Erik Ebeling is from Overland Park, Kansas. He studied at the Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute of Art in Florence, Italy, and graduated in 2005 from Drake University with a BFA in graphic design and a concentration in painting. After working as a senior graphic designer for Disney Interactive for several years, he shifted his attention back to sculpture, his lifelong interest.
The human form is the main focus; inspired by the early masters, the goal is to attempt to achieve an effect that is simultaneously ancient and modern; fragmented like the classical marbles, while still contemporary, with gestural textures and modern materials.
He now lives and works in Portland, Oregon.
Recent recognition:
Finalist - 17th ARC Salon, 2024
Finalist - 16th ARC Salon, 2022
Finalist - 15th ARC Salon, 2020
Society Prize Commendation - Society of Portrait Sculptors FACE2021, 57th Exhibition, London
Finalist - Society of Portrait Sculptors FACE2023, 59th Exhibition, London
Finalist - National Sculpture Society, 91st Annual Awards Exhibition
Finalist - National Sculpture Society, 90th Annual Awards Exhibition
Finalist - National Sculpture Society, 89th Annual Awards Exhibition
Finalist - National Sculpture Society, 88th Annual Awards Exhibition
Finalist - Salmagundi Club Library Portrait Competition, 9th place
Selected - London Art Biennale 2023
Selected - London Art Biennale 2021
Selected - Salmagundi Club 2022 New York Figurative Exhibition
Selected - Arch Enemy Arts 2024 Spotlight Showcase
Select 50 - Portrait Society of America, 24th Annual International Portrait Competition
Finalist - Visual Arts Alliance 37th Juried Open Exhibition, juried by Henry Cooper, PhD
Finalist - 2020 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award
Featured on the cover of the August 2021 issue, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
Featured on the cover of the Winter 2024 issue of Circle Quarterly Art Review
Featured, Five To Watch, June 2022 issue, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
Create! Magazine, Issue #24, curated by Christopher Jobson
