| EDUCATION |
| 1991
- 1992 |
Postgraduate Certificate. Institute of Art and Design. Lahti, Finland |
| 1988
- 1989 |
Graduate
Study. Instituto Superior de Arte. Havana, Cuba;
Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, MA |
| 1984
- 1988 |
BFA
Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, MA |
| 1986-
1987 |
Diploma. Advanced Studies in Printmaking. Central School of Art
and Design. London, England |
|
ONE
PERSON EXHIBITIONS |
| 2002 |
Distances: Paintings of New England and Ireland,
Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 2001 |
New Paintings. Hidell - Brooks Gallery,
Charlotte, NC
Three Counties. Spheris Gallery, Walpole,
NH and New York NY
Eric Aho, Recent Paintings. Tory Folliard
Gallery. Milwaukee, WI
The River, Field and Sky: New Paintings.
Susan Conwa Gallery, Washington, D.C |
| 2000
|
Standing
Still, New Paintings.
Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Pure Geography, Barton-Ryan Gallery,
Boston, MA
Eric Aho Paintings, Walker-Kornbluth
Gallery, Fair Lawn, NJ |
| 1999 |
The Distant Landscape: New Paintings,
Spheris Gallery, Walpole, NH and New York, NY
New Helsinki Views, Galleria Pintura,
Helsinki, Finland
A Passion for Winter, the Landscapes of Eric
Aho, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
| 1998
|
Recent
Paintings,
Spheris Gallery, Walpole, NH and New York, NY
The Qualities of Heaven and Earth,
Travelling Exhibition, Oulu City Art Museum, Oulu, Finland;
Vermont College. Montpelier, VT;
Embassy of Finland,
Washington, D.C.
North of Santa Fe, Munson Gallery,
Santa Fe, NM
Small Paintings, Galleria Pintura,
Helsinki, Finland |
| 1997 |
Recent Paintings, Fletcher/Priest Gallery,
Worcester, MA
Recent Paintings, Kerygma Gallery,
Ridgewood, NJ |
| 1996 |
The Provincetown Paintings, Gallery
349, Provincetown, MA |
| 1995 |
From Area to Area, Oulu City Art Museum,
Oulu, Finland
Nocturnes: Recent Paintings by Eric Aho,
Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT |
| 1994 |
Paintings, Gallery Pelin, Helsinki,
Finland |
| 1993 |
Eric Aho Gouache Drawings, Arktinen
Gallery, Oulu, Finland |
| 1992 |
Eric Aho Paintings, Arktinen Gallery,
Oulu, Finland; Häme Gallery, Lahti, Finland |
| 1991 |
Paintings From the Hemlock Ravine,
Tyler Gallery, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT |
| 1989 |
On the Calzada de Infanta, Fototeca
de Cuba, Ministry of Culture, Havana, Cuba |
| SELECTED
GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2003 |
Eire/Land, McMullen Museum of Art,
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (forthcoming) |
| 2002 |
George Nick Selects, Concord Art
Association, Concord, MA
Art Educates the World: Fulbright Legacy Fund
Auction,
Jurors: Klaus Kertess, Laura Hoptman, Dan Cameron. Sotheby's, New
York, NY |
| 2001 |
New Images of North Mayo. Ballinglen
Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland
Plain Air. Eric Aho, Lois Dodd, Wolf Kahn,
Emily Nelligan, Stuart Shils.
Paesaggio Gallery, West Hartford, CT |
| 2000
|
New
Painters.
