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Biography
Erin Treacy creates vivid large-scale drawings, paintings, and three-dimensional sculptural assemblages, an artistic method she describes as a "tripod" of mediums. While all three forms are clearly informed by the others, each is particular in its realization. Treacy's drawings feature fantastical, amorphous figures that take inspiration from the natural world. Her fluid linework and vibrant color palette evoke flowers, fallen tree boughs, insects, and underwater crustacean. Each drawing blurs the figurative boundary between the imaginative and the organic world.
Similarly, Treacy's large-format paintings consist of overlapping layers of oil, acrylic, and charcoal. Together, they form an intricate web of alternating textures, calling out for touch. Using abstract and impressionistic forms, Treacy deconstructs the viewer's sense of space and movement, with color and shape as our only guide. Sculptural assemblage forms the last leg of Treacy's tripod. In these works, Treacy transforms the flattened 2-dimensional contours of her drawings and paintings into figural objects that are equally familiar and disorienting. She creates these works from "pieces of dismantled 'successful' paintings, recycled 'failed' paintings, and trimmings of still existing paintings," she says. Such assemblages are fantasies come to life: tokens of the natural world, deconstructed, reformatted, and presented in an entirely new and intuitive perspective. Treacy's work evokes all the beauty, vibrancy, and wonder of being in and of the world simultaneously.
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Download Treacy CVLives and works in Queens, NY
EDUCATION
Artist Summer Institute, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and Creative Capital
MFA, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
BFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Amsterdam Hoegschool voor de Kunst, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Three-Sided Coin, Fort Defiance, Brooklyn, NY
2020
Waves and Roots of Home, Freeport Rec Center with Long Island Arts Council, Freeport, NY
Reciprocal Relationships, BoxHeart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Waking Waves, NAVA Contemporary, NY/CA (online)
2019
Erin Treacy: Connecting the Dots, Blue Table Post, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Scrupulous Records, Sunny's, Brooklyn, NY
2015
Dismantled and Reclaimed, Boxheart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Erin Treacy: Assemblages, Chain Theater Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2013
Erin Treacy, The Chain Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2011
Landscape with Red Roof, Boxheart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2010
Interchanges: Understood Complexity, Masson Hayes + Curran, Dublin, Ireland
Through the Burren, Steps towards Abstraction, Hynes Gallery, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Through the Burren, Steps towards Abstraction, Burrenbeo, Kinvara, Ireland
2009
Fantasy/Falsity in Memory, Excel Gallery, Tipperary Town, Ireland
Visual Catalogs, Not Alphabetically Arranged, Boxheart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PATWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023
A Blue Door in Mud Season, Basin Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2022
We Work Here, Sunny's, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Works on Paper, Compère Collective, Brooklyn, NY
2017
Swell and Edge, (with Diane Dwyer, curated by Ronna Lebo and Jamie Powell), Reservoir Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Lines of Site (with Kara Schmidt, curated by Audra Lambert), Flux Art Fair, New York, NY
2015
Her History Dilemma (with Adrienne Reynolds curated by Suzanne Stroebe), Cloying Parlor, New York, NY
2013
Wandering Boundaries (with Joan Phillips), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
2012
Site Specific (with Rachel Sitkin, curated by Sean Naftel), Plywood Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2011
Reflections (with Rachel Burke), Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, IrelandSELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Finding a Memory (curated by Erika b Hess), Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
