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Eric Gerdau is a painter and multidisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, performance, photography, and installation. He earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), was selected for study in Rome through the European Honors Program, and received the Guggenheim Award for Painting.

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His artistic foundation was shaped in New York City, where he worked as a studio assistant in SoHo during high school and college. After RISD, he established his studio on the Bowery, exhibiting in the dynamic post-9/11 arts scene. Years living and working across Europe and Asia expanded his practice, including collaborations with a contemporary dance company in Lisbon that culminated in installations at Centro Cultural de Belém. Residencies in China immersed him in the contemporary art scene while he studied traditional calligraphy.

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Now based in Southern California, Gerdau maintains a studio gallery in Laguna Beach. His Horizons oil painting series presents quiet vistas that explore perception, time, and reflection—capturing not a place, but a state of being. Critical acclaim has likened his work to a contemporary evolution of the California Impressionists. His work is exhibited internationally in galleries, museums, site-specific projects, and is collected by institutions like the Guggenheim Foundation and the Disney Group and private collectors worldwide.

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