BIOGRAPHY

Erin is a visual artist in the Chicagoland area. She is self-taught in acrylics, gouache, pastels, and digital drawing/painting, and has taken classes in oil and watercolor.

She enjoys the use of color, and her work is often bright, colorful, and energetic across all mediums and subjects. Her favorite types of art to create are abstracts and still life. She paints other topics as well, as you can see in the galleries section, which showcases just a portion of her artwork.

She has had her artwork displayed in various places, such as the Waukegan History Museum (Carnegie), Adler Art Center, Lake Villa District Library, Antioch Fine Arts Foundation Gallery, Wright Gallery (College of Lake County), and Blue Moon Gallery.

AFFILIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

2025 - Present: Artist-in-Residence at AIR Studio & Gallery

2024 - Present: Art Advocate with Art Impact Project

2024 - 2025: Member & Elected Officer of the Lake County Art League - Corresponding Secretary

JURIED SHOWS

2025

March-April: Blue Moon Gallery (Grayslake, IL) - Selected to display artwork in Spring gallery debut show/juried exhibition - “Wall Flowers”

2024

April: Wright Gallery, College of Lake County (Grayslake, IL) - Chosen to display in CLC’s student Show

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2025

Judge, 70th Annual Deer Path Art League’s Art Fair on the Square, Lake Forest, IL