2021
My Octopus Teacher, WoArt (online)
2020
Soaring Gardens, Hope Horn Gallery, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
USPS Project, Artist Gym, Boulder, CO
2019
Twenty Years of Curating, Eubie Blake Cultural Center, Baltimore, MD
Parallel Play (curated by Heather Topcik), Spaceworks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Welcome Home, Sunny's, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Between You and Oblivion curated by Johnny Gagne, Spaceworks Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY
#werestilhere, Boxheart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
A Gathering, Spaceworks Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY
2017
100 Women, Turkey Land Cove Foundation, Biltmore Hotel, Providence, RI
2016
Line of Site curated by Antecedent Projects, Flux Art Fair, New York, NY
Open (C)all: Up for Debate , BRIC, Brooklyn, NY
The Infinite Mind , Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2014
The Art Space and Time, Casalmaggiore Contemporary, Casalmaggiore, Italy
Blind Angel, Theater for the New City- Painting on View, New York, NY
La Feminine, The Artist Playground Theater at The Players, New York, NY
2013
30 Under 30, C24 Gallery, New York, NY
MADE IN PAINT, Sam and Adele Golden Gallery, New Berlin, NY
Independents, Long Island City Arts, Queens, NY
2012
In the Place We Live 2012, M55 Art, Long Island City, Queens, NY
Adventure Residency Program Headquarters, Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC
10 by 10 , Reis Art Plus, Long Island City, Queens, NY
2011
Growing Up, Ten10 Studios, Long Island City, Queens, NY
Art Democracy: Graceful, Queens Arts Express with Sunnyside Artists, NY
Audiolise, Exchange Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Audiolise, Basement Gallery, Dundalk, Ireland
2010
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Boxheart Gallery, Pittsburgh. PA
Burren in Bloom, The Hynes Gallery, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2009
This Must be the Place, Irish Museum of Contemporary Art, Dublin, Ireland
Show, Custom House Studios, Westport, Ireland
Exchange, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, United Kingdom
2008
Inter/National Exhibition, Box Heart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
In Process TAIP, Artworks! Gallery, New Bedford, MA
2007
Weather, Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester, MA
Equivalents, San Francisco Studio School Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Open Painting, Maxwell Mays Gallery, Providence, RI
2006
Boston Young Contemporary, 808 Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA
Old School, New School, No School, CCCP Gallery, Jim Thorpe, PA
From our Perspective, Oakland Community College, MI
Imagination Can Meet Memory, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
2004
The Other Artists…In Attendance, The Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NYAWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2010
Fulbright Fellowship-Painting, Ireland (2009-2010)
2007
Instructor of Record Graduate Fellowship: Drawing Faculty, UMASS Dartmouth (2005-2007)
2004
Outstanding Merit in Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NYRESIDENCIES AND GRANTS
2024
Michigan Arts & Cultural Council, POD grant,
2023
Weir Farm National Park Artist in Residence, Wilton, CT
Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts, New Berlin, NY
2020
Part-time Faculty Development Grant, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2019
Windy Mowing Artist Residency, Halifax, VT
2017
Queens Council on the Arts, Arthotel, Artist in Residence & Grant, Queens, NY
The Wassaic Project, Artist in Residence, Wassaic, NY
2016
2 Rooms Contemporary Art Project, Artist in Residence, Newfoundland, Canada
Turkey Land Cove Foundation, Artist in Residence, Martha's Vineyard, MA
2014
The Lerman Trust, Soaring Gardens, Artist in Residence, Scranton, PA
2012
The Sam & Adele Golden Foundation, Artist in Residence, New Berlin, NY
Vermont Studio Center, Artist in Residence, Johnson, VT
Adventure Residency Program, ADVENTURE to Find Success in Failure, Washington DC
The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Artists (alternate), Lehon, France
