Eric N. Mack

Eric National Mack (born 1987) is an American painter, multi-media installation artist, and sculptor, based in New York City.[3][4]

Eric N. Mack
Born
Eric National Mack[1]

1987
Columbia, MD
NationalityAmerican
EducationThe Cooper Union
BFA, 2010
Yale School of Art
MFA, 2012[2]

Early life and education

Mack was born in Columbia, MD. His middle name is National, after Washington DC's National Gallery of Art—where his parents met.[5] At an early age, Mack worked for his father at his discount clothing store interacting with a spectrum of fashions and fabrics.[6] Mack's fabric collages often include a spectrum of materials such as moving blankets, bandanas, and other found or locally sourced fabrics.[3]

Career

In January 2019, Mack opened at solo show at the Brooklyn Museum titled: Lemme walk across the room.[7] Opening in May 2019, Mack is set to show in the 2019 Whitney Biennial, curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta.[8]

Residencies
  • 2017 Rauschenberg Residency[9]
  • 2014–2015 The Studio Museum in Harlem Artist-in-Residency Program[6]

Public collections
  • Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY[10]

References
  1. "Eric N. Mack – 24 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". artsy.net.
  2. "Eric N. Mack". moranbondaroff.com.
  3. Sargent, Antwaun (April 9, 2018). "Meet the Mixed-Media Painter Inspired by Lil' Kim". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  4. "Eric N. Mack". Simon Lee.
  5. "Vote for Eric N. Mack on the #Dazed100". Dazed. April 24, 2018.
  6. Sargent, Antwaun (July 21, 2015). "Meet the Artists-in-Residence at The Studio Museum in Harlem". Creators.
  7. "Brooklyn Museum: Eric N. Mack: Lemme walk across the room". brooklynmuseum.org.
  8. "Whitney Biennial 2019". whitney.org.
  9. "Eric Mack". Almine Rech Gallery.
  10. "Willow within the Form of Prose | Albright-Knox". www.albrightknox.org.


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