Eric Ockrassa
EDUCATION
2015
MFA
Painting and Drawing
University of Houston, Houston, TX
2012
BFA
Painting
Texas State, San Marcos, TX
2012
BFA
Graphic Design
Texas State, San Marcos, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
Ocular Resistance
Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston TX
2015
Optical Assimilation
Project Gallery, Houston, TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
COD Faculty Art Show,
Cleve Carney Gallery at The College of DuPage,
Glen Ellyn, IL
Group Show 2017,
Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX
Gallery Artists' Salon Show,
Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX
Midtown Art Crawl,
Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX
2016
Gallery Artists Exhibition,
Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX
Houston Contemporay Art Fair, George Brown Convention Center-
Booth D6, Houston, TX
Art After Hours,
FMK Gallery, Chicago, IL
PP's Pop Up Show, Schoenherr Gallery at North Central College, Naperville, IL
Studios Midwest Exhibition,
The Box Gallery, Galesburg, IL
Dark Harvest,
Superior St. Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
Open Your Eyes,
Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX
2015
Resident Artist Show,
Moose Canvas Gallery, Buda, TX
SofTactics,
Cement Loop Gallery, Austin, TX
WhatIsTheWhat,
409 Gallery, Houston, TX
37th Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition,
Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
UH President’s Art Show,
President's Office at the University of Houston, Houston, TX
2014
Connect 5,
4411 Montrose Gallery, Houston, TX
4 Worlds,
The Mariago Collective, Houston, TX
Resolution,
Third Space Gallery, Houston, TX
The Big Show,
Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
School of Art Student Exhibition,
Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
2013
>20 Square Feet,
Continental Center, Houston, TX
Spooky As Hell,
Project Space Gallery, Houston, TX
Salon des Refusés | Part 2,
BLUEorange Contemporary, Houston, TX
Variations in Color,
G Gallery, Houston, TX
School of Art Student Exhibition,
Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX
Dissipate,
Project Space Gallery, Houston, TX
2012
U of H Graduate Painting Students Exhibition,
College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
HOWBOUTNOW,
4411 Montrose Gallery, Houston, TX
UNIFORMLYvaried,
BlueOrange Gallery, Houston, TX
What Happened Was...,
Gallery [1] & [2], San Marcos, TX
FASA Spring Show,
Pump Project Art Complex, Austin, TX
ArtWorks 2012,
Walkers Gallery, San Marcos, TX
2011
Local Color,
Wake the Dead Gallery, San Marcos, TX
Expose the Arts,
Tantra Gallery, San Marcos, TX
ArtWorks 2011,
Walkers Gallery, San Marcos, TX
You Are Lovely,
Soda Tooth Gallery, San Marcos, TX
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :
2016-17
Adjunct, Drawing, Painting and Intro to Fine Arts, College of Dupage, Glen Ellyn, IL
2016-17
Adjunct, Drawing and 2D Design,
Aurora University, Aurora, IL
2015
Adjunct, Beginning and Advanced Painting,
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
2013-15
Teaching Fellow, Fundamental and Intermediate Drawing, University of Houston, Houston, TX
2012-14
Docent at the Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
2011-12
Internship with Jason Archer
2012
Mural
Frank's Public Art Space, Austin, TX
2011
Painted the leaderboard and signage
History Channel’s “Mudcats”
RESIDENCIES
2016
Studios Midwest Art Residency,
Galesburg, IL
2016
FMK 5x5,
Chicago, IL
2015
MOOSE Canvas Residency Program,
Buda, TX
PUBLICATIONS
2017
Creativpaper Magazine-Volume 3, Print Publication
2016
Houston Chronicle, Print Publication
2016
Houston CityBook, Print Interview
2016
@Studio, Online Magazine
2015
The Daily Cougar, Print Publication
2015
Arthive 2015 Catalog, Online Publication
2015
Studio Visit-Volume 30, Print Publication
2014
Lawndale Art Center's Featured Artist,
The Big Show Edition, Online Interview
2011
6/10 Magazine, Print Publication
2011
Yes Ma'am Magazine, Print Publication
ARTIST TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS
2016
Studios Midwest Artist Talk,
The Box Gallery, Galesburg, IL
2015
Visiting Artist Lecture Series,
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
2015
37th Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition,
Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
2014
4 Worlds,
Mariago Collective, Houston, TX
2012
U of H Graduate Painting Students Exhibition,
College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
AWARDS AND HONORS
2015
Jerome and Minette Robinson Scholarship,
Blaffer Art Museum
2013
John Hohlt-Roger Wich Scholarship,
University of Houston
2012
Susan Vaughn Scholarship,
University of Houston
2012
Presidential Scholarship,
University of Houston
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Located in the heart of Gallery Row, near River Oaks in the Upper Kirby District, in Houston, Texas, our art gallery offers collectors a wide range of contemporary art in various media by artists on both a national and international level. The art gallery has an active program of exhibitions displaying artistic expressions in drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Nicole Longnecker Gallery is dedicated to further promoting visual art in our community by supporting local educational efforts and various non-profit organizations along with engaging new collectors and companies and educating the community about art.