Eric Ockrassa
Education:
2015 MFA, Painting and Drawing, University of Houston, Houston, TX
2012 BFA, Painting, Texas State, San Marcos, TX
2012 BFA, Graphic Design, Texas State, San Marcos, TX
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions:
2022 Shapes and Colors, with Ann Blaas at Studio Break Gallery, West Chicago, IL
2020 Back on the Grid, Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston TX
2016 Ocular Resistance, Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston TX
2015 Optical Assimilation, Project Gallery, Houston, TX
2013 Dissipate, with Sebastian Montes at The Project Space Gallery, Houston, TX
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 College of DuPage Faculty Show, Cleve Carney Art Gallery, at The College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
2022 Architecture of the Universe, Artesan Gallery, Aurora IL
2020 Faculty Exhibition 2020, Cleve Carney Gallery at The College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
2020 Galex 54 National Competition, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL
2019 Contemporary Finds, Ice House Gallery, Evanston, IL
2019 Inside the Box, OPEN Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019 Conception Art Show Chicago, Dovetail Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019 0004, Schoenherr Gallery at North Central College, Naperville, IL
2018 6x6 Show, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 Small Works, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
2018 Trade Show, My Friend Gallery, Paris, TX
2018 President's Office Reception, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
2017 College of DuPage Faculty Show, Cleve Carney Gallery at The College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
2017 Group Show 2017, Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX
2017 Gallery Artists' Salon Show, Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX
2017 Midtown Art Crawl, Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX
2016 Gallery Artists Exhibition, Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX
2016 Houston Contemporay Art Fair, George Brown Convention Center- Booth D6, Houston, TX
2016 Art After Hours, FMK Gallery, Chicago, IL
2016 PP's Pop Up Show, Schoenherr Gallery at North Central College, Naperville, IL
2016 Studios Midwest Exhibition, The Box Gallery, Galesburg, IL
2016 Dark Harvest, Superior St. Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
2016 Open Your Eyes, Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX
2015 Resident Artist Show, Moose Canvas Gallery, Buda, TX
2015 SofTactics, Cement Loop Gallery, Austin, TX
2015 WhatIsTheWhat, 409 Gallery, Houston, TX
2015 37th Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
2015 UH President’s Art Show, President's Office at the University of Houston, Houston, TX
2014 Connect 5, 4411 Montrose Gallery, Houston, TX
2014 4 Worlds, The Mariago Collective, Houston, TX
2014 Resolution, Third Space Gallery, Houston, TX
2014 The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2014 School of Art Student Exhibition, Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
2013 >20 Square Feet, Continental Center, Houston, TX
2013 Spooky As Hell, Project Space Gallery, Houston, TX
2013 Salon des Refusés | Part 2, BLUEorange Contemporary, Houston, TX
2013 Variations in Color, G Gallery, Houston, TX
2013 School of Art Student Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX
2012 U of H Graduate Painting Students Exhibition, College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
2012 HOWBOUTNOW, 4411 Montrose Gallery, Houston, TX
2012 UNIFORMLYvaried, BlueOrange Gallery, Houston, TX
2012 What Happened Was..., Texas State Gallery [1] & [2], San Marcos, TX
2012 FASA Spring Show, Pump Project Art Complex, Austin, TX
2012 ArtWorks 2012, Walkers Gallery, San Marcos, TX
2011 Local Color, Wake the Dead Gallery, San Marcos, TX
2011 Expose the Arts, Tantra Gallery, San Marcos, TX
2011 ArtWorks 2011, Walkers Gallery, San Marcos, TX
2011 You Are Lovely, Soda Tooth Gallery, San Marcos, TX
2011 Opening Night, One9Zero6 Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Professional Experience:
2022-Present Adjunct Professor, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL-Drawing I,II
2016-Present Adjunct Professor, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL- Drawing I, II, Painting I, II, Intro to Fine Arts
2016-Present Adjunct Professor, Aurora University, Aurora, IL- Drawing I, II, Painting I, II, 2-D Design, Advanced Studio Practices
2015-2016 Adjunct Professor, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX- Painting I and II
2013-2015 Teaching Fellow, University of Houston, Houston, TX- Drawing I, II
2012-2015 Docent at the Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
2011-2012 Internship with artist, Jason Archer
2012 Completed a mural at Frank's Public Art Space, Austin, TX
2011 Painted the leaderboard and signage for History Channel’s “Mudcats”
Publications:
2020 Houston Press, Print and Online Publication
2020 Glasstire, Online Publication
2019 The Skinned Knee Collective, Online Publication
2017 Creativpaper Magazine-Volume 3, Print Publication
2016 Culture Map Houston, Online Publication
2016 Houston Chronicle, Print Publication
2016 Houston CityBook, Print Interview
2016 Glasstire, Online Publication
2016 @Studio, Online Magazine
2015 The Daily Cougar, Print Publication
2015 Arthive 2015 Catalog, Online Publication
2015 Studio Visit-Volume 30, Print Publication
2014 Lawndale Art Center's Featured Artist, The Big Show Edition, Online Interview
2011 6/10 Magazine, Print Publication
2011 Yes Ma'am Magazine, Print Publication
Residencies:
2016 Studios Midwest Art Residency, Galesburg, IL
2016 FMK 5x5, Chicago, IL
2015 MOOSE Canvas Residency Program, Buda, TX
Artist Talks and Presentations:
2023 Featured Artist Talk, Elmhurst Artist Guild, Elmhurst, IL
2022 Shapes and Colors Artist Talk, Studio Break Gallery, West Chicago, IL
2022 Studio Break Podcast, Live Interview with Ann Blaas, Chicago, IL
2020 Faculty Exhibition 2020 Artist Talk, Cleve Carney Gallery at The College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
2019 Studio Break Podcast, Live Interview, Chicago, IL
2019 Conception Art Show Artist Presentation, Dovetail Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019 Inside the Box Artist Talk, OPEN Gallery, Chicago, IL
2016 Studios Midwest Artist Talk, The Box Gallery, Galesburg, IL
2015 Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
2015 37th Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
2014 4 Worlds, Mariago Collective, Houston, TX
2012 U of H Graduate Painting Students Exhibition, College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
Awards and Honors:
2023 NISOD Excellence Award Recipient
2019 Selected Judge for the 64th Annual Park Forest Art Fair, Park Forest, IL
2015 Jerome and Minette Robinson Scholarship, Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
2014 John Hohlt-Roger Wich Scholarship, University of Houston, Houston, TX
2013 Susan Vaughn Scholarship, University of Houston, Houston, TX
2012 Presidential Scholarship, University of Houston, Houston, TX