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Erik DeLuca | |
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| Born | April, 24 1985 |
| Education | University of Virginia |
| Occupations | Interdisciplinary artist, experimental musician, educator |
| Movement | Sound art, experimental music |
| Website | www.erikdeluca.com |
Erik DeLuca (born 1985 in Tampa, Florida) is an American artist, musician, and educator whose work engages sound and archival materials across performance and installation. He is an Associate Professor of Art Education and Contemporary Art Practice at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston,[1] and has held appointments at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, Brown University,[2] and the Rhode Island School of Design.
DeLuca earned a PhD in Music from the University of Virginia in 2016.[3] His research examined listening practices within the United States National Park Service.[4][5] He has participated in artist training programs at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.[6]
His work includes Homeland (2021), presented at Kling & Bang[7] and the Sequences Biennale,[8] and later adapted into an audio documentary broadcast on RÚV.[9][10][11] The Staff of Asclepias (2020) was presented at Sweet Pass Sculpture Park in Dallas.[12][13][14] His work has also been included in [See] [Saw] [Sound] [Wave] (2025) at the Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art.[15] Writing in The Brooklyn Rail, Caitlin Anklam described DeLuca’s work as operating “in loops and echoes,” folding “the past into the acoustic present.”[16][17]
DeLuca composes and performs music. His composition Ensemble & Friends (For Satoshi Ashikawa) premiered at Myrkir Músíkdagar (Dark Music Days) at Harpa Concert Hall in 2018.[18][19]
He has published art writing and audio work in journals including The Wire,[20][21] Third Text, and Boston Art Review.[22][23] He is a member of the band Laura Secord.[24]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Erik DeLuca, Author at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)". Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt). Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "BAI, Providence Student Union unveil youth-created billboard series highlighting Student Bill of Rights". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "Erik Deluca - Department of Music". University of Virginia. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Eckert, Sierra (2012-08-10). "Composing with the Canyon". KNAU Arizona Public Radio. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "AIR DeLuca '11 - Isle Royale National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, alumni listings". Skowhegan. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "Kling&Bang - Erik DeLuca & Þóranna Dögg Björnsdóttir ásamt/with Derrick Belcham, Julius Rothlaender & Melitta Urbancic Unheard of". kob.this.is. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "Erik DeLuca - Sequences". 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Marsibil Clausen, Anna (2022-02-06). "Do Icelanders have human lives on their conscience?". RÚV. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Buffington, Adam (2022-01-26). "Of Nature and Recollection: The Sonic Convergences in Unheard Of". Artzine.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "Artist Erik DeLuca Shows Iceland's Failure In The Holocaust". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "Exhibition at Dallas' Sweet Pass Sculpture Park pays homage to the migration of monarchs". Dallas News. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "The Staff of Asclepias". Sweetpasssculpturepark.com. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "Erik DeLuca". Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "[See] [Saw] [Sound] [Wave]". Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Anklam, Caitlin (2025-06-09). "[See] [Saw] [Sound] [Wave] | The Brooklyn Rail". Brooklynrail.org. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "A Lab for Listening, Visualizing Sound, and Collective Resonance at FR MoCA". Boston Art Review. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Ensemble & Friends (For Satoshi Ashikawa). Retrieved 2026-09-28 – via vimeo.com.
- ↑ "2018 Listamenn // Artists". Myrkir músíkdagar DarkMusic Days. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ DeLuca, Erik. "Wire mix: Wendy Carlos - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ DeLuca, Erik. "Wire mix: "sound piles" - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "Holding Humanity with the Boston Palestine Film Festival: A Conversation with Erik DeLuca and Michael Maria". Boston Art Review. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "Learning and Imagining Reparations with the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics". Boston Art Review. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "Endless, Placeless: Iceland's Laura Secord on DIY Ethics, Ghosting, and 'Ending Friendships' (Live Video + Interview)". Kexp.org. Retrieved 2026-09-28.