Eric Celarier was born, lives, and works in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland in 1991 and his Master’s in Fine Arts from the University of Cincinnati in 1997.
His most immediate activities include: participating in solo shows at Stone Tower Gallery at Glen Echo, Evolving Worlds (collaborating with sound artist Anne Burson), Artist & Makers, Living Mechanics, and NIH, Machine. He also exhibited in a two-person show, Super Natural, with Stuart Diekmeyer at Portico Gallery, a solo show, Future World, at Mosaic Arts Gallery, a group show, WOW Part 5. In addition to sharing his own art, he curated the Human Nature show at DC Arts Center’s (DCAC) gallery, and hosts Becoming a Professional in the Art World Series for Washington’s Sculptors Group.
Celarier writes for East City Art & the Washington Sculptor. He is a Washington Sculptors Group board member. He facilitated the Sparkplug collective DCAC and currently sits on DCAC’s visual committee.
EDUCATION
M.F.A. in Drawing, University of Cincinnati, 1997
B.A. in Art, University of Maryland, 1993
B.A. in Art Education, University of Maryland, 1991
D1.1 3G Certified Structural Steel Welding, Frederick Community College, 2017
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Evolving Worlds, Glen Echo’s Stone Tower Gallery, Glen Echo, MD, May 2 – June 1, 2025
Living Mechanics, Artist & Makers Studio, Rockville, MD, April 2 – April 23, 2025
Future World, Mosaic Arts Gallery, curated by Van Nguyen, November 18 -December 30, 2023
Biosphere NoMa Lobby Installation, NoMa Lobby Project, July 21 – November 2, 2019
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
NIH, Exhibition at Building 10, Curated by Lillian Fitzgerald, October 6, 2024 -January 12, 2025
Super Natural, Portico Gallery curated by John Paradiso, March 16-April 28
Windows of Wisconsin: Part 5, 5510 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, produced and curated by Kirstie Little, May 29-August 29, 2023
SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
Jenkins, M. (2024, April 19). In the galleries: Origin stories and journeys in life
Also: Woodcuts with mythic qualities, two artists inspired by the natural world, revisiting lullabies and fairy tales, and prints paired with poetry. Retrieved May 28, 2024, from link
Jenkins, M. (2016, April 4). In the galleries: This Quilter Doesn’t use Fabric or Thread for his Patchwork. Washington Post, link
SELECTED ART CRITICISM WRITING
Celarier, E (2023, January 17). Review: Here Not Here at Brentwood Art Exchange
East City Art. link
Celarier, E (2022, November 29). Review: ARTgineeringv2.0 at Otis Street Arts Project
East City Art. link
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
Facilitator of the DCAC Sparkplug Collective (2024)
Curator, “Sign of The Times,” DCAC’s 2024 Sparkplug Collective Exhibition, a group show at DC Art Center (November 15-December 15, 2024).
Curator, “Human Nature,” DCAC’s 2022-2023 Sparkplug Collective Exhibition, a group show at DC Art Center (February 25-April 3, 2022).
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES HOST
Producer/Presenter/Host of an ongoing series of virtual professional development workshops and panel discussions, presented by Washington Sculptors Group, 2022 to present.
Using Social Media Effectively Part II
Tips for Online Platforms to Raise Your Profile
March 3, 2025
Using Social Media Effectively Part I
Tips for Online Platforms to Raise Your Profile
February 3, 2025
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
May 15, 2023
ARTIST TALKS
Living Mechanics Artist Talk, Artist & Makers Studio, April 5, 2025
Wasteland Artist Talk, Honfleur Gallery, February 23, 2019
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Washington Sculptors Group, Member of the Board, 2019-present
District of Columbia’s Art Center Visual Committee, 2025-present