Eric Hurtgen is an artist, designer and art director who was born in Louisville, Kentucky. As a designer, Eric has worked across a variety of media for clients in the tech and cultural industries.
Eric’s work has been shown internationally, but mostly in smaller galleries across the Southeastern United States. His artwork can be found here.
He is the co-founder of New Rural, a growing collection of music, statements and artwork. Eric is married with two daughters and has been living and working in Central Kentucky.
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Group Exhibition, All Together Now,
Design Museum of Chicago, Chicago
2018 Group Exhibition, Freiraum vertikal denken
Akademie der Künste Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2017 Group Exhibition, Type Hike,
Type Director’s Club, New York, New York
2016 Two-Person Exhibition, New Geographic 2,
148 Gallery, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN (with Dan Romanoski)
2015 Group Exhibition, L’Edition Journal,
Oui Mais Non, Montreal, Canada
2015 Two-Person Exhibition, New Geographic 1
Pease Gallery, CPCC, Charlotte, NC (with Dan Romanoski)
2013 Group Exhibition, The Weight of Light, Sojourn Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2011 Solo Exhibition, Shooting Into the Sun, The Kalmanson Gallery, Emmanuel Arts Center, Swainsboro, GA
2010 Solo Exhibition, Ellipses and Parentheses,
The Green Rice Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2021 Group Exhibition, All Together Now,
Design Museum of Chicago, Chicago
2018 Group Exhibition, Freiraum vertikal denken
Akademie der Künste Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2017 Group Exhibition, Type Hike,
Type Director’s Club, New York, New York
2016 Two-Person Exhibition, New Geographic 2,
148 Gallery, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN (with Dan Romanoski)
2015 Group Exhibition, L’Edition Journal,
Oui Mais Non, Montreal, Canada
2015 Two-Person Exhibition, New Geographic 1
Pease Gallery, CPCC, Charlotte, NC (with Dan Romanoski)
2013 Group Exhibition, The Weight of Light, Sojourn Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2011 Solo Exhibition, Shooting Into the Sun, The Kalmanson Gallery, Emmanuel Arts Center, Swainsboro, GA
2010 Solo Exhibition, Ellipses and Parentheses,
The Green Rice Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Selected Publications
2019 Ficciones Typografika 1642,
Formist Editions, Australia
2017 Frierum Vertikal Danken, Technische Universität München,Fakultät für Architektur, Munich, Germany
2015 Ten Words and One Shot, Volume V,
Kevin Krumnikl, Publisher, Germany
Selected Clients
AirBNB, Atlantic Records, ATO Records, B4 Records, Columbia Records, Center on Rural Innovation, EMI, Ghostly Records, Interscope Records, Lex Records, The McColl Center, Pratt Institute, Quartet Health, RCA Records, Red Light Mgmt, Silvertone Records, SOCO Gallery, Stink Films, Tiny Horse Media, Viacom, Vevo, Warner Music, Ways & Means
2019 Ficciones Typografika 1642,
Formist Editions, Australia
2017 Frierum Vertikal Danken, Technische Universität München,Fakultät für Architektur, Munich, Germany
2015 Ten Words and One Shot, Volume V,
Kevin Krumnikl, Publisher, Germany
Selected Clients
AirBNB, Atlantic Records, ATO Records, B4 Records, Columbia Records, Center on Rural Innovation, EMI, Ghostly Records, Interscope Records, Lex Records, The McColl Center, Pratt Institute, Quartet Health, RCA Records, Red Light Mgmt, Silvertone Records, SOCO Gallery, Stink Films, Tiny Horse Media, Viacom, Vevo, Warner Music, Ways & Means