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Erica Stephens

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Erica Stephens, Desire (after Langston Hughes), 2019
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Erica Stephens is an interdisciplinary artist who works with a focus on painting, as well as an author who has recently published her first collection of poetry. Her work strikes a balance between the political and the aesthetically beautiful and tends to be unapologetically personal and emotional.
 
During her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Dallas she won the Bryce and Jonelle Jordan Scholarship for Excellence in the Arts was a founding member of The Oh6 Collective.

She completed her MFA at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California, where she was granted both the First and the Second Year Graduate Scholarships and was elected by her cohorts as the Class Marshal of the Otis MFA Class of 2007. During her time at Otis she indulged her passion for literature and regularly attended Graduate Writing workshops to hear visiting authors speak about their work.

Erica returned to Dallas in 2009 and began teaching art courses at various colleges in the area. She is now the head of the Art Appreciation program at Eastfield College, and takes great joy in teaching non-art majors how to approach looking at and thinking about works of art. She feels a deep sense of purpose from helping her students hone the soft skills found in studying the Humanities that are so critical to a full education and a full life.

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Education 
2005 – 2007           OTIS College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California (MFA) 
2002 – 2004           University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas (BA) 
1998 – 2001           Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Texas 
 
Teaching 
2013 – current          Eastfield College: Art Appreciation 
2008 – 2014            University of Texas at Dallas: Drawing Foundations, 2-D Design 
2008 – 2012            Art Institute of Dallas: Art Appreciation, 2-D Design, Perspective Drawing, Observational Drawing, Digital Imaging (Photoshop) 
2010 – 2011            Dallas Can Academy Oak Cliff: Art 1, Practical Writing (ELA TAKS preparation) 
2007 – 2009             Mountain View College: Art Appreciation, Drawing 1, 2-D Design, 3-D Design, Sculpture, Advanced Design 
2005 – 2007             Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, Teaching Assistant: Creative Practices, Frankfurt School 
 
Exhibitions 
2020                Paintings for a Lost Lover, Solo Exhibition at Ro2Art, Dallas, TX
2020                Back to the Future, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2019                collective | connection, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX. https://www.spiderwebsalon.com/dma
2019                CHAOS! 2019, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2019                Vignette Art Fair, Dallas, TX
2018                Critical Mass, SP/N Gallery at University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
2018                Biophilia, North Haven Gardens, Dallas, TX 
2018                CHAOS! 2018, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2018                Aspen Art Fair with Ro2Art, Aspen, Colorado
2018               SIDESHOW, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2018                The Women of Ro2, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX 
2018                Art Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX
2017                The Serpent is Come, Solo Exhibition at Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2017                CHAOS! 2017, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2017                Dallas Art Fair with RO2 Art, Dallas, TX 
2017                Selections From The Back Room, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX    
2016                CHAOS! 2016, small works show, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2016                MINISHOTS, Shamrock Studios, Dallas, TX
2016                Dallas Art Fair with RO2 Art, Dallas, TX 
2015                Houston Contemporary Art Fair with RO2 Art, Houston, TX 
2015                Chaos! 2015, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX 
2015                Dallas Art Fair with RO2 Art, Dallas, TX 
2014                Luscious: Erica Stephens and Julon D. Pinksto,. RO2 Art, Dallas, TX 
2014                Northern Exposure: Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas Visit Addison, Visit Addison Gallery, Addison, TX
2014                Chaos! 2014, RO2 Art, Dallas, TX 
2014                Art Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX 
2013                Cake for Cake’s Sake, Continental Gin Studios, Dallas, TX 
2013                Art Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX
2011                               Group Show, Shamrock Hotel Studios, Dallas, TX 
2010                               Son of Trunk Show, Centraltrak, Dallas, TX 
2010                               Years of Living Dangerously, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 
2009                               Landscape.  500X Gallery, Dallas, TX 
2009                              Delineations. 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX 
2009                              EXPO: 500X Annual Juried Show. 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX 
2008                               Dallas County Community College District Faculty Show, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX 
2008                              Faculty Show, Mountain View Community College, