Erich J. Pries - Long Island Artist

1996	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Charles Toppan Memorial Prize for outstanding figure drawing
1999	CW Post/Long Island University: NYS Rose Crebs Art Award for ceramic sculpture
2000	NYC Board of Education/Bronx Superintendent’s Office Mottif Publication – For Mr. Preis’ students’ multicultural sculpture project
2001	Mr. Preis’ Bronx students’ sculpture project made cover of Northport Journal *Clay works in Art Therapy F.I.T. Alumni Publication for 9/11 Art Therapy outreach
2004	Spectrum Magazine (National Publication) – a story on Mr. Preis’ art and personal adversity
2005	Long Islander - story on veteran and autism outreach
2007	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory publication - the Storm Painting (#1 of images of storm paintings) to represent Autism Awareness
2008	Long Island Pulse Magazine – published for work done with homeless Veterans Vox Hamptons magazine - Published landscape painting for Cody Center auction Finalist in Stonybrook museums juried competition, for summer exhibition artwork painting ‘Northport Harbor’

Bringing Autism Awareness to Schools	The Long Islander January 19, 2006
Claywork as conflict resolution	Clayworks in Art Therapy (cover) by David Henley
Sculpture Project Turns Kids onto Art	The Long Islander June 2001
Channeling Aggression Through Art	Northport Journal May 31, 2001
Pulse	Long Island Pulse Dec 07/Jan 08 (cover)
Seeking the Cause of Autism	by Marisa Marcari Harbor Transcript Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Summer '06 (cover)
In Kind Painting	The Times of Northport May 1, 2008
Letter of Recommendation	Leonard Totora Huntington Veterans Advisory Board March 20, 2008