Hidell-Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, NC
175th Annual Exhibition, National Academy Museum, New York, NY
Landscape / Cityscape, Olga Dollar
Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1999 |
Ultima Thule, University of Lapland,
Rovaniemi, Finland
London Print Fair, Royal Academy of Art, London, England |
| 1998 |
173rd Annual Exhibition, National Academy
Museum, New York, NY
Annual Juried Show, New Britain Museum
of American Art, New Britain, CT
Tunturi, Concordia University, Montreal,
Canada; University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland |
| 1997 |
William Lumpkins and Eric Aho, Munson
Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1996 |
Small
Scale Landscapes,
Bernard Toale Gallery. Boston, MA
Views from Vermont: Works from the Permanent
Collection, Fleming Museum, University of Vermont
Weir Farm Visiting Artists, Aldrich
Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
New England /New Talent, Fitchburg
Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
Provincetown Artists, Provincetown
Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA |
| 1995 |
Small Works, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin,
Ireland
Landscapes, Thomas Segal Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 1994 |
Regional
Selections 1994,
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH |
| 1992 |
Young Talent Show,
Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, CT |
| 1991 |
Boston Drawing Show, Boston Center
for the Arts, Boston, MA
Maine Coast Artists, Maine Coast Artists
Gallery, Rockport, ME; University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME |
| 1990 |
Regional Exhibition, Fitchburg Art
Museum, Fitchburg, MA |
| 1989 |
From Havana, Santa Clara Museum of
Art, Santa Clara, Cuba |
| 1988 |
Young Printmakers from the U.S.,University
of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa |
| PUBLIC
COLLECTIONS |
Achenbach
Foundation for Graphic Arts. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,
San Francisco, CA
The Ballinglen Archive. Ballinglen Arts Foundation. Ballycastle,
County
Mayo, Ireland Burren College of Art. Ballyvaughn, County Clare,
Ireland
Robert Crowell Collection. Newfane Library. Newfane, VT
Finland-U.S. Education Exchange Commission. Helsinki, Finland
Robert Hull Fleming Museum. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Ministry of Culture. Havana, Cuba
National College of Art. Oslo, Norway
Oulu City Art Museum. Oulu, Finland
Theatre Academy of Finland, Helsinki, Finland
U.S. Embassy. Helsinki, Finland
University of Cape Town. Cape Town, South Africa |
| SELECTED
PRIVATE & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS |
American
Express Corporation. Chicago, IL
Bank of New Hampshire. Concord, NH
Chris and Linda Eigeman. New York, NY
Fidelity Investment Corporation. Boston, MA
Mrs. J. William Fulbright. Washington, D.C.
Ms. Kate Ganz. New York, NY
Hill and Barlow. Boston, MA
L.L. Bean Inc. Freeport, ME
Mastercard Corporation. New York, NY
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McCone. San Francisco, CA
North American Institute. Santa Fe, NM
Pfizer Inc., New York, NY
Revco Corporation. Southampton, NY
Rowland Foundation, Madison, WI
Union Bank of Scandinavia. New York, NY
University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Warburg Pincus. New York, NY |
| GALLERY
REPRESENTATION |
Alpha
Gallery, Boston, MA
Susan Conway Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Hidell-Brooks, Charlotte, NC
Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Spheris Gallery, Walpole, NH
Walker-Kornbluth Gallery, Fair Lawn, NJ |
| GRANTS
and AWARDS |
| 2000
|
The
John Koch Award for Painting, National Academy. New York, NY. |
| 1998 |
Julius Hallgarten Prize, National Academy. New York, NY. |
| 1997 |
Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Project
Grant.
Finlandia Foundation. Los Angeles, CA |
| 1994 |
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Inc. New York, NY
Vermont Community Foundation. Middlebury, VT. Project Grant |
| 1993
|
American-Scandinavian
Foundation, New York, NY. Project Grant |
| 1991 |
Vermont Council on the Arts. Artist's Grant |
| FELLOWSHIPS
and RESIDENCIES |
| 1996-01 |
Artist in Residence, Ballinglen Arts Foundation. Ballycastle, Co.
Mayo, Ireland |
| 1995 |
Artist in Residence, Weir Farm National Historical Trust. Wilton,
CT
Artist Fellowship, Ballinglen Arts Foundation. Ballycastle, Co.
Mayo, Ireland |
| 1994 |
Individual Artist's Fellowship, Vermont Council on the Arts. |
| 1991-92 |
Fulbright Fellowship in Visual Arts to Finland, Institute of
International Education. New York, NY |
| TEACHING |
| 2001- |
Lecturer. Theatre Academy of Finland, Helsinki, Finland |
| 2000
|
Instructor.
Art New England Workshops. Bennington College. Bennington,
VT |
| 1999- |
Instructor. Great River Arts Institute. Walpole, NH |
| 1997-98 |
Lecturer. University of Lapland. Rovaniemi, Finland |
| 1989-98
|
Visual
Arts Faculty. The Putney School. Putney, VT |
| 1996
|
Lecturer.
Burren College of Art. Ballyvaughn, Ireland |
| 1989 |
Graduate Teaching Assistant. Massachusetts College of Art. Boston,
MA |
| OTHER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| 2001
|
Visiting
Critic. Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT |
| 2000
|
Visiting
Critic. Harvard Graduate School of Design. Cambridge, MA
Visiting Critic. Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, MA
Visiting Printmaker. Vermont Studio Center. Johnson, Vermont |
| 1997 |
Visiting Artist/Speaker. Colgate University. Hamilton, NY |
| 1996
|
Juror.
New Hampshire Arts Council Individual Artist's Fellowship Competition.
