ABOUT ERIC

Eric Anthony Berdis (Erie, PA) is an artist and educator whose practice strives to celebrate DIY collectivity and play for themself and his students. All while reflecting on the ghost of queer history and activism. They are a proud member of Grounded Printshop and the Artist Association of Pittsburgh and an alum of the lost artist-run space Little Berlin in Philadelphia.

Eric has received honors from the Amos Lemon Burkhart Foundation, the Lydia McCain Artist Fellowship, and the DayGlo Color Corp Fund. He has had solo exhibitions at The Marlin and Regina Miller Art Gallery as the Artist in Residence at the Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, the University Galleries at Illinois State University., Random Access Gallery (Syracuse, NY), Project 1612 (Peoria, Illinois) , Practice Gallery (Philadelphia, PA) , and 934 Gallery (Columbus, OH). 

They have also shown work at Amos Eno Gallery (NYC), Iridian Gallery (Richmond, VA), Stay Home Gallery (Paris, TN), the Erie Art Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Eric has held residencies at Waterloo Art Center (Cleveland, OH), Bunker Projects, (Pittsburgh, PA), and the Intercity Neighborhood Art House (Erie, PA).  His work has been published in Teaching Artist Podcast, Emergency Index Annual Performance Publication, and New American Paintings.

Eric holds his BFA from Slippery Rock University, a post-baccalaureate from Tyler School of Art, Fibers & Material Studies Program, MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and M.Ed in Early Childhood Education from Pennwest Edinboro University. Eric is currently pursuing his PhD in Art Education at Penn State University.

Instagram: @ericanthonyberdis