Erik Nilson
American, b. 1991, Lives, works in New Haven, CT
EDUCATION
2022
MFA in Sculpture, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2014
BFA in Sculpture, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2012
Pratt Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022
Of the dregs: Genera (solo)
M 2 3, New York, NY
Next Day Soup: MFA Thesis Exhibition
Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2021
10268#
Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2020
No Masters
Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
41st Annual Juried Exhibition
Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
2019
Alumni Exhibition
Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY
Cherry Valley Sculpture Sculpture Trail
Cherry Valley, NY
2018
New Exhibition
Reach Center Gallery, Rome, NY
2016
Luxus: An Exhibition Focusing on Light as a Material
Corning, NY
2015
Please Touch – Sculpture Exhibition
Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
Renegade Show
Salem Art Works, Salem, NY
2014
Unearthed: BFA Thesis Exhibition
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Outdoor Light Exhibition
Museum of Luminous Phenomena, Alfred, NY
Biennial Light Exhibition
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
EXPERIENCE
2021, 2022 - present
Studio Assistant, Matthew Barney
Long Island City, NY
2022 (Summer)
Collections Assistant, Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University
New Haven, CT
2017 - 2020
Sculpture Studio Technician, Pratt MWP
Utica, NY