BIOGRAPHY
In 2002, Erik Mark Sandberg received a BFA with distinction, from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, and studied with former Gemini Gel Master Printer Anthony Alan Zepeda from 2003-2007. From 2006 to present, he has taught at Art Center College of Design, OTIS College of Art and Design, and California State University Northridge. He currently resides and works out of Los Angeles, CA.EDUCATION
B.F.A. Art Center College Design 2002 Illustration/Fine ArtWORK INCLUDES
2008- PresentArt Center at Night - Lecturer Fine Art Printmaking
2010- Present
Otis College of Design - Senior Lecturer Comm Arts
2007 - Present
Cal State University Northridge - Senior Lecturer Art & Design
CLIENTS INCLUDE
The Village VoiceAbsolut Vodka
NBC Universal
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Harvard Business Review
Playboy Magazine
The New York Times
New York Times Magazine
NYU Magazine
Field & Stream
Plansponsor
Maisonnouve
Business Week
HarperCollins Publishers
LA Weekly
UCLA Magazine
Sojourners
Inc. Magazine
Fortune
Continental
The Los Angeles Times
USC
Fast Company
United Airlines
Budweiser
Rolling Stone
EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE
SoloDown By the River, Johannsen Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2011
The New Pretty. RMIT University Residency Exhibition Curated by Jazmina Cininas, Melbourne, Australia
2011
Get Pretty Now. Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY
2011
Wonderfully Nutritious. MITO Contemporary Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2010
Picture Day in the Garden. Johannsen Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2009
The Equilibrium of Glamour. Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY
2008
Project Room. Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery. Pasadena, CA
2005
Group
Unnatural Natural History, Royal West of England Academy (RWA), Bristol, UK
2012
SWAB, International Contemporary Art Fair. MiTO Contemporary Booth, Barcelona, Spain.
2012
Interplanetary Curated by Ben Crothers, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast UK.
2012
Hookers Curated by Natalia Fabia, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012
ArtSantander. International Fair of Contemporary Art. Santander, Spain
2011
Print Culture. The Printmaking Summer Residency Exhibition RMIT, Curated by Ruth Johnstone. Melbourne, Australia.
2011
The Emergence of the Pop Imagist. Curated by Jonathan LeVine and Giovanni Bonelli. Scuola dei Mercanti. Venezia, Italy.
2011
Blab Presents Krampus. Curated by Monte Beauchamp, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2011
SWAB, International Contemporary Art Fair. MiTO Contemporary Booth, Barcelona, Spain.
2011
What Would We Wish for in the Future. Biological Museum, Stockholm, Sweden.
2011
ArtSantander. International Fair of Contemporary Art. Santander, Spain.
2010
KIAF. Korea International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea.
2010
Art. Fair 21. Staatenhaus am Rheinpark, Cologne, Germany.
2010
Survey Select. Curated by Mark Murphy, Wonder Bread Factory, San Diego, CA.
2010
SWAB, International Contemporary Art Fair. Barcelona, Spain.
2010
Five Year Anniversary Show. Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY.
2010
New Realisms. MITO Contemporary Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
2010
London Art Fair. Mauger Modern Art, London, UK.
2010
Wunderkammer. Curated by Valdemar Gerdin, Gallery Jonas Kleerup. Stockholm, Sweden.
2010
SCOPE Miami. Mauger Modern Art Booth, Miami.
2009
Beach Blanket Bingo, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY.
2009
RESISTING TIME EXHIBITION - prasentiert von VICE - FRANKFURT.
2009
AAF London. Mauger Modern Art, London, UK.
2009
AAF Bristol. Mauger Modern Art, London, UK.
2009
SCOPE Miami. Mauger Modern Art Booth, Miami.
2008
Know at Vanguard Art Fair, Miami Basel.
2008
Helsinki Biennale World Fair. Helsinki, Finland.
2008
AAF Amsterdam. Mauger Modern Art, Klonne Plein, Amsterdam.
2008
"NowBrow." Brad Benidict''s Sideshow, Los Angeles, CA.
2008
Flaunt. Junc Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
2008
Everything But The Kitchen Sync. La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Culver City, CA.
2008
Known at Art Now Fair, Claremont Hotel. Miami, FL.
2007
Wild Things. 45 Spaces Gallery. Melbourne, Australia.
2007
The Shatner Project. Uppercase Gallery. Calgary, AB, Canada.
2007
SILA 45 Show. Billy Shire Fine Arts. Culver City. CA.
2007
Art LA. Bamboo Lane Gallery. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Santa Monica, CA.
2007
Said and Done. Antisocial Gallery. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2007
In the Eyes of the Beholders. Bamboo Lane Gallery. Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA.
2007
New Expressions in Fine Art Printmaking. Renowned Gallery. Portland, OR.
2007
Compound Concoction. Guestroom Gallery. Portland, OR.
2007
Drawn to Expression. Williamson Gallery. Pasadena, CA.
2007
Romance Between 0 & 1. Compound Gallery. Portland, OR.
2007
State of Emergence: Unsuspected Cracks in the Art World Infrastructure and Weekly Contributors. Track 16 Gallery, Bergamot Station. Santa Monica, CA.
2006
Soon and Very Soon. Renowned Gallery. Portland, OR.
2006
Narration and Markmaking. Bradley University. Peoria, IL.
2006
Group Show. Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery. Pasadena, CA.
2005
Artistic Utopia. La Luz de Jesus Gallery. Hollywood, CA.
2004
Tall Stories. Wignall Museum. Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
2004
REM. Compound Gallery. Portland, OR.
2004
Big Men in Little Cars. Tin Man Alley Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.
2004
What''s Your 20. Impero Media Gallery. San Diego, CA.
2004
Everything But the Kitschen Sync. La Luz de Jesus Gallery. Hollywood, CA.
2004
AWARDS INCLUDE
2007 Gold Medal, Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles Chapter2007 Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles Chapter
2006 Gold Medal, Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles Chapter
2005 Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators, New York Chapter
PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE
Douer, Irana. Ruby: Otherworldliness : A Project by Irana Douer. Berlin: Gestalten, 2011. Print.Levine, Jonathan, and Giovanni Bonelli. The Emergence of the Pop Imagist. Albissola Marina (SV) [i.e. Savona, Italy: Vanilla, 2011. Print.
Neelon, Caleb, and Jonathan LeVine. Delusional: The Story of the Jonathan LeVine Gallery. Berkeley, CA: Gingko, 2011. Print.
Victionary. Dark Inspiration: Grotesque Illustrations, Art & Design. Hong Kong: Viction:workshop, 2010. Print.