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ERIK PARKER

GERMAN, BORN 1968

Erik Parker is a New York-based artist, is known for cartoonish compositions that riff on the traditional genres of portraiture and still-life. His paintings draw inspiration from American subculture—psychedelia, underground comic books, music genres as well as historic modern painters.

Parker studied at the University of Texas, Austin with Peter Saul before receiving an MFA from Purchase College of the State University of New York. He already held many solo exhibitions in many countries such as England, Amsterdam, Paris, Los Angeles, and Denmark.