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Eric Zener Art

American, b. 1966

Eric Zener is a self-taught Photorealist artist recognized for his figure paintings of lone subjects often submerged in swimming pools.

Zener employs water as a metaphorical tool to express renewal and personal transformation. It speaks to the collective desire in all of us to retreat from the noise of the world, challenging the shallow, surface-level questions and concerns that frame our daily lives. Additionally, Zener works across a broad spectrum of materials, including paint, silver leaf, and resin, to create texture, depth, and dimensionality in his work.

Zener’s work has been exhibited in the United States, and internationally, for over 25 years. His solo exhibition history has largely been with his long-standing dealers in San Francisco and New York. Additionally, Zener has had numerous shows in Asia, Australia and Europe. Eric’s work has been featured and reviewed extensively in art magazines and other publications. Apart from gallery representation his work has also been included in museum shows and international residency programs.

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SELF - Contemporary Realism / Swimmer / Waterscape / Male Figure
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Canvas, Oil

ENVELOP - Contemporary Figurative Realism / Swimmer / Diver / Water
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener. The painting is signed.
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Canvas, Oil

ETHEREAL- Blue Water / Female Swimmer / Floating Free / Photorealism
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Canvas, Oil

GRACE - Figurative Realism / Female Swimmer / Beach House / Contemporary
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Eric Zener Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Canvas, Oil

SUMMER WORMHOLE - Contemporary Mixed Media / Photorealism / Landscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Mixed Media Piece by Eric Zener
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Resin, Mixed Media

ABOVE IT ALL - Contemporary Realism / Male Figure Swimmer / Ladder Journey Sky
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a que...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Canvas, Oil

SUMMER RIPPLE - Contemporary / Figurative / Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a qu...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Canvas, Oil

HOW TO BE HAPPY - Underwater Photorealism / Female Swimmer / Large Portrait
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in ...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Canvas, Oil

NIGHT PLUNGE II - Contemporary Realism / Water / Ocean / Deep Blue
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in ...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Canvas, Oil

KEEP MOVING - Contemporary Realism / Pop Art / Male Figurative Art
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Acrylic, Panel

A BLENDING INTO - Realism / Figurative / Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a quest to observe and understand the ...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Canvas, Oil

SUMMER CASCADE - Realism / Waterscape / Figurative / Swimmer / Beach House
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a quest to observe and understand the ...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Canvas, Oil

BLUE SALUTATION - Mixed Media / Contemporary Figurative Swimmer / Beach
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Mixed media artwork by Eric Zener. Signed by artist on verso. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artis...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Resin, Mixed Media

Trap Door / Swimming / Dive / Pool / Summer / Photography
By Eric Zener
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Trap Door" 12 x 41 inches Unique Photo transparency with resin, paint and silver or gold leaf, on a wood panel. Eric Zener (b. 1966) is a self-taught photorealist artist recogni...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Eric Zener Art

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Silver, Foil

GLIDING THROUGH - Contemporary Figurative Pop Art / Beach Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Eric Zener.
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

PATHWAYS - Abstract Landscape / Branches and Tree / Blue and Brown
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Eric Zener Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Oil, Canvas

RED GROVE - Realism / Mixed Media / Landscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Resin Piece by Eric Zener.
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Art

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Resin, Mixed Media

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REJOINING, photo-realism, landscape, dense forest, grey sky, green, vivid color
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Unbound, Contemporary Realist Painting, Oil, Figurative, Swimmer, Ocean, Blue
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Where I End and You Begin
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Splash Study - Blue Water
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Eric Zener Splash Study Mixed Media with Resin and Silver Leaf on Panel 14.50 x 20.50 in Blue Color Palette, Water, Bubbles, Pool
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Reach For Me III, Blue
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Reach For Me III, Blue
H 15.5 in W 20.5 in D 3 in
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