Introducing the Artist
About Eric M. Renard
Eric M. Renard is a Los Angeles based fine art photographer and one of California’s leading contemporary artists. His passion for photography was ignited at Tufts University in Boston, where he studied photography under Siegfried Halus. After graduating, Eric worked as an architectural/real estate photographer in San Francisco before moving to Los Angeles, where he works as a Creative Director for advertising.
His most recent solo show “Retrospective Hindsight” invited viewers to embark on a twenty five year journey through the evolution of his distinctive style. This exhibition was not just a collection of photographs. It was a narrative capturing the essence of transformation, introspection, and the pursuit of creativity.
“Retrospective Hindsight” embodied a reflection on the past and a lens into the future. The exhibition showcased a carefully curated selection of work spanning two decades and illustrating the artist’s growth and shifts in style, technique, and thematic focus. From the early days of experimentation to the refinement of a distinctive voice, each piece tells its own story while contributing to the overarching narrative of evolution through current work.
Eric has also curated several photography exhibitions including, Photography Unveiled in April 2026, the Black White Captures of the World exhibition, which included photographers from Argentina, Belgium, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the UK and across the United States. This very unique exhibition showcased some of today’s best photographers from across the globe and was displayed at both The Artists Gallery in Los Angeles in 2024 and OC Camera on 2025.
Eric M. Renard’s previous exhibitions “Slice of Light”, “Nobody Walks in L.A.”, “Soul of a City” and “Urbanity in Black and White” focused on high contrast, urban cityscapes, reflecting an eerie sense of peace and tranquility. The cityscape is the hero in these exhibitions, with the people subject to the power of their surroundings.
The “Nobody Walks in L.A.” 2023 solo exhibition ran at the Sasse Museum of Art in Pomona. The song “Walking in L.A.” by the new wave band Missing Persons, poked fun at Los Angeles in 1982 for its dependence on cars with the refrain — “Nobody Walks in L.A.”. Forty years later, the world still thinks we don’t walk but we do and we also saunter, stroll, and strut our stuff on bikes and scooters wherever we go. In this series of images we explore the unique architecture of Los Angeles, some of it loved, some of it hated and some of it completely unnoticed.
Eric M. Renard’s photography has found its way into art galleries in London, Paris, Barcelona, Budapest, Athens, Mexico, Brazil, New York, Texas, Oregon, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, 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 co-president of The Artists Gallery in Los Angeles, the Exhibition Chair for the California Art League and on the Board of directors for the SFVACC.