Info
Born 1982 in Bismarck, North Dakota
contact: erikhougen (at) gmail (dot) com
Education
2008 - MFA - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY
2006 - BFA - Minnesota State University Moorhead
Awards, Residencies
2013 - Visiting Artist Resident - Brooklyn Art Space, Brooklyn NY
2011 - 2015 - Artist in Residence - Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn NY
2011 - S.I.P. Fellowship - Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York City NY
2011 - Artist in the Marketplace Program - Bronx Museum, Bronx NY
2010 - Residency - I-Park, East Haddam CT
2010 - Professional Development Grant - National Endowment for the Arts, NY State
2008 - Excellence in Academic Achievement (Pratt Institute)
Solo Exhibitions
2020 - Future Perfect - Planthouse, New York City NY
2018 - Islands - Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn NY
2016 - Criminal - Francis Colburn Gallery, University of Vermont, Burlington VT
2015 - Twenty Miles in Eight Hours - Sugarlift, Brooklyn NY
2014 - Overland (two-person show with Victoria Haven) - Planthouse, New York City NY
2012 - Removing the Stone - Vaughn Massey Projects, New York City NY
2012 - How to Bury Your Own Dead Body - Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn NY (catalog)
2010 - Portraits - chashama 112, New York City NY
2008 - Watercolors - Vaughn Massey Projects, New York City NY
2008 - Kartafla - Steuben Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY
2006 - Trailer - Roland Dille Gallery, Minnesota State University, Moorhead MN
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 - Personal Landscapes - Montclair Art Museum, Montclair NJ
2019 - Pulled in Brooklyn (Curated by Roberta Waddel & Samantha Rippner with Luther Davis) - IPCNY, New York NY
2018 - Ten Marginal Years - Foxy Production, New York NY
2018 - Out of Many (Curated by Julie McKim) - Aqua Art Miami
2018 - Mother and Child (organized by Sugarlift) - 198 Allen St., New York NY
2018 - On Site (Co-curated by Jacqueline Ferrante & Jen Nista) - Trestle Gallery - Brooklyn NY
2018 - Art on Paper fair (with Sugarlift) - New York, NY
2017 - The Emotional States of America (Curated by Julie McKim and Daniel Kingery) - Artbition, Miami FL
2017 - Hands On Love (Curated by Charlotte Mouquin and Richie Richardson) The Living Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2017 - Editions / Artists’ Book Fair (With Overpass Projects) - New York NY
2017 - Merge Left - The Wurks Gallery, Providence RI
2017 - Published by the Artist (Curated by Angela Conant and Grayson Cox) - IPCNY, New York NY
2017 - Sugarlift Open Studios - New York NY
2016 - Victory Garden - Planthouse, New York, NY
2016 - Plus One (Curated by Melissa Steiger) - Trestle Contemporary Art Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2016 - Printers Printer - Blackburn 20 | 20 Gallery, New York NY
2016 - Affordable Art Fair (with Sugarlift) - New York NY
2016 - Spring | Break Art Show, included in the exhibition "Portable Minds", curated by Margaret Lanzetta - New York, NY
2015 - Somewhere In-between (Curated by Julie McKim) - ArtHelix, Brooklyn NY
2014 - Somewheres & Nowheres (selected by Nicola Lopez) - International Print Center New York, New York, NY
2014 - Faraway Nearby - Masters Projects, Brooklyn NY
2014 - Current: Gowanus (Curated by Benjamin Sutton) - Arts Gowanus, Brooklyn NY
2013 - Published by the Artist - International Print Center New York, New York, NY
2013 - 6x9' (Curated by Vaughn Massey and Max Teicher) - National Arts Club, New York, NY
2013 - The Ex-Photo Show - Praxedis Guerrero, New York, NY
2013 - After Hours - Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn NY
2013 - How You Gonna Get Back to Jersey? - Planthouse, New York, NY
2013 - New Narratives (selected by Andrew Raftery) - International Print Center New York, New York, NY
2013 - The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition - National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2012 - One Year Later: Part II 20|20 Gallery at The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY (catalog)
