Erich Preis is a successful artist from Long Island, NY and has exhibited in galleries. He has sold over 80 pieces of art, and is collected privately, nationally and internationally. Mr. Preis is known as “the artist for our U.S. Veterans”. For the past eight years, he has helped to raise thousands of dollars in raffles and auctions, through his art, for our homeless veterans and veterans who need assistance. This charitable work started after Mr. Preis had lost his friend and F.I.T. college roommate, also a fellow artist, in the Pentagon on 9/11. The veteran outreach is done in his friend’s memory.
Despite growing up with learning disabilities, on the spectrum, Mr. Preis has successfully graduated from two colleges, Fashion Institute of Technology and C.W. Post. He is a NY State Certified Art Teacher (K-12), and was awarded a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he received a certificate and won an award for his outstanding drawing skills.
Mr. Preis has taught art, in the Bronx public schools, to students in gangs, through the N.Y.C. Board of Education, utilizing art therapy (see link). He has worked with Helen Keller Services for the Blind, United Cerebral Palsy of Suffolk County and various nursing home facilities, using art therapy.
Mr. Preis enjoys motivational speaking, where he describes how he overcame his adversities to become successful. He offers seminars to schools, corporations and the interfaith community, where he teaches adults and parents of children with varying disabilities, techniques to help children reach their highest potential in art and in life. This is offered using a full, digital art, power point presentation. Through his experiences and personal journey, Mr. Preis is a role model and an inspiration to all people with whom he has come in contact |
