2023
Eric Zener is a self-taught Photorealist artist recognized for his figure paintings of lone subjects often submerged in swimming pools.
Zener employs water as a metaphorical tool to express renewal and personal transformation. It speaks to the collective desire in all of us to retreat from the noise of the world, challenging the shallow, surface-level questions and concerns that frame our daily lives. Additionally, Zener works across a broad spectrum of materials, including paint, silver leaf, and resin, to create texture, depth, and dimensionality in his work.
Zener’s work has been exhibited in the United States, and internationally, for over 25 years. His solo exhibition history has largely been with his long-standing dealers in San Francisco and New York. Additionally, Zener has had numerous shows in Asia, Australia and Europe. Eric’s work has been featured and reviewed extensively in art magazines and other publications. Apart from gallery representation his work has also been included in museum shows and international residency programs.
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SELF - Contemporary Realism / Swimmer / Waterscape / Male Figure
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
Canvas, Oil
SUMMER RIPPLE - Contemporary / Figurative / Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a qu...
Canvas, Oil
HOW TO BE HAPPY - Underwater Photorealism / Female Swimmer / Large Portrait
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in ...
Canvas, Oil
ETHEREAL- Blue Water / Female Swimmer / Floating Free / Photorealism
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Signed on the back in pencil "Eric Zener" Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in b...
Canvas, Oil
SUMMER WORMHOLE - Contemporary Mixed Media / Photorealism / Landscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Mixed Media Piece by Eric Zener
Resin, Mixed Media
ABOVE IT ALL - Contemporary Realism / Male Figure Swimmer / Ladder Journey Sky
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a que...
Canvas, Oil
Immersed, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Abi Whitlock
Located in Yardley, PA
Light is shattered into thousands of twinkling points by the swirling currents. It seems to illuminate the drifting form of the swimmer from both above and below. This work is pai...
Acrylic
"Glide" Oil Painting on Canvas, Unframed, New
Located in San Diego, CA
"Glide" evokes the sensation of effortless movement—of drifting between moments, memories, and landscapes with quiet grace. Layers of color and texture unfold across the composition ...
Oil
Chlorine Dreams, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Abi Whitlock
Located in Yardley, PA
Shattered light, rainbows and bubbles give this piece an dream like feel. The water almost looks like glass made liquid. I wanted to capture the same feeling one gets when submerged ...
Acrylic
"As Far as the Mind Can See" Hyper-realistic oil painting
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"As Far as the Mind Can See" is a 62in x 82in original oil painting by Katherine Fraser in a handmade wood frame. Artist Statement // Life often strikes me as a string of moments, l...
Canvas, Oil
Blue Swimming Pool with Male Swimmer, Figurative Oil Painting, Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This blue swimming pool painting depicts a male swimmer seen from above, combining figurative realism with the abstract distortions created by moving water. Painted by Spanish artis...
Oil, Canvas
Unbound-original figurative Contemporary Realism waterscape oil painting
By Abi Whitlock
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Acrylic
