ERIC LEBOFSKY
b. 1977, BRONX, NY
Resides in Chicago, IL
EDUCATION
2004 MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1999 BA, Columbia University, New York, NY
REPRESENTATION
New York: Sears-Peyton Gallery
Chicago: Western Exhibitions
Boston: Miller Block Gallery
Record Label: Lens Records, Chicago
Publishing: Pravda Records, Chicago
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Chicago, Western Exhbitions, "Eric Lebofsky: Sculpture," February 23 - March 29, 2008
Boston, Miller Block Gallery, “Book Club,” December, 2005 - January, 2006
Chicago, Western Exhibitions, "Things to Do in an Ice Age," August 6 - September 10, 2005
New York, Sears-Peyton Gallery, Project Room, February 24 - April 9, 2005
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
San Fransisco, Fecalface Gallery, "West, Wester, Westest!," October 2
Boston, Miller Block Gallery, Group Exhibition, September
Chicago, Palestein Gallery, "This Is Only Temporary," June 21 - 28
2006
New York, Sears Peyton Gallery, Group Exhibition
Chicago, Western Exhibitions, "Eric Lebofsky, Josh Mannis, William O’Brien"
Los Angeles, Arena 1 Gallery, fresh stART
Chicago, Western Exhibitions, "Books from Gallery Artists"
2005
Chicago, Butcher Shop/Dogmatic Gallery, An Obscure Portent of Possible Erotic Chaos, December 21 - 31
Los Angeles, Arena 1 Gallery, fresh stART, February 12
New York, Sears-Peyton Gallery, Somewhat Figurative, January 6 – February 19
2004
Chicago, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Eye & Ear, December 3, 2004 – January 15, 2005
Chicago, Acme Art Works, The Frankenstein Show, September 10-December 30
Boston, Miller Block Gallery, Summer Distillation
Chicago, Western Exhibitions, This Thing We Do, June 19 - July 24
New York, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, Drunk vs. Stoned, April 22 - May 31
Chicago, 1/Quarterly Space, Three-Person Exhibition, May 14 – June 5
Chicago, Heaven Gallery, From the Ground Up, April 9 - 24
Chicago, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA Thesis Exhibition, May 7 – 23
Chicago, Modest Contemporary Art Projects, Small Victories, February 14
2003
New York, Deitch Projects and Participant, Inc., La Superette 03 Deja, December 14&20
Chicago, 1926 Gallery, Remark/Remarketed, October 31-November 3
Chicago, Acme Art Projects, Appetite for Distraction, October
Chicago, Gallery 2, Anti Spacesuit: The Dirty Future, August 23 - September 25
New York, Adam Baumgold Gallery, The Ganzfeld (Unbound), March 27 – May 3
Chicago, 1926 Gallery, Fieldwork, February 28
2000
New York, Postcrypt Gallery, Recent Alumni Exhibition
1999
New York, National Arts Club, Annual Exhibition
New York, Columbia University, Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2006
Lollapalooza 2006: Artwork used for Lollapalooza.
2005
WestTown Gallery Network map/brochure, Chicago, IL
2004
Abercrombie & Fitch: Signed and numbered t-shirts containing artwork are retailed at Ruehl stores across the country. Conceived as an in-store exhibition.
PUBLICATIONS
2008
Flavorpill Cover Art: June, 2008
2007
New American Paintings No. 71, cover
MADE Magazine, December
2005
Dose Magazine (Toronto, ON) -- Illustration, June 2005
PISTIL Magazine (Chicago, IL) – Illustration, May, 2005
Bridge Magazine (Chicago, IL) – Artist Project, January, 2005
2 Magazine (Toronto, ON) – Editorial Illustration for Winter 2005 Issue
2003
The Ganzfeld No. 3 (New York, NY) Artist Project: Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008
Newcity Chicago, Foumberg, Jason, "Tip of the Week," June 19
Bad At Sports Podcast, Waxman, Lori and MacKenzie, Duncan, March 9
Newcity Chicago, Gunn, Dan, “Portrait of the Artist,” February 23
2007
Chicago Reader, Critics Choice, "Avagami," September 15
Azltron.com, “Avocado + Origami = Avagami,” July
Rise and Revolt, Stiles, Shane Matthew, “Metagami,” July
Smother.net, J-Sin, “Metagami,” July
2006
UR Chicago, Wu, Suzanne, “Art Groupie: Eric Lebofsky” (August 2006)
Time Out Chicago, Weinberg, Lauren, “Lebofsky, Mannis and O’Brien”
2005
Art Papers, Grabner, Michelle, “Reviews: Midwest”
Chicago Journal, Grayson, Katharine, “West Town, Art Town”
Gapers Block Berman, Craig, “The West Town Gallery Network, Matey”
Chicago Journal Gehring, Kristin, "Transformation Begins in the Bathroom"
Flavorpill, Spotlight Feature: “Things to Do in an Ice Age”
Monkey Say #3, interview. (www.pagesonline.it)
2004
DSN Retailing Today, “Ruehl: A & F’s Hip New Retail Concept”
The Boston Globe, “Summer Distillation”
Centerstage Chicago, Zoltak, Benjamin, “From the Ground Up”
2003
Chicago Reader Drawings reproduced in Section 2 three times
2000
WKCR Radio, Peter Schuette, Interview, Columbia University, New York
COLLECTIONS
Abercrombie & Fitch
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, artist book collection
Museum of Modern Art / Franklin Furnace Artist Book Collection
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Joan Flasch Artist’s Book Collection