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

 

  • 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

 

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  • 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

 

Norske-Folksang

 

  • 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

 

IF-I-WAS-by-Eric-Leiser

 

  • 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

 

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  • 2007
    Aarhus Film Festival, Aarhus, Denmark
    HD Fest, New York, NY
    Taiwan International Animation Festival,Tapei, Taiwan

 

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  • 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”)