Born in Bryn Mawr PA in 1960, Eric comes from a family of artists, the most famous being his Great Grand Father, Manuel Valencia - Manuel was one of the early recognized California Artists (see http://christopherqueengallery.com/house-of-four-winds/ for a great biography). Eric attended Culinary school in the early 80's, received a Bachelor Degree in Hotel Administration from UNLV in 1994 and had a 33 year career as both a chef and manager. He finished his career with Guckenheimer as an Area Manager in 2009, taking up photography seriously shorty afterwards. Eric has worked hard to...more