2010
Cill Rialaig, Artist-in-Residence (grant supported), Ballinskelligs, Kerry, Ireland
2009
1st Villa Gaia Art Symposium, Studio Symposium, Seggiano, Italy
Burren College of Art, Visiting Studio Artist, Ballyvaughan, Clare, Ireland
Custom House Studios, Visiting Studio Artist, Westport, Mayo, Ireland
International Artists' 16˚ Art Symposium, Studio Symposium, Hauho, Finland
2008
Ambient Exterior, Studio Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic
Ambient Exterior, Studio Symposium, Bratislava, Slovakia
2007
Ambient Exterior, Studio Symposium, Bratislava, Slovakia
Plener Liptov Mysterium Prirody, Studio Symposium, Liptovky Jan, SlovakiaPRESS
Bloomfield Art Exhibit Inspired by Unique Subject: Frozen Compost - Patrick Varine, Pittsburgh Tribune, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept 18, 2020
Editors' Picks: 14 Things to See in New York This Week, Artnet News, Sarah Cascone & Caroline Goldstein, January 22, 20183 Secrets of Artists who get Grants and Residencies, Huffington Post, Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer, June 1, 2017
Queens Residency Program Provides Studio Space in Unlikeliest of Places, Art Info, online, Leah Rosenzweig, May 24, 2017,
New Program Creates Art Studios in Queens Hotels, NY1, Thabia Sibanda, May 4, 2017
Local Artists Get Gigs at Queens Hotel, Wall Street Journal, Charles Passy, April 7, 2017
Fair for the People: an Interview with Leanne Stella, Whitehot Magazine, Heather Zises, September 2016
Erin Treacy: Dismantled and Reclaimed at Boxheart, Pittsburgh Tribune, Pa, Kurt Shaw, August 5, 2015
The Mixed Media Tapes- interview with Erin Treacy, Ahtcast, web journal, Phillip J. Mellon, October 2014
Radio Interview - Golden Artist Colors, International Women Artist Salon, Heidi Russel, September 4, 2014
Sight Specific: Rachel Sitkin & Erin Treacy at Plywood, BmoreArt, blog, Cara Ober, February 19, 2012
Outside the Box, Baltimore Magazine, MD, Christine Stutz, March 2012
Audiolise, Ink and Digital, Ireland, May 17, 2011
In Profile: Erin Treacy, Connacht Tribune, Ireland, Judy Murphy, April 09, 2010
An Artful Way Through the Burren, The Clare People, Ireland, Andy Hamilton, April 06, 2010
Morning Call with Sean Buckley, Tipperary Midwest Radio (104.8), Ireland, October 07, 2009
The Makers Series, Southcoast 247, Ma, Liz Tomasetti, July 07, 2008
Art Inter/National Builds a Strong Reputation, Pittsburgh Tribune, Pa, Kurt Shaw, January 17, 2008PUBLISHED WRITINGS (THE PAINTING IMPERATIVE)
Building on the History of Painting through Digital Layering, Erin Treacy, Issue 4, Summer 2012
Brazil, Water, and Artists Who do It All, Erin Treacy, Issue 3, Spring 2012
Construction/Deconstruction, both Formally and Conceptually, Erin Treacy, Issue 2, Winter 2011
Paintings take Multiple Dimensions when Eight Women Investigate Abstraction through Process and Practice, Erin Treacy, Issue 1, Fall 2011
Viewer Empowerment at the Edge of a Blade, Will Anyone Bite, Erin Treacy, Issue 1, Fall 2011PRESENTATIONS, PANELS, AND JURIES
2023
Guest Speaker, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2021
Visiting Artist, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2020
Artist Lecture, Blue Table Post, New York, NY
Artist Lecture, Drawing on Perception, New York, NY
2018
A Gathering Exhibition Juror, Spaceworks, Brooklyn, NY
Artist Lecture, JH Art Talks, Queens, NY
Artist New Work Grant Juror, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens, NY
2016
Visiting Artist and Critique, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA
2014
International Opportunities Panelist, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Visiting Artist, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Artists Peer Circle 2012, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens, NY
Travel and Art Panelist, Area 405, Baltimore, MD
Guest Speaker: Fulbright for Visual Artists, Hamiltonian Artists, Washington DC
2011
Free Art Booth Juror, (e)merge Art Fair, Washington DC
2010
#rank-Free Art Stand Coordinator, SEVEN, Winkleman Gallery, Miami, FL
2009
Guest Lecturer, National College of Art & Design, Dublin Ireland
2008
Guest Curator, Location Not Specific, New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA
2004-2010
Artist Assistant, Jean Shin Studio, Brooklyn, NY
