Solo Show
Director: Nicole DeWald
This show will combine the “Wasteland” with the “Alternative Evolution” series. Artist Reception will be held December 4, 2011 at 1:30-3 PM.
Gallery Hours:
Monday-Saturday 9am-10pm
Sunday 9am-7pm
Where:
Greenbelt Community Center Art Gallery
15 Crescent Road,
Greenbelt, MD 20770
For more information about the show visit: Greenbelt Community Center Art Gallery
Will be participating in JRA Day: A fine art and crafts show organized by the James Renwick Alliance.
When: Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Where: The Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase - 7931 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland
For more information about the show visit: JRA Day
Will be participating in Artomatic@Frederick in Frederick, MD. Site location is just inside the door to the left (H2J).
When: Sept. 28th – Nov. 6th, 2011
Event Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays 11 am - 9 pmWhere: 115 E. Church Street, Frederick, Maryland
For more information about the show visit: Artomatic Frederick
Juried Show
Juror: Samantha Rippner – Cited by the New York Times as an “up and coming curator” for her work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Director: Lynn Rozzi Entered three pieces of which all were accepted. Honored with the “Award of Excellence” (top prize) at the reception September 17, 2011
Where: Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Nassau Community
College, One Education Drive, Garden City, NY 11530-6793
Location: CCB Building, Plaza Level, Room 140
For more information about the show visit: Nassau Community College's Firehouse Plaza Gallery
The Washington Post printed a photograph of “Wasteland 4.5” and announcement of the Black Rock Show on page 28 of the Weekend section.
The Washington Post printed a full color photograph of “Wasteland 4.5” and announcement of the Black Rock Show on page 2 of the Local Living section. View Page
Interview by Trevor Ruben
As the question, what should one take aay from an artistic series called "Wasteland"? The answer, like Eric Celarier's intent behind his work, is appropriately ambiguous. Celarier's Wasteland series is currently being shown at the BlackRock Center for the Arts... read full article
Mixed - Media, Computer Board Quilts, 2nd Floor Terrace Gallery June 1-July 31, 2011
Artist Reception: Saturday, June 11. 2-4 p.m. (2nd Floor)
Eric Celarier builds durable yet flexible circuit board quilts that combine a postmodern machine aesthetic with hand-crafted leather binding. Reusing computer and audio-visual equipment circuits, he has perfected the art of cutting, binding and framing them into both large- and small-scale formats... read full article
Out of the thousands of participants in Artomatic 2010, Eric Celarier was featured as one of nine artists identified as the Best of Artomatic by DC Art Scene.
Says DC Art Scene - June 14, 2009
“Eric Celarier sews small computer parts and circuit boards together to create intricate quilts. His overall design gives the illusion of an aerial perspective of a highly organized and structured city; however, the details of his stitching provide evidence of a human presence in the quilt. By sewing the metal parts on the fabric, Celarier renders the quilt useless in the functional sense, but calls attention to his choice of often disposed and overlooked material.”
The James Renwick Alliance (JRA) is an independent national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing scholarship and education on contemporary American craft, to supporting activities directed toward this purpose, and to encouraging connoisseurship and collecting. To this end, the JRA, along with others, sponsored Artomatic in order to connect with young collectors and emerging artists.
To promote artists of excellence, JRA juried the show to identify six artists of distinction. Over the thousands of participants, Eric Celarier won the prize for mixed media.
Eric Celarier was invited to participate in a juried competition by Art Outlet exhibited at Art Whino in National Harbor. Two pieces were selected and exhibited to great praise.