About Eric M. Renard
Eric M Renard (www.ericrenardphotography.com) is one of California’s Leading contemporary Fine Art Photographers. His passion for photography was first ignited at Tufts University in Boston, where he studied under Siegfried Halus. After graduating, Eric went to San Francisco and worked as an architectural real estate photographer before moving to Los Angeles.
Eric’s exhibition, titled Urbanity in Black and White, explores the modern world through black & white photography, though equally well-known for his distinctive color work reflecting classic California images. “This mostly black and white exhibition focuses on high contrast, urban cityscapes which reflect an eerie sense of peace and tranquility,” said Renard about the new work. “The landscape is the hero here, with the people in them subject to the power of their surroundings”.
Eric’s photography has found its way into art galleries in London, Budapest, New York, Texas, Oregon, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut and across California. His photography has received numerous Best of Show awards and has been published in both books and photography magazines, including the cover of Black & White magazine. He is also on the board of directors for several non-profit art organizations in Los Angeles, helping to organize and promote local art exhibits.
Current Exhibitions
Gallery 825 “Supersense” group show, Los Angeles, CA August 19 – September 15, 2023
TAG Gallery “Botanica” group show, Los Angeles, CA, September 13 – October 4, 2023
Santa Paula Art Museum “The California Scene” Santa Paula , CA July 15-Nov 5, 2023
Solo Exhibitions
TAG Gallery “Our Fragile Planet” group show, Los Angeles, CA August 16 – September 8, 2023
2023 TAG Gallery “Urbanity in Black and White”, Los Angeles, CA April 5-28
2020 Fabrik Gallery “The Space Between”, Los Angeles, CA
2019 House of Lucie “Abandoned Spaces & Urban Places”, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Seyhoun Gallery “Photography by Eric M Renard”, West Hollywood, CA
Past Exhibitions
2023 Malibu City Gallery “Shifting Tides” July 16-August 25
2023 TAG Gallery “Made in the USA” group show, Los Angeles, CA July 26 – August 11
2023 Las Laguna “Open Theme” July
2023 TAG Gallery “Americana” group show, Los Angeles, CA June 7-23
2023 Soho Photography Gallery “National Competition”, New York, NY July 12-29
2023 TAG Gallery “Black/White” group show, Los Angeles, CA June 7-23
2023 SFVACC / SCORE “Call of the Wild”, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Light Space & Time “Seascapes“, Albuquerque, NM
2023 Gallery 825 “Informationary” group show, Los Angeles, CA May 27 – June 23
2023 Praxis Gallery “Frames within Frames”, Minneapolis, MN
2023 Praxis Gallery “Member Showcase”, Minneapolis, MN
2023 Kehler Lidell Gallery “Light“, New Haven, CT
2023 Huntington Beach Art Center “Centered on the Center”, Los Angeles, CA
2023 TAG Gallery “PCH“, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Thousand Oaks Art Gallery “Artists’ Choice”, Los Angeles, CA
2023 PhotoPlace Gallery “Windows, Mirrors and Doors”, Middlebury, VT
2023 TAG Gallery “New Works Showcase“, Los Angeles, CA
2022 TAG Gallery “Small Works“, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Malibu City Gallery “Music Inspired Art”, Malibu, CA
2022 TAG Gallery “Angel Open“, Los Angeles, CA
2023 RICPA “Black, White and All the Grays Between”, Providence, RI
2023 PhotoPlace Gallery “Monochrome“, Middlebury, VT
2022 Gallery 825 “The Non-Objective Moment“, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Las Laguna Art gallery “Far Away Places”, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 SFVACC / SCORE “Captured Through a Lens”, Los Angeles, CA – Best in Show
2022 PH21 “-scapes“, Budapest, Hungary
2022 Praxis Gallery “The Shape of Things”, Minneapolis, MN
2022 Brittany Davis Gallery “Wild Wild West”, Nevada City, CA
2022 Los Angeles Art Association “Root and Branch“, Los Angeles, CA
2022 SFVACC / SCORE “Form & Figure”, Los Angeles, CA
2022 The Holy Art “Young Blood“, London, UK
2022 Praxis Gallery “Liquid Sky”, Minneapolis, MN
2022 SFVACC / SCORE “Artopia”, Los Angeles, CA
2022 California Art League “Reflections”, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Brittany Davis Gallery “Grand Opening”, Nevada City, CA
2022 TAG Gallery “Made in the USA”, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Gallery 825 “Make Plain”, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Black Box Gallery “Trees and Water”, Portland, OR
2022 Los Angeles Art Association “Adorn”, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Los Angeles Art Association “Gleaming Apollo”, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Praxis Gallery “Member Showcase”, Minneapolis, MN
2022 Black Box Gallery “Dynamic:Shadow and Light”, Portland, OR
2022 Praxis Gallery “The Shadow Aspect”, Minneapolis, MN
2021 California Art League “California Dreams”, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Praxis Gallery “Landscapes”, Minneapolis, MN
2021 A Smith Gallery “Vistas”, Johnson City, TX
2021 Black Box Gallery “Open Theme”, Portland, OR
2021 SFVACC/SCORE “Captured Through A Lens”, Los Angeles, CA
2021 California Art League “Gold Medal Show – Delights and Shadows”, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Las Laguna Art Gallery “Open Theme”, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Black Box Gallery “Shadow & Light”, Portland, OR