Guest Speaker. Arizona Arts Council. Bisbee, AZ
Visiting Critic. Marlboro College. Marlboro, VT |
| 1995
|
Visiting
Critic. Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, MA |
| 1994
|
Visiting
Critic. Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, MA
Visiting Artist/Speaker. Colgate University, Hamilton, NY |
| 1992
|
Visiting
Artist. National College of Art. Oslo, Norway |
| 1990
|
Visiting
Artist. Instituto Superior de Arte, Havana, Cuba
Visiting Printmaker. Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA |
| LECTURES |
| 2001 |
"Painting
and Study." Western Connecticut State University. Danbury,
CT |
| 1999 |
"Some
Thoughts on Painting." T.W. Wood Gallery. Vermont College.
Montpelier, VT |
| 1997 |
"Surviving
Sight. Art and Atrocity." Colgate University, Hamilton, NY |
| 1996 |
"Painterly
Precedents: The Weir Farm Landscape." Weir Farm, Wilton, CT |
| 1995 |
"From
Area to Area." Oulu Art Museum. Oulu, Finland
"Experiencing the Landscape." University of Vermont, Burlington,
VT |
| 1994 |
"The
Raw Landscape: Lapland After the War.." Colgate University,
Hamilton, NY
"Gallery Talk." Regional Selections 1994. Hood Museum
of Art. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH |
| 1993 |
"Painting
and Travelling." University of Industrial Arts. Helsinki, Finland
"Progression of the Landscape in Lapland." Finlandia Foundation.
NY; AVA Gallery. Lebanon, NH |
| 1992 |
"Painting
and Identity." Kuusamo Conference on Art and Nature. Kuusamo,
Finland. |
| SELECTED
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Joe
Shannon. "Eric Aho at Susan Conway Gallery." |
| |
Exhibition
Review. Art in America. September 2001 |
| Bethany
Tarbell. "Studio Session: The Sky's the Limit." |
| |
Feature
Article. Art and Antiques. pg. 104. September 2001 |
| Medb
Ruane. "Heavy on the Mayo. Artists at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation" |
| |
Feature
Article. The Sunday Times (Ireland) Magazine. pg. 16. August 19,
2001 |
| Print
Collaborations, 2000. Vermont Studio Center Press. Johnson, VT |
| |
Catalogue
no.3. Spring 2001 |
| James
Auer. "Innocence, Irony co-exist with wit." |
| |
Exhibition
Review. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. May 16, 2001 |
| Kathy
Bryant. "Passionate Collectors." |
| |
Feature
Article. Art and Antiques. pg. 81. June 2000 |
| Miles
Unger. "Eric Aho: Pure Geography at Barton Ryan Gallery, Boston." |
| |
Exhibition
Review. CitySearch/Boston.com. April 2000 |
| Jill
Waterman. "Tranquil Vistas Among Skyscrapers." |
| |
Feature
Article. ArtsMedia. March 2000 |
| The
Alembic. Providence College, Providence, RI |
| |
Portfolio.
Spring 1999 |
| Ferdinand
Protzman. "Eric Aho at Susan Conway Gallery." |
| |
Exhibition
Review. The Washington Post. March 11, 1999 |
| Robert
F. Smith. "Recent Paintings at Spheris Gallery." |
| |
Exhibition
Review. Art News. February 1999 |
| "Vast
Still Points: Paintings by Eric Aho." |
| |
Feature
Portfolio.Orion, People and Nature. Winter 1999 |
| Dennis
Jarrett. "Santa Fe Lights." |
| |
Exhibition
Review. Santa Fe Reporter. July 8-14, 1998 |
| John
Driscoll. Edited by Arnold Skolnick. |
| |
The
Artist and the American Landscape. Cobb, CA: First Glance Books,
Inc.,
1998 |
| Gail
Kelley. "Artist succeeds in finding grandeur in the ordinary." |
| |
Feature
Article. The Boston Sunday Globe, NH Weekly. September 13, 1998 |
| Robert
F. Smith. "Painter Eric Aho stretches the wide landscapes of
art." |
| |
Feature
Article. Rutland Daily Herald. September 11, 1998 |
| Marja-Terttu
Kivirinta. "Eric Aho's Landscapes in Helsinki and Oulu." |
| |
Exhibition
Review. Helsingin (Finland) Sanomat. February 7, 1998 |
| Riita
Mäkelä. "Flat Land, Wide Sky." |
| |
Review.
Oulu (Finland) Kaleva. January 30, 1998 |
| Chard
deNiord. "The Landscapes of Eric Aho." |
| |
Exhibition
Catalogue Essay. The Qualities of Heaven and Earth. Oulu City
Art Museum. Oulu, Finland. |
| Laura
Pope. "Abstract Painter, a Chaser of Landscapes." |
| |
Feature
Article. NH Weekend Magazine, Manchester Union Leader. May 15, 1997 |
| Perrin
Paterson. "Eric Aho and William Lumpkins." |
| |
Exhibition
Preview. The Santa Fean. May 1997 |
| D.
