Eric Zener is an American photorealist artist born in 1968 in Astoria, Oregon known for figure paintings of lone subjects often in or around swimming pools. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and worked briefly in retail before backpacking around the world for two years, bartering paintings for accommodations. As of 2009, Zener lives in Mill Valley, California with his wife Julie and their three children, painting out of a studio in San Francisco.