Eric Conrad
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Eric Conrad completed a BA in Mathematics and Fine Art from Kalamazoo College in Michigan and did his graduate study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Rhode Island School of Design were he received an MFA in Painting/Printmaking in 2000. His interest in traditional figurative painting, dramatic settings, and psychologically charged spaces manifest themselves in sculptures, drawings and mixed-media installations that deal with power and relationships, tension and sensuality, intimacy and aloneness, violence and exuberance. He is currently interested in studying traditional Tibetan textiles, ceremonial masks and costumes, and Tangka painting. Eric is an Associate Professor of Art and Foundation Studies Coordinator in the Department of Art at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas.
