About Eric Eric Holt was born in 1963 in Fresno California. The son of a master sheet metal worker, he was introduced at an early age to the tools and techniques of metal fabrication. By the age of 10, Eric was already beginning to show his prodigious skills while helping his father build race car frames. Under his fathers' tutelage, he was given many difficult tasks and challenges to foster his technical aptitude. In his teenage years, he discovered two passions that would forever change his life, surfing and skateboarding. Their aggressive nature, combined with their incredible amount of balance, harmony and flow, had a profound effect on Eric that to this day continues to influence and inspire his life and work. As a young adult, he continued to pursue his love for the ocean and surfing. He used his metal skills in the construction trades to earn a living while also traveling the world in search of waves and adventure. Eric's nomadic lifestyle finally began to wane after he moved to San Francisco, married and started a family. A self trained artist, Eric stumbled upon his art career while crafting a steel vessel as a gift for his wife. The pure joy of creation melded instantly with the skill in his hands and the result was the birth of yet another passion, sculpting. He began with smaller works, furniture, and functional objects. He started marketing his work, and it sold as fast as he could produce it. As his studio spaces increased in size, so did the size of his work. Since then he has participated in many art events, enjoyed gallery recognition, and exponentially grown his list of collectors. After moving to Portland, Oregon in 2000 and into an even larger studio, Eric's body of work has evolved into its current phase of massive abstract sculpture. He now enjoys taking on corporate and private commissions, public art placements, and of course, frequent trips to the beach. Qualifications & Experience 3-D metal artist with twenty-five years experience in structural metal work, furniture, interior design, welding and fabrication. Fifteen years experience working in the arts. Exhibitions 2004-Present Desert Art Source, Palm Desert CA 2003-Present Continuous exhibition at the Lawrence Gallery, Portland, OR. 2000 Colville Washington Fine Arts Show, Colville, WA 1999 Small Artworks Invitational, Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d'Alene, ID Art Shows 2005 Lake Oswego Fine Art Show, Lake Oswego, OR 2004 La Quinta Fine Art Festival, La Quinta, CA 2003 Portland Art Festival, Portland, Or. Los Altos Rotary Fine Art Show, Los Altos, CA 2002 Art in the Pearl, Portland, OR Portland Art Festival Portland, OR Los Altos Rotary Fine Art Show, Los Altos, CA 2001 Portland Art Festival Portland, OR Los Altos Rotary Fine Art Show, Los Altos, CA San Francisco Fine Art Show, San Francisco, CA 2000 Art Fest, Spokane WA Inland Craft Warnings, Spokane Commissions 2006 Large scale exterior and interior sculptures for Kaiser-Permanente, Orchards, WA. 2005 Large scale exterior sculpture for Lake Oswego Foundation for the Arts, "Gallery Without Walls" exhibition, Lake Oswego, OR. 2002 Large scale exterior sculpture for Whitworth College, Spokane, WA. 2000-2006 Numerous sculpture commissions for private collections throughout the west coast. Other Galleries & Retail Venues   Urban Myth, San Francisco, CA Off Your Dot, San Francisco, CA Da Da Gallery, Stockton, CA Galaxy Gallery, Spokane, WA Zucari, Portland, OR Itchy Fingers, Portland, OR