
2023 Lifeworld, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery, Coker University, Hartsville, SC
2022 Project 240, 48 Eagle Street, North Adams, MA
Lasterday, Installation Space, North Adams, MA
Puzzel/Puzzle, Hampden Gallery, UMASS Amherst, online
2019 Recent Works, Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, Cookville, TN
2018 A Collection of 15, Bright Ideas Brewing, North Adams, MA
New Works on Paper, Eclipse Mill , North Adams, MA
2017 Phases, Strand Center for the Arts, Plattsburgh, NY
2016 New Surface, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2014 Quiet Observations, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2008 Current, Norte Maar at Evergreen, Plattsburgh, NY
2007 20.07, Irises, Plattsburgh, NY
2006 Effect, BluSeed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY
2005 Constructions, Stadler Gallery, Kingfield, ME
2003 Structured Realities, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR
Group Exhibition Record
2023 14th Annual Drawing Discourse, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC
2019 DownStreet Art Storefront Installations, 49 Main Street, North Adams, MA
2017 Open Studios, Eclipse Mill, North Adams, MA
2016 SITE Unseen 9, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
2015 New Works, artist talk, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2014 Small Works Show, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
SITE Unseen 8, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
Contemporary Abstraction, TEW Galleries, Atlanta, GA
2013 Abstract Matters, The Drawing Room Art Gallery, Cos Cob, CT
2012 Seattle Art Fair, Seattle WA
Holiday Show, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2011 Art and Design 2021, Boston, MA
San Francisco Fine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
Holiday Show, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2010 Art and Design 2021, Boston, MA
Holiday Show, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2009 Paint, Climate Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2008 Peter Russom/Eric Reinemann, Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY
2007 Group Show, Mano y Mente, Tularosa, NM
2006 Postcard Show, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, BluSeed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY
2004 Faculty Show, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY
Grants/Awards
2022 Visual Artist Series, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY
2019 A4A North Adams Project, North Adams, MA
2019 A4A North Adams Storefront Project, North Adams, MA
2009 Distinguished Artist Award, Climate Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2007 Artist in Residence Fellowship, Mano y Mente, Tularosa, New Mexico
Bibliography
Kathryn Davis, Interview, “Canyon Road; Progressive Arts,” KVSF Radio, Santa Fe, NM, September
15, 2016.
Teresa Anastasion, Show Review, “Eric Reinemann: Quiet Observations,” THE Magazine, July 3,
2014.
Lisa Rasmussen, Interview, “I am an Artist: Eric Reinemann,” Art is Moving, March 26, 2010.
