“A lot of content, for me, relates to philosophical truth and that drives my art practice.”

 
 

“I like to think that a painting about ascension can actually tip your way toward some sort of ascension.”

—Erik Parra
KQED Interview, “STUDIO INVASION: Erik Parra”

Artist bio

Significant facts and highlights about my art career

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Curriculum vitae

My professional experiences and artistic achievements

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Artist statement

What is most significant about me and my art

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Awards

Awards, grants, fellowships, honors and scholarships

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Artist residencies

Art-making outside of my usual environment

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Studio

I like to crank up the music in the studio

“Perhaps it’s all one big acid trip, where the walls ooze color and plants commune with you, sentient. But as Nietzsche said, “Of course it is happening inside your head… but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” No, wait. That’s Harry Potter again.”

—Michael Singman-Aste, photographer, curator and blogging junkie
Review of “Between Currencies”

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