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Education School of Visual Arts, New York City, Photography
Rutgers University, B.A., Art history, History
Work Experience 2017-Current Conceived, created, managing “Calls for Artists” for Town of Maynard outdoor mural art. Three outdoor murals currently completed.
2017-Current Co-developed pop-up art galleries in empty store fronts in Maynard, MA
2015-Sept 2018 Maynard Cultural Council Member. Helped to establish Assabet Village Cultural District.
1992- Current Freelance photographer specializing in product advertising, high-tech products, industrial design, artists’ works and portraiture.
mid 70’s -1992 Commercial photographer. Freelance, specializing in editorial illustrations for book publishers and advertising in San Diego and Boston. Staff in various studios in Boston area accenting advertising.
Exhibitions 2023 The Curated Fridge Spring 2023, curated by Klompching Gallery, NYC.
2023 International Juried Group Show, Midwest Center for Photography Gallery Exhibition. Wichita, KS, two images “Graphic Elements” February 3-24
2022 Solo show, “Geometry” and “Adventures of the Triangle People” 6 Bridges Gallery, Maynard, MA August 24-October 1
2021 International Juried Group Show, Midwest Center for Photography Gallery Exhibition. Wichita, KS, “Out There” August 20 – September 10
2021 International Juried Group Show, Midwest Center for Photography Gallery Exhibition. Wichita, KS, “Abstract”, May 7-28
2020 Member show, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY February 8 – March 6
2018 Group show, RED 2018, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge Art Assn, MA, November 6 -December 13
2017 “She Learned to Smile Later” graphic novel. Created an educational exhibition during Sexual Assault Awareness month, Fine Arts Theatre Place, Maynard, MA April 2017
2016 Group show, Honorable Mention “FEARLESS” a curated national exhibit by E-artgroup hosted at Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL. October 6-October 30.
2016 Group show, Nationally curated show of work related to Edgar Allan Poe at Ashton Gallery at Art on 30th, San Diego, CA. October
2016 Group on-line of work from nationally curated show at Ashton Gallery. Poe Museum, Richmond, VA. October
2016 Solo show, She Learned to Smile Later, 6 Bridges Gallery, Maynard, MA January 5-February 13
2013 Group show, Light and Shadow, Concord Trinitarian Church, Concord, MA, through May
2011 Group show, The Fine Art of Photography, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth, MA, through April
2010 Group and On line show. Verve Gallery of Photography, Sante Fe, NM, through December
2010 Solo show, Sapient Corporation, Dartmouth Steet, Boston, MA, February through April
2009 Group show, Khaki Gallery, Group Work, 460 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, December and January
2009 Solo show, Caladan Gallery, Industrial / Organic, Echoes of Man in a New World, on-line exhibit, Caladan Gallery, Sept. 15-Oct.31
2009 Dual show with Bill Cohn, sculptor, Industrial / Organic, Echoes of Man in a New World, ArtSpace Maynard, MA, June
2009 Dual show with Gwen Murphy, sculptor, Fenn School, Concord, MA, May
2009 Juried show, Sixth Annual Surrealist, Visionary and Fantastic Exhibition, on-line exhibit, Caladan Gallery, April
2009 Solo on-line exhibit, Caladan Gallery, September
2009 Juried show, Landscapes/Dreamscapes, on-line exhibit,
JayKay Gallery, Carrouge, Switzerland, March-May
2008 Invitational show, Seven Visions, Gallery Seven, group show, Maynard, MA, August -September
2008 Juried show, Luminosity, traditional black and white photography, on-line exhibit, January-June
2008 Juried show, Ghost Town Planet, Nave Gallery, group show, Somerville, MA, February-March
2006 Solo show, New England School of Photography,
Boston, MA, March-April
2006 Juried show, Proof: in B & W, ArtSPACE@16,
Malden, MA, October–November
2006 Juried dual show with Andrew Child, Remembrance and Conjecture, Two photographers explore The Arrow of Time, ArtSpace Maynard, MA, October
2005 Invitational show, 3 Spaces + 160 Artists, A Survey of Studio Art from Artspace Maynard, Emerson Umbrella and the Mil at Littleton, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, June-August
2005 Juried show, New England Photographers 2005: A Competitive Exhibition of Regional Contemporary Photography, group show, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA, May-July
2004 Invitational dual show with paper making artist, Gail Erwin, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA, February
2003 Juried show, Honorable Mention, Photo 2003 Black and White Classic,
Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, MA, November
2003 Juried show, Homage to James McNeil Whistler, Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA June-September
2003 Juried show, New England Photographers 03, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA, May-September
2003 One person show, Acton Public Library, Acton, MA, November
2003 One person show, Zona Photo Lab, Somerville, MA, August
Publications / Reviews 2016 ArtScope “Cornered” interview feature January 22, 2016. To read, see Articles and Interviews page in my website
2009 ArtScope New England’s Culture Magazine 05-06-09,
Capsule Reviews, May-June
2009 Beacon Villager, “New World Grows at Art Show”,
by Margaret Smith, photos and short review, June 1
2009 Geoff’s Rough Draft, Industrial/Organic at ArtSpace Maynard, review on, www.geoffsroughdraft.blogspot.com, Geoffrey Koetsch, June
2008 Studio Visit Magazine Vol. 3, juried publication, two-page spread
2008 ArtSomerville, “Ghost Town Planet”, photo and
selected review, on line, March 14
2006 Boston Globe, “Otherworldly Works”, two-page interview, November 11
2006 Beacon Villager, short review and large photograph of show at ArtSpace@ 16, Malden, MA, November 12
2003 Art New England, review of New England Photographers ’03, Danforth Museum, summer edition
2003 Lowell Sun, “A full spectrum of colors in “Homage to Whistler”, July 31
1975 – 2003 Various national magazines, catalogs and textbook publishers, including:
Business Week, ID Magazine Innovation, Psychology Today
Panels / Discussions 2011 Interview, Assabet Valley Spotlight, Arts in the Assabet, Bob Gottlieb, interviewer, September
2008 Panel discussion, “The Creative Spirit”, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, August 6
2007-2009 Gallery Committee, ArtSpace Maynard
Erik Hansen Studio and Mailing Address:
100 Acton Street, Maynard, MA 01754
Tele: +1-978-394-2042
Email: erik@erikhansenphotography.com