Eric Pina (b. 1972 Thies, Senegal) studied at l’Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Dakar before completing his training in Europe where he received a degree from l‘Ecole Supérieure d’Art de Mulhouse et de Haute-Alsace in Mulhouse, France.
Focusing on human body language and the micro interactions between people and cultural backgrounds, Pina’s practice comprises painting and drawing as well as printmaking and sculpture. Imagining intimate, parallel universes that opportune a multitude of scenarios and ‘small’ moments, a Pina composition amasses an unlikely group of citizens in what appears to be an ambiguous waiting game; despite their diverse material incarnations, his figures maintain an emblematic presence even when removed from their context or isolated from a given journey or task. Pina was selected for exhibition at Dak’Art Biennale of Contemporary African Art in Dakar, Senegal, in 2014, and has had solo presentations in Germany, Switzerland, Canada, and France.