Eric LoPresti

About the Artist

Eric LoPresti makes artwork about deserts, disasters and color. His paintings and digital works juxtapose abstract motifs with imagery of the vast landscapes of the American west, tracking cultural representations of conflict and beauty within our transforming ecology. Following in the painterly tradition of the apocalyptic sublime, LoPresti explores how lives are shaped by trauma and aesthetics.

Recent solo exhibitions include Superbloom at New Mexico State University (NM), An Ocean of Light at Malin Gallery (NYC), Blueprint Paintings at the University of Rochester (NY) and Test Site at the National Atomic Test Museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution (NV). A recipient of grants from the Carnegie Foundation of New York and The Devasthali Family Foundation Fund, LoPresti has been interviewed on international video by Reuters and the Washington Post, and his work has been profiled in Artforum, Artnet, Business Insider, The Denver Post, Gizmodo, The Seattle Times, Vegas Seven Magazine and the Village Voice.

LoPresti holds a BA in Cognitive Science from the University of Rochester and an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He lives in Brooklyn and practices aikido at the New York Aikikai.