eric@ericdarlingart.com

Eric Darling lives and produces art at his studio in Appleton, Maine
Please contact artist directly for inquiries regarding sales and shows

Using elements of my photography and travels, I catch impressions of fleeting moments with oil on canvas, mixed media assembly, and the Drift Rope Project: recycled rope art from Midcoast Maine potwarp


I am a self-taught artist native to New England.  I traveled west to earn a BA in Anthropology at San Diego State University.   Interests such as photography, travel, and culture, as well as an overall appreciation for the natural world are all evident in my work. 

Awards

2021  July 2021-May 2022  Artist Springboard Grant the Drift Rope Project

           Funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent

           state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts

           Augusta, Maine 


Events- Drift Rope Project Maine recycled rope art 

2023  April 22  USM Craftshow

           Gorham, Maine

2022  December 2-4  Art On The Hill  SEAPortland.org

           Portland, Maine 

2022  October 22  The Pour Farm Nano-Brewery

           Union, Maine

2022  October 8  Acadia's 25th Oktoberfest 

           Bass Harbor, Maine

2022  September 23-25  The Common Ground Country Fair  MOFGA.org

            Unity, Maine

2022  September 18  Here Comes Autumn Market  Caravan Artist Market Nikki Pilgrim

           Bath, Maine    

2022  August 13  Olde Bristol Days 2022 Pemaquid Beach Park

           New Harbor, Maine

2022  August 12  The Maine Way: PBLS Fundraiser Penobscot Bay Language School  
           Rockland, Maine

2022  August 3-7  Maine Lobster Festival  Pop-Up Gallery Vendor

        Rockland, ME 

2022  June-Current  Merryspring Nature Center  Drift Rope Project installation
           Camden, Maine


Group Exhibitions
2022  April 22-May 28  ART2022 27th Annual Juried Art Show  The Harlow
           Hallowell, Maine

2021  April 23-May 29  ART2021 26th Annual Juried Art Show  The Harlow

        Hallowell, Maine

2020  November-December ALL SMALL 2020  The Sohns Gallery at The Rock & Art Shop

           Bangor, Maine
2019  November-December ALL SMALL 2019  The Sohns Gallery at The Rock & Art Shop
           Bangor, Maine
2019  June 2019  Recycled: from the waste bin to the wall Art Show  Appleton Library
           Appleton, Maine
2018  November-December ALL SMALL 2018  The Sohns Gallery at The Rock & Art Shop
           Bangor, Maine
2017  November-December ALL SMALL 2017  The Sohns Gallery at The Rock & Art Shop
           Bangor, Maine
2016  May 6-28  SPRING EXHIBITION 2016  Asymmetrick Arts and Black Hole 
           Rockland, Maine
2016  December-February The Drift Rope Project  Black Hole
           Rockland, Maine
2015  November-December ALL SMALL 2015  The Sohns Gallery at The Rock & Art Shop
           Bangor, Maine
2015  May 1-25  SPRING EXHIBITION 2015  Asymmetrick Arts and Black Hole
           Rockland, Maine  


Solo Exhibitions

2023  April-May  Sea Weed Co.

         South Portland, Maine

2023  February 2019-Current  Jensen's Pharmacy
           Rockland, Maine

2022  November 2021-February  Appleton Library
           Appleton, Maine
2019  October  The Skullys & Dinoids  Appleton Library
           Appleton, Maine
2018  July-August  Edythe L. Dyer Community Library
           Hampden, Maine
2017  September-October  Bangor Public Library  in the Stairwell Gallery
           Bangor, Maine
2017  August 1-31  Bangor Public Library  in the Lecture Hall
           Bangor, Maine
2015  July-September  The Sohns Gallery at The Rock & Art Shop
           Bangor, Maine
2015  July 24-26  Arts In The Barn at Cushing Historical Society
           Cushing, Maine
2013  July 5-7 Arts In The Barn at Cushing Maine Historical Society
            Cushing, Maine
2013   February 1-28 Walking The Turtle's Back Leonard R. Craig Gallery                      
            at Unity College (UCCPA)  Unity, Maine
2012   July-September  An Emic Review  Roots and Tendrils
            Belfast, Maine
2008   August  Bird Feeder Wars  H.L. Turner Group
            Concord, New Hampshire
2004   December Suede Salon
            San Diego, California