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About Erika
Erika grew up in the small rural southern California town of Yucaipa. Her favorite activity as a child was roaming the hills on her mini-bike. She and her sisters spent many hours creating entire western towns out of modeling clay, which their mother indulgently allowed them to install on the dining room table. She spent two years at the University of Redlands where she studied printmaking, drawing, and art history. She then moved to San Francisco and completed her degree in Industrial Arts at San Francisco State University. Her varied work history includes stints as truffle decorator in a chocolate factory, assistant to Jellybean artist Peter Rocha, waitressing in both London and Fishermans’ Wharf, and ten years in the insurance industry. Having explored many artistic mediums including lithography, etching, linocuts, mosaics, drawing, and sculpting, she is now painting full time. She lives in the beautiful city of San Francisco with her partner Ferolyn, their dog Daisy, and cat Tao.
Exhibitions
City Art Gallery June 2006-present (ongoing shows)
San Francisco Open Studios 2003
Jungle Red Hair Salon 2003
Kinship Conference San Francisco 2002
Erika grew up in the small rural southern California town of Yucaipa. Her favorite activity as a child was roaming the hills on her mini-bike. She and her sisters spent many hours creating entire western towns out of modeling clay, which their mother indulgently allowed them to install on the dining room table. She spent two years at the University of Redlands where she studied printmaking, drawing, and art history. She then moved to San Francisco and completed her degree in Industrial Arts at San Francisco State University. Her varied work history includes stints as truffle decorator in a chocolate factory, assistant to Jellybean artist Peter Rocha, waitressing in both London and Fishermans’ Wharf, and ten years in the insurance industry. Having explored many artistic mediums including lithography, etching, linocuts, mosaics, drawing, and sculpting, she is now painting full time. She lives in the beautiful city of San Francisco with her partner Ferolyn, their dog Daisy, and cat Tao.
Exhibitions
City Art Gallery June 2006-present (ongoing shows)
San Francisco Open Studios 2003
Jungle Red Hair Salon 2003
Kinship Conference San Francisco 2002
Commissions
ongoing Pet Portraits
Education
San Francisco State B.A. Industrial Arts
University of Redlands
Continuing education UC Berkeley Extension
Artist Statement
My current series on Running Dogs was inspired by my walks at the beach with my little dog Daisy. A breed of unknown origin and extremely short stature, she is nonetheless remarkably athletic. Watching her run after the ball with her friends, I was inspired by the grace, power and beauty of a dog in motion. I hope I have captured some of their joy, determination and focus as well as their silliness and sense of fun.