EDUCATION
1990-1993 – John Frederick Murray School of Art, Rockville Center, NY
1986-1990 – (BFA) The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
HONORS AND AWARDS
2020 – Finalist “Female Nude Lying Down”.
Richeson75 International Figure/Portrait (Online) 2020
2018 – Finalist “Still Life with Pears, Cherry Tomatoes & Shallot”,
Richeson75 International Small Works 2018
2016 – Finalist “Still Life with Apples, Red Onion, Grapes & Shallot” and “Still life with Clementines”, Richeson75 International Still Life & Floral 2016
2015 – Outstanding Pastel Award for “Still Life with Apples, Red Onion, Grapes & Shallot”, Bold Brush Painting Competition (December, 2015) – online art competition.
1998 – A.A.P.L. Grand National Honorable Mention for Still Life, “Zanndam Evening”, The American Artists Professional League 17th Grand National Exhibition (Salmagundi Art Club), New York, NY
1992 – HTAL award of excellence for oil portrait of “Ray”, Huntington Township Art League’s 37th annual juried show at the Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY
1991 – Grumbacher Gold Medal Award for Portraiture, Freeport Art League, Freeport, NY
BOOKS
How to Create an Underpainting Like the Old Masters: A Step-by-Step Guide,
PORTABLE SHOPPER, LLC., FL – Eric Bossik
FILMS
Drawing Lesson For Beginners
PORTABLE SHOPPER, LLC., FL – Eric Bossik
Underpainting Secrets for Artists
PORTABLE SHOPPER, LLC., FL – Eric Bossik
BIBLIOGRAPHY
May 2016 – Art Renewal Center (Technical Articles): How to Create a Classical Still Life in Pastel
March 2016 – Art Book Guy (Online – Magazine): ERIC BOSSIK: CLASSICAL AND NATURAL
February 15, 2015 – Informed Collector (Online – Magazine): Informed Collector Recommends: Eric Bossik
October 24, 2015 – AME Radio Show: Artist Eric Bossik is Interviewed on The AME Radio Show
August 31, 2014 – Art Questions Answered (Online – Magazine): Underpainting Tips from Artist Eric Bossik by Alina Bradford
August 2013 – Atlantic Avenue Magazine: Artist and Teacher Brings Style of the Old Masters Back to Canvas by Stephanie Immelman pg.104
July 2013 – The Delray Beach Pineapple: New Florida Art Academy Reflects the Rebirth of Classical Realism pg. 42
Wednesday, June 19th 2013 – Sun-Sentinel: Interview with Eric Bossik by Fallen Patterson pg. 8
September 3rd 2012 – Empty Easel (Online – Magazine): An Interview with Figure Painter and Classical Realist, Eric Bossik by Alyice Edrich
June 1st 2012 – Art Renewal Center (Technical Articles): How To Create an Underpainting Like the Old Masters, Excerpt from A Step-by-Step Guide by Eric Bossik
October 27, 2011 – The Palm Beach Post: Boynton woman drew from life experiences in writing first novel pg. 4
Winter Issue 2007 – Naples Dog Magazine: Pawcassos: Art That’s Gone to the Dogs
March 17, 2007 – Sun-Sentinel: A Work of Arf by John Tanasychuk pg. 1, and 5
January 1998 – Distinction Magazine: To Believe or Not to Believe by Marcia Byalick pg. 16
April 3, 1992 – Newsday: Local Artists Offer a Mixed Media of Works by Elizabeth Wix
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 – Lighthouse Art Center Faculty Exhibition, Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery & School of Art, Tequesta, FL
2018 – Richeson75 International Small Works, Jack Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, WI
2016 – “Selections from the Armory Art Center” at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County
2016 – Armory Faculty Show, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2015 – Armory Faculty Show, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2014 – American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF), Palm Beach County Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL
2014 – Armory Faculty Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2013 – Ongoing Exhibit of Figures and Still Life, Linda White Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
2013 – Armory Faculty Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2013 – American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF), Palm Beach County Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL
2012 – The Armory Art Center’s Faculty Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2011 – The Armory Art Center’s Faculty Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2010 – The Armory Art Center’s Faculty Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2009 – The Armory Art Center’s Faculty Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2008 – 57th Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
2008 – The Artists Guild Gallery, Boca Museum of Art (BOCA), Boca Raton, FL
2008 – The Armory Art Center’s Faculty Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2007 – For the Love of Dogs, Cornell Museum of Art & History, Delray Beach, FL
2007 – The Armory Art Center’s Faculty Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2006 – The Armory Art Center’s 20/20 Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2005 – Grand Armée Gallery, Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, FL
1998 – The American Artists Professional League 17th Grand National Exhibition (Salmagundi Art Club), New York, NY
1997 – Still Life Paintings, Albertson Peterson Gallery, Winter Park, FL
1993 – Juried Exhibition at the Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, New York
1992 – Huntington Township Art League 37th Annual Long Island Artists Exhibition, Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY
1990 – Society of Illustrators Annual Scholarship Competition, Society of Illustrators,
New York, NY
1990 – Exhibiton at The Art Directors Club of New York, The Art Directors Club of New York,
New York, NY
1989 – Group Exhibition at the Master Eagle Gallery, New York, NY
Juror Experience
2015 – Fine Art Competition Boca Raton Branch, National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW), Inc.
COMMERCIAL ART
2011 – Book Cover Illustration: “The Last Victim”, a novel by Elaine Bossik, published by Portable Shopper, LLC
1997–1996 – Advertising Illustrations: Anson-Stoner, Winter Park, FL
1995 – Staff Mural Artist: EverGreene Painting Studios, Inc., New York, NY
1994 – Staff Mural Artist: Mode Works, New York, NY
1993 – Book Cover Illustration: “From Sea to Shining Sea”, a military history of early America by Robert Leckie, published by Harper Collins
1992 – Book Cover Illustration: “The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography”, by Trevor N. Dupuy, Curt Johnson and David L. Bongard, published by Harper Collins
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Mr. William P. Boardman
Mrs. Nancy S. Boardman
Ms. Lisa Manzione
Mr. Mel Kuritzky
Mr. Larry Stoddard
Ms. Maria Schieda
Mr. Joseph Lando
Mr. Dave Larkin
Ms. Thelma Bayrami
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021–Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery & School of Art, Tequesta, FL
2007–2016 – Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2014–2021 – Bossik Academy of Fine Art (Private Classes and workshops), Boynton Beach, FL
