Eric Darling
driftrope@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/ericdarlingart/
Using elements of my photography and travels, I catch impressions of fleeting moments with oil on canvas, mixed media assembly, and the Drift Rope Project: recycled rope art from Midcoast Maine pot warp
Please contact artist directly for inquiries regarding sales and shows
I am a self-taught artist native to New England. I traveled west to earn a BA in Anthropology at San Diego State University. Interests such as photography, travel, and culture, as well as an overall appreciation for the natural world are all evident in my work.
Awards
2021 July 2021-May 2022 Artist Springboard Grant
Maine Arts Commission Drift Rope Project
Augusta, Maine
Events- Drift Rope Project Maine recycled rope art
2024 November 23-24 Maine Harvest Festival & Craft Show
Bangor, Maine
2024 December-Current Edgecomb Potters
Portland, Maine
2024 June-September "Trash to Treasure" Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
2024 October 4-6 Freeport Fall Festival
Freeport, Maine
2024 September 20-22 Common Ground Country Fair
Unity, Maine
2024 September 1-30 Rockport Public Library
Rockport, Maine
2024 August 31 Saco Bay Artists Ocean Park
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
2024 August 17 Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival
Brunswick, Maine
2024 July 31-August 4 Maine Lobster Festival
Rockland, Maine
2024 July 19-21 Yarmouth Clam Festival Fine Art & Craft Show
Yarmouth, Maine
2024 July 6-7 Harbor Arts and Books
Camden, Maine
2024 July 4 Saco Bay Artists Summer Art Show Series Ocean Park
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
2024 June 29-30 The Maine Oyster Festival
Freeport, Maine
2024 June 27-28 Windjammer Days
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
2024 June 1-30 Durham Pubic Library
Durham, New Hampshire
2024 June 14-16 South Shore Arts Center Arts Festival
Cohasset, Massachusetts
2024 February-Current Pen Bay Medical Center
Rockport, Maine
2024 August-Current Archipelago / Island Institute
Rockland, Maine
2024January-March Searsmont Library
Searsmont, Maine
2023 October-December Seawicks
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
2023 October-December Sea Bird gallery
Searsport, Maine
2023 October 14 Maine Makers Autumn Market Tin Top Cider Co.
Alna, Maine
2023 May-October Chapter Two gallery
Corea, Maine
2023 October 6-8 Freeport Fall Festival
Freeport, Maine
2023 September 30-October 1 Harbor Arts & Books Fair
Camden, Maine
2023 September 22-24 Common Ground Country Fair
Unity, Maine
2023 September-December Maine Maritime Museum
Bath, Maine
2023 August 11-13 Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show
Rockland, Maine
2023 August 2-6 Maine Lobster Festival
Rockland, Maine
2023 July 21-23 Yarmouth Clam Festival
Yarmouth, Maine
2023 July 8-9 Harbor Arts & Books Fair
Camden, Maine
2023 July-August Archipelago AH, SUMMER!
Rockland, Maine
2023 June 29-30 Windjammer Days Artist's Alley
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
2023 June 24-25 The Maine Oyster Festival
Freeport, Maine
2023 June 20 Merryspring Nature Center Artist Talk
Camden, Maine
2023 June 10 BonAire Artisan Craft Fair
Ogunquit, Maine
2023 April 22 USM Craftshow
Gorham, Maine
2022 December 2-4 Art On The Hill
Portland, Maine
2022 October 22 The Pour Farm Nano-Brewery
Union, Maine
2022 October 8 Acadia's 25th Oktoberfest
Bass Harbor, Maine
2022 September 23-25 The Common Ground Country Fair
Unity, Maine
2022 September 18 Here Comes Autumn Market
Bath, Maine
2022 August 13 Olde Bristol Days 2022
New Harbor, Maine
2022 August 12 Penobscot Bay Language School
Rockland, Maine
2022 August 3-7 Maine Lobster Festival
Rockland, ME
2022 June-Current Merryspring Nature Center Drift Rope Project
Camden, Maine
Group Exhibitions
2024 June-September "Trash to Treasure" Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
2023 November-December Archipelago NATURE ABOUNDS
Rockland, Maine
2023 September-December Pen Bay Medical Center Oil Paintings
Rockport, Maine
2023 July-August Archipelago AH, SUMMER!
Rockland, Maine
2023 May-October Chapter Two Corea
Corea, Maine
2022 April 22-May 28 ART2022 The Harlow
Hallowell, Maine
2021 April 23-May 29 ART2021 The Harlow
Hallowell, Maine
2020 November-December ALL SMALL 2020 The Sohns Gallery
Bangor, Maine
2019 November-December ALL SMALL 2019 The Sohns Gallery
Bangor, Maine
2019 June 2019 Recycled: Appleton Library
Appleton, Maine
2018 November-December ALL SMALL 2018 The Sohns Gallery
Bangor, Maine
2017 November-December ALL SMALL 2017 The Sohns Gallery
Bangor, Maine
2016 May 6-28 SPRING EXHIBITION 2016 Asymmetrick/ Black Hole
Rockland, Maine
2016 December-February The Drift Rope Project Black Hole
Rockland, Maine
2015 November-December ALL SMALL 2015 The Sohns Gallery
Bangor, Maine
2015 May 1-25 SPRING EXHIBITION 2015 Asymmetrick/Black Hole
Rockland, Maine
Solo Exhibitions
2024 September 1-30 Rockport Public Library
Rockport, Maine
2024 June 1-30 Durham Pubic Library
Durham, New Hampshire
2024 January-March Searsmont Library
Searsmont, Maine
2023 September- December Maine Maritime Museum
Bath, Maine
2023 April-May Sea Weed Co.
South Portland, Maine
2023 February 2019-2023 Jensen's Pharmacy
Rockland, Maine
2022 November 2021-February Appleton Library
Appleton, Maine
2019 October The Skullys & Dinoids Appleton Library
Appleton, Maine
2018 July-August Edythe L. Dyer Community Library
Hampden, Maine
2017 September-October Bangor Public Library Stairwell Gallery
Bangor, Maine
2017 August 1-31 Bangor Public Library Lecture Hall
Bangor, Maine
2015 July-September The Sohns Gallery
Bangor, Maine
2015 July 24-26 Arts In The Barn Cushing Historical Society
Cushing, Maine
2013 July 5-7 Arts In The Barn Cushing Maine Historical Society
Cushing, Maine
2013 February 1-28 Leonard R. Craig Gallery Unity College
Unity, Maine
2012 July-September An Emic Review Roots and Tendrils
Belfast, Maine
2008 August Bird Feeder Wars H.L. Turner Group
Concord, New Hampshire
2004 December Suede Salon
San Diego, California