Erik Boker
Date of birth: 12/11/1973
Place of birth: Albany
Nation: US
Education
2003-2006: BFA in Fine Art/Photography, Art Center College of Design, Fine Art Department, Los Angeles, CA, USA
1992-1996: BA in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University, Anthropology Department, Nashville, TN, USA
Professional Experience
05/2006-Present: Freelance Photographer, Erik Boker Photography, NY, NY, USA
09/2007-Present: Co-Founder/Producer, Shedding Light, Inc., Lexington, SC, USA
09/2001-01/2003: ESL Consultant and Teacher, Taipei, Taiwan
Other competitions
05/2008: Review Santa Fe, Juried Review
05/1996: Hamblett Fellowship Finalist (Art award for non-art major)
School represented at
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Art Center College of Design
Publications
11/2008: “Mini Interview – Erik Boker,” Fecalface.com, online arts journal
10/2008: Flash Forward 2008, Magenta Publishing for the Arts, Awards Annual, USA, Canada, UK
08/2008: “Peeling Back the Skin of Consumerism,” Creativity Magazine, online magazine
10/2007: Flash Forward 2007, Magenta Publishing for the Arts, Awards Annual, USA, Canada, UK
04/2005: International Photo Awards Photo Annual, USA
Other prizes
12/2008: Backlight- 8th International Photographic Triennial Exhibition Award
07/2008: Photographer’s Showcase, photo-eye Online Gallery
01/2008: Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Emerging Photographer Award
01/2007: Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Emerging Photographer Award
04/2005: International Photography Awards: 2nd Place Portraiture Series, Honorable Mention Fine Art, Honorable Mention Editorial
04/2005: International Photography Awards:
04/2005: International Photography Awards:
08/1992: Time Warner Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Additional info
Exhibitions:
05/2009: Backlight- 8th International Photographic Triennial, Lodz Art Centre, Poland
05/2009: Annenberg Foundation Slideshow, The Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles
04/2009: Photographer’s Showcase Series Kickoff Show, Photo-eye Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
05/2009: Magenta Flash Forward Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston
01/2009: Magenta Flash Forward Exhibition, Galerie Art Mur, Montreal
01/2009: GROUP SHOW NO. 28, humble arts foundation, curated by Jon Feinstein
01/2009: photoLA, 18th Annual International LA Photographic Art Exposition, Los Angeles
12/2008: Photo MIAMI, International Contemporary Art Fair
10/2008: Magenta Flash Forward Exhibition, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto 09/2008: Backlight- 8th International Photographic Triennial, Austria
05/2008: Shedding Light, McCrory Galleri, Columbia, SC 10/2007: Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Recycle Bin Project, Toronto
07/2005: MAX Show, Hangar 1018, Los Angeles, CA 07/2006: Graduate Show, ACCD Graduate Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 05/2005: Ian Parry Scholarship Exhibition, Camera Press Gallery, London
07/2002: Artificial Flavorings, TIVAC Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
08/2002: Artificial Flavorings, River Gallery, Chungli, Taiwan
