Exhibitions
Awards
Octagon Center for Arts - 47th Annual National Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood
Blue Moon - Ceramic
Juror Pauline Verbeek selected 65 pieces from 300 submitions
January 23th to April 4th 2015
Focus Juried Exhibit
Caligious Chasm - Ceramic
Faro - White Maple, Walnut and glass
Juror Benjamin Gardner
April 4th to May 4th 2014
Octagon Center for the Arts - 46th Annual National Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood
Tri-Port - Cherry and White Maple
Juried Exhibition Juror Christina Chang selected 64 pieces from 360 January 24th - April 5th
33rd Art and Design Annual
Inroad Ivory - Ceramic
Juror Heather Johnson seleceted 54 pieces from 144
Novermber 12th - 22nd 2013
Studies in Creativity
Into the Blue - Ceramic
Juror Asa Wentzel Fisher selected 39 pieces from 100
October 24 - December 10th 2013
Octagon Center for the Arts - 45th Annual National Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood
Into the Blue - Ceramic
Juried Exhibition Juror Michael X. Ryan selected 74 pieces from 423 across United States
January 25 - April 7th 2013 Ames, Iowa
Studies in Creativity - Art inspired Exhibit
Tri-Port - Cherry & White Maple
White Ungulate - Ceramic
Juror David Boelter selected 39 pieces from 100
February 8 - March 25 2013
Studies in Creativity
Round Shaker Table - Red Oak, Cherry & Walnut
Juror Emily Newman
October 25 - December 9 2012
Studies in Creativity
Imperfect - Ceramic
Juror Aaron Tinder
Spring 2011
32 Art and Design Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Security Hole - Cherry
Spring 2011
NICHE Awards Student Winner 2015
Winner of furniture
Wall Cabinet - Walnut, White Maple, Plywood
Selected from 500 entries
http://www.nicheawards.com/2015-winners/eric-rolek-4/
5th Annual Biorenewables Art Competition
2nd place
Bioluminance - Bioplastic and wood
Collaberation with Guillermo Thompson
Jurors Chris Vance, Sara Merritt, and Laura Jarboe
March 7th 2014 - March 2nd 2015
http://www.engineering.iastate.edu/brl/art/winners2014/rolekthompson2014/
Senior BFA Exhibit
Special Reconition
Adirondack - Cypress and polypropylene rope
Ceramic Mindless Monday - Ceramics
Juror Melanie Vote.
Studies in Creativity - Art inspired Exhibit
Best of Show
Spline - Red Oak
Juror Rachel Buse selected 37 pieces from 109
January 29th to March 10th 2014
NICHE Awards Student Finalist 2014
Selected finalist from over 600 entries
Adirondack - Cypress wood and Polypropylene rope
Octagon Center for the Arts - Biennial Community of
Artists Exhibit
3rd place
Adirondack - Cypress wood and Polypropylene rope
Juror John Cunnally
August 23rd - Octover 20th 2013
4th Annual Biorenewable Art Competition
1st place
BEI Art Competition Director Award
Wood Metamorphosis - reclaimed materials
Collaberative with Guillermo Thompson
Jurors Lou Cathcart, Chris Vance
April 22 2013 - April 15 2014
http://www.engineering.iastate.edu/brl/art/winners2013/woodmetamorphosis/