Quincy Whitney. "The Abstract Landscapes of Eric Aho." |
| |
Feature
Article. The Boston Sunday Globe. April 6, 1997 |
| Rich
McKown. White Mountains: Above and Beyond. McGowan Fine Art, Concord,
NH |
| |
Review.
Art New England. April/May 1997. |
| Riita
Mäkelä. "American Point of View." |
| |
Review.
Oulu (Finland) Kaleva. August 22, 1996 |
| Mary
Sherman. "Fitchburg Exhibit Showcases New England's New Talent." |
| |
Review.
The Boston Herald. May 29, 1996. |
| Cate
McQuaid. "New England Proves its Talent." |
| |
Review.
The Boston Globe. May 13, 1996. |
| Brian
Fallon. "Small Works, Rubicon Gallery." |
| |
Review.
The Irish Times. December 15, 1995. |
Susan
Kelly. "Nocturnes. New Paintings by Eric Aho. Robert Hull Fleming
Museum. University of Vermont." |
| |
Review.
Art New England. April/May 1995. |
| Susan
Kelly. "Night Visions." |
| |
Feature
Article. Burlington (VT) Free Press. Feb. 1,1995. |
Charlet
Davenport. "Regional Selections. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
College." |
| |
Review.
Art New England. December/January 1994-95. |
| Dan
Sundell. "Glädjefullt måleri." |
| |
Review.
Hufvudstadsbladet (Helsinki) September 19, 1994 |
| Marja-Terttu
Kivirinta. "Eric Aho's Painting." |
| |
Review.
Helsingin (Finland) Sanomat. September 3, 1994 |
Christine
Temin. "This Summer, the visual arts are marked by a variety
of
visions." |
| |
Regional
Exhibition Review. The Boston Globe. June 5, 1994. |
| Heikki
Kastemaa. "Kulttimaisemista Suoraan Havaintoon." |
| |
Review.
Oulu (Finland) Kaleva. Aug. 3, 1993. |
| Cynthia
Jones. "Painting Across Finland." |
| |
Feature
Article. Nashua(NH) Telegraph. Sept. 3, 1992. |
| Heikki
Kastemaa. "A Conversation with Eric Aho." |
| |
Exhibition
Catalog Interview. Arktinen Galleria. Oulu, Finland. April 1992. |
| Riita
Makela. "Searching for the Landscape." |
| |
Review.
Oulu (Finland) Kaleva. July 22, 1992. |
| Jouko
Tallimaki. "Finnish Light: Clear and Naked." |
| |
Review.
Etela Suomen Sanomat (Finland) May 28, 1992. |
| Meredith
Fife Day. "Paintings From the Hemlock Ravine." |
| |
Review.
Art New England. February 1991. |
| Orlando
Hernandez. "Aho on the Calzada de Infanta." |
| |
Exhibition
Catalog Essay. Ministry of Culture. Havana, Cuba. January 1989. |
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|
| Artist's
Statement
Painting
in the landscape relies on stories, the history of people and
places and preceding paintings as much as it relies on interesting
and compelling forms and light. It has to do with mixing observation
and study with discovery with imagination.
Since
1995 I have spent several weeks each summer painting in County
Mayo, Ireland.
Last
summer, a rather boyish looking forty-year old bachelor farmer
took time away from mending the roof on his corrugated metal barn
to inquire about the progress of my painting. I had set up my
easel in a turnout just a glance down the hill from the farm which
was his father's before him and his grandfather's beginning in
the 1920's. He looked at the rather loosely defined brushy painting
started only moments earlier and said, "if it is the faintest
distance you are after you would be better off up the hill."
With
that, he motions towards the jelly bean shaped rental car. "I'll
get to the roof later." Turn left here, via the logging road.
Most of Ireland is open, bog, pasture and rocky-thistled fields.
What few trees there are have been planted recently in what is
commonly call a "forestation scheme" to provide Ireland
with a crop of native lumber. The narrow road which is lined on
either side by thin red pine and some sad looking northern spruce
quickly turns into a rutted trail barely passable in a tractor.
My new friend insists the mud is not very deep and this little
buggy would make it just fine. The trees look thinner and thinner.
Mostly rock. Seems like the "scheme" wasn't such a grand
idea I think to myself. Another pothole.
Then
an open field edge topped with the North Atlantic horizon. "This
here is where you will find the faintest distances," declared
my farmer friend. The immensity of the panorama revealed itself
slowly at first and then in a rush as dramatic skies opening and
closing like heavy velvet curtains over the broad, time-sweeping
landscape stage. Without taking his eyes off the horizon he added,
"I come up here to think, just to think."
Eric
Aho Saxtons River, VT
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