b. 1976 Torrance, CA
Friends & Amigos, 2018, pastel on sandpaper, 75.5 x 56 inches, 192 x 142 cm
Makaveli of Freedom, 2018, pastel on sandpaper, 67 x 56 inches, 170 x 142 cm
2018 at The Hole, New York, NY
2018 at The Hole, New York, NY
The Sell Out, 2012, Colored pencil on paper, 79 x 72 inches, 182 x 200 cm.
The Delivery of St. Teresa, 2017, pastel on paper, 51 x 44 inches, 129.5 x 112 cm.
Rockport Fire, 2020, pastel and acrylic on linen, 20 x 15 inches, 51 x 38 cm.
Pencil Sharpener, 2020, pastel on linen, 41 x 33 inches, 104 x 84 cm.
White G(love)s, 2017, oil pastel on sandpaper, 68 x 56 inches, 142 x 173 cm.
Cannes, 2022, oil on prepared burlap, 36 x 24 inches, 91 x 61 cm.
Serena Waits, 2021, oil on canvas, 48 x 66 inches, 122 x 168 cm.
2021 at The Hole, New York, NY
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After studying journalism at USC, Eric Yahnker went on to the CalArts where he received his BFA in animation. He then worked on animation for TV, including Seinfeld, South Park, and MADtv, before switching to a career in the contemporary art world. Since 2008, Yahnker has had solo exhibitions at The Hole in New York, Ambach & Rice and Zevitas Marcus in Los Angeles, Paradise Row in London, and Jeanroch Dard in Paris. Recent group exhibitions include Brand New Gallery in Milan, M+B in Los Angeles, the Torrance Art Museum in Torrance, TX and Galerie Ampersand in Cologne. His first museum solo exhibition The Long Goodbye took place at CAM Raleigh in North Carolina in 2017.
See more of Yahnker’s work on his website: http://www.ericyahnker.com/.
eric yahnker
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
education
BFA Animation, California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2000
Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
1996
select solo exhibitions
Heavy Lemons, The Hole, New York, NY
2021
New Works, ALAC, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Factory Reset, The Hole, New York, NY
2018
White (G)loves: The Hole at UNTITLED, Miami Beach, FL
2017
The Long Goodbye…, CAMRaleigh, Raleigh, NC
2017
Alternative Fiction, The Hole, Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
2017
Steve Jobs’ Day Off, The Hole, New York, NY
2016
Noah’s Yacht, Zevitas Marcus, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Sticks & Drones, Paradise Row, London, UK
2014
Ebony & Benghazi, Ambach & Rice, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Virgin Birth n’Turf, The Hole, New York, NY
2012
Party Sub/Sub Party, The Armory Show, New York, NY, Ambach & Rice
2012
Cracks of Dawn, Ambach &Rice @ Kunsthalle L.A., Los Angeles, CA
2011
Nervous Surf, Galerie Jeanroch Dard, Paris, France
2010
Naughty Teens/Garbanzo Beans, Ambach & Rice, Seattle, WA
2009
Piano Man (For Guitar), Jack the Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Dolly Parton Behind A Tree, Kim Light Gallery (project room), Los Angeles, CA
2008