2021 Praxis Gallery “The Streets”, Minneapolis, MN.
2021 A Smith Gallery “Water”, Johnson City, TX
2021 SFVACC/SCORE “Chiaroscuro”, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Black Box Gallery “Shades of Grey”, Portland, OR
2021 SFVACC/SCORE “Artopia”, Los Angeles, CA
2021 A Smith Gallery “Open Theme | Unbound”, Johnson City, TX
2021 Black Box Gallery “Landscape & Architecture”, Portland, OR
2021 NYC4PA “Wandering Curves”, New York, NY
2021 California Art League “Sublime”, Los Angeles, CA
2021 SCORE/SFVACC “Call of the Wild“, Los Angeles, CA
2021 SCORE/SFVACC “Models in Motion“, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Grey Cube Gallery “Skies”
2021 Art Room Gallery “City”, Circles and Stripes
2021 Art Room Gallery “City”, Empire in the Clouds
2021 Cities, Light Space & Time, Rendezvous in Venice
2021 Light Space & Time “Abstract”, Palm Springs, CA
2021 Light Space & Time “ CityScapes“, Palm Springs, CA
2021 Praxis Gallery “After Dark”, Minneapolis, MN
2021 SCORE/SFVACC “Art Along the Boulevard”, CA
2021 SCORE/SFVACC “Art Along the Boulevard”, Los Angeles, CA
2020 California Art League “Small Works”, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2020 California Art League “Gold Medal”, Los Angeles, CA
2020 California Art League “Changes”, Los Angeles, CA
2020 SFVACC “Open Theme”, Los Angeles, CA
2020 NYC4PA, New York, NY
2019 Culver City Art Walk, Culver City, CA
2019 Chocolate & Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
2018 Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2018 Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Publications
2023 Shoutout LA
2022 Black & White #156, Ross, CA
2021 Black & White #149, Ross, CA – Cover Photo
2021 Photographize Magazine, Issue 01
2021 BnW#021, Almalusa Publishing
2020 Eye-Photo Magazine, November
2020 Pictorial List Magazine, July
2019 October, VoyageLA Magazine
Awards
2023 Light Space & Time “Seascapes“, “Pelican Sunset”, Second Place plus 2 Special Recognitions
2023 Art Space Gallery “Landscapes”, Death Valley Dunes, Best of Show
2022 SFVACC/SCORE, Swoosh, 2nd Place
2022 Monovision Awards, Death Valley Series, Honorable Mention
2022 Monovision Awards, Whispers in the Dark And Minneapolis, Honorable Mentions
2022 California Art League “Reflections”, Second Place
2022 Art Room Gallery “Black&White”, Baker Street, Whispers in the Shadows, and The Tank, Merit Awards
2022 15th Annual Color Awards, Flight 55 Bel Air and Umbrellas received awards
2021 California Art League Walk of Fame, Best in Show
2021 Neutral Density Photography Awards, Balance, Honorable Mention
2021 Neutral Density Photography Awards, Mesquite Flats, Honorable Mention
2021 International Photography Awards, Death Valley Yin & Yang, Honorable Mention
2021 International Photography Awards, Empire in the Clouds, Honorable Mention
2021 International Photography Awards, Mesquite Flats, Honorable Mention
2021 Grey Cube “Landscapes”, Death Valley Dunes, Best of Show
2021 Art Room Gallery “Textures”, Death Valley Yin & Yang, Honorable Mention
2021 Art Room Gallery “Textures”, Chrysler Building, Honorable Mention
2021 Grey Cube “Botanicals”, Water Lily, Special Merit Award
2021 Art Room Gallery “Nature”, El Capitan and Merced River, Third Place
2021 Fine Art Photography Awards, Rendezvous in Venice, Nomination
2021 Fine Art Photography Awards, Death Valley Yin & Yang, Nomination
2021 Light Space & Time “Cities”, Rendezvous in Venice, 5th Place Overall
2021 Light Space & Time “Botanicals”, Oak Savannah, Special Recognition
2020 Neutral Density Photography Awards, Brooklyn Bridge in Snow, Honorable Mention
2020 Neutral Density Photography Awards, Death Valley Dunes Series, Honorable Mention
2020 Neutral Density Photography Awards, Muir Woods, Honorable Mention
2020 Neutral Density Photography Awards, Chrysler Building, Honorable Mention
2020 Neutral Density Photography Awards, Circles and Stripes, Honorable Mention
2020 International Photography Awards, Fading, Honorable Mention
2020 International Photography Awards, Walking Home, Honorable Mention
2020 International Photography Awards, Circles and Stripes/Waiting on the Bus, Honorable Mention
2020 Monochrome Awards, Death Valley Yin & Yang, Honorable Mention
2020 Monochrome Awards, Circles and Stripes/Waiting on the Bus, Honorable Mention
2019 International Photography Awards, Alone in Seattle, Honorable Mention
2019 International Photography Awards, Who’s There, Honorable Mention
2019 Monochrome Awards, Alone in Seattle, Honorable Mention
2019 Monochrome Awards, Who’s There, Honorable Mention
2018 International Photography Awards, Brooklyn Bridge, 3rd Place
2018 International Photography Awards, Chrysler Building, Honorable Mention
2018 International Photography Awards, Coral Dunes, Honorable Mention
2018 Monochrome Awards, Bermuda Triangles, Honorable Mention
2018 Monochrome Awards, Brooklyn Bridge in Snow, Honorable Mention
2018 Monochrome Awards, Chrysler Building, Honorable Mention
2017 Monochrome Awards, Spiraling Down, Honorable Mention
2017 Monochrome Awards, Dew Covered Lily, Honorable Mention
2017 Monochrome Awards, The Window, Honorable Mention