2012 - Legacy (curated by Shelia Goloborotko) - Printmaking Center of New Jersey, Branchburg, NJ
2012 - Double Reverse (curated by Seamus Liam O'Brien) - TNC Gallery, New York, NY
2012 - Published by the Artist - International Print Center New York, New York, NY
2011 - Bronx Calling, the First AIM Biennial - Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, NY (catalog)
2011 - The Devil in the Ink - Firehouse North, Berkeley CA
2011 - New Prints 2011/Winter - International Print Center New York, New York, NY
2010 - Profile New York: Art and the Aesthetic Experience - Space Gallery, Burlington, VT
2007 - The Etching Salon 2007 (Curated by David Kiehl) - The National Arts Club, New York, NY
2007 - Gimmie Metal (Curated by Dennis McNett) - KCDC, Brooklyn, NY
2007 - UNDERCURRENT (Curated by Julie McKim) - White Box Annex, New York, NY
2006 - It Was Now - Plains Art Museum Annex, Fargo, ND
2006 - Art Show! - Ice Box Boner-Teeth Skate Ramp, Fargo, ND
Press / Articles
Sciences, by Susan Tallman. Published in print and online for Art on Paper, Volume 8, Number 2. July - August, 2018
ArtSpace, interview with Loney Abrams, November 2, 2016
Lawfully Chic, feature by Annelein Bruins, April 1, 2016
Atlas - Review by Jeff Bergman for Overland
Paddle 8 - What Make Editions Unique (video), June 19, 2013
The L Magazine - A Crash Course on the Brooklyn Art Scene, June 19, 2013
Art Vetting - March 2013 Jamestown Sun, January 10th, 2013
National Portrait Gallery Blog, January 3rd, 2013
Fargo Forum, October 22nd, 2012.
Hyperallergic for Bronx Calling
Art Fag City for Bronx Calling
NY Times for Bronx Calling
Tiny Fortress for Kartafla Visiting Artist
Lectures, Talks
2023 - Photomechanical Prints: History, Technology, Aesthetics, and Use - National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Served on the Consulting Committee and presented a talk on the History of Silkscreen.
2019 - Build Your Own Printshop - A panel at Pratt Institute in conjunction with the Pulled in Brooklyn exhibition at IPCNY. With Leslie Diuguid, Mark Herschede, and Anna Hoberman. Moderated by Grayson Cox.
2018 - University of South Florida, St. Petersburg (visiting artist)
2016 - University of Vermont, Burlington (visiting artist)
2016 - Alternative Narratives: An exploration of hybrid creative practices, with Angel Otero, and Larry Ossei-Mensah, organized by Ayesha Williams - NADA Art Fair, New York NY
2016 - Artists and their Relationship with Collectors, with Lizzie Gill, and Guno Park, organized by Wright Harvey - Affordable Art Fair, New York NY
2014 - New York Academy of Art, New York, NY (with Jeff Bergman)
2013 - Brooklyn Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2013 - New York University, New York, NY
2012 - Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead MN
2011 - Clarion University, Clarion PA
Curatorial Projects
2016 - American Road Trip - Site: Brooklyn (Juror)
2015 - Published by the Artist - International Print Center New York
2012 - New Prints 2012 / Autumn - International Print Center New York (Juror)
2012 - Ocean Size - Kunsthalle Galapagos
2011 - No Land - Kunsthalle Galapagos
2011 - Gimme Shelter - Kunsthalle Galapagos
2011 - Muertes Temporales - SHO Gallery
2011 - Show Me Some Skin...Prints from NYC and Beyond - SHO Gallery
2010 - Waal-Boght - SHO Gallery
2009 - Get the Led Out - SHO Gallery
Experience
2022 - present - Master Printer, Silkscreen Studio Director. New York City NY
2011 - 2022 - Artistic Director and Master Printer. Lower East Side Printshop, New York City NY
2012 - 2013 - Visiting Assistant Professor. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY (taught Graduate Lithography and Undergraduate Silkscreen classes)
2009 - 2011 - Studio Assistant to Takashi Murakami. KaiKai Kiki LLC, Long Island City NY
2007 - 2009 - Printer at Pace Editions / Watanabe Press. Brooklyn NY