Eric FowlerEric Fowler
143 East 37th St., Apt 1R, NY NY 10016
212.532.1231 | epfowler@attglobal.net

Born: February 14, 1954, Morristown, NJ

OCCUPATION
Painter, Illustrator and Educator
Past Chairman, Fine Arts Department, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION
Graduated 1978: Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Graduated 1977: The Illustrator’s Workshop, Easton, CT
Attended 1972 – 74:Syracuse University
Graduated 1972:The Pingry School, Hillside, NJ

RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Fall 2009              One-man Show Isadore Gallery, Lancaster, Pa
Spring 2009         One – Man Show – Gallery 3 – Society of Illustrators, NY, NY
Fall 2008              Two Man Show – Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
Summer 2008      One – Man Show – Jack the Horse, Brooklyn, NY
Fall 2007              First Place, Editorial Illustration, Philadelphia Sketch Club 
Fall2007               One – Man Show – Gallery de Paul, Lancaster, PA
Summer 2007      One – Man Show – Shakespeare’s Sister Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Fall 2006              Faculty Show – PCAD, Lancaster, PA
Summer 2006      Members Show – Society of Illustrators, NY, NY
Spring 2006         One – Man Show – Gallery 3 – Society of Illustrators, NY, NY
Spring 2006         One – Man Show – Gallery de Paul, Lancaster, PA

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Permanent Collection, Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, NY, NY
Permanent Collection, Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission
Permanent Collection, The Junior School, Princeton, New Jersey

MAJOR AWARDS
Awards of Merit:
Graphis Magazine, The Society of Illustrators, Art Directors Club, The One Club, The Society of Publication Designers, The New Jersey Art Directors Club Astra Awards
Fall 1990 –   New Jersey State Council on the Arts Distinguished Artist Grant in painting – $12,000 Fellowship Grant Award
Spring 1977 – First Full Scholarship Award to the Illustrator’s Workshop, Easton, CT

EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS – Assistant Professor
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Illustration Studios Lancaster PA  
  History of Illustration 1998 – present
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Fine Arts Chair 2006 – 2008
Georgian Court College Figure Drawing Lakewood NJ
    2003
Moore College of Art and Design Illustration/Fig Draw Philadelphia PA
  Basic Drawing 1987 – 1995
Mercer County Community College Drawing/Illustration West Windsor NJ
    1994 – 2006
Princeton/Trenton Artworks Painting/Drawing Trenton NJ
    1990 – 1999
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The Society of Illustrators Artist Member New York, NY
    1979 to Present
  Board Member 1990 to Present
  Permanent Collection  1992 to Present
  Chair – PC Committee   1998 to Present
Trenton Museum Society Board Member Trenton NJ
    1998 to Present
  Vice – President 2003 – 05
The Philadelphia Sketch Club Artist Member 2003 to Present
The Susquehanna Art Museum Artist Member 2009

 

CURATORIAL
Exhibitions from Permanent Collection at the Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration
2009
“The Students of Harvey Dunn” – Original oils by Schaeffer, Cornwell, Henning, Reynard  Tepper, Clark and many others  Rugged images  that tell dynamic stories from the Brandywine tradition.
2009
“I’ll Take Romance” – Focus on the classic theme with works from the 1920s through the 1980s – Great Boy/Girl original images from the Seven Sisters and more.
2007
“Colorful Tales in Black and White” – Outstanding works by the most talented en grisaille illustrators of fiction, from the early part of the 20th Century.
1996 – Present
“An Historical Look” – A survey of the most influential illustrators from the late 19th Century through the 20th Century. Fifty illustrators who changed the way we see ourselves.
2006
“The Illustrator’s Century" – A special selection from the collection of the greatest illustrators of the 20th Century, focusing on the most important events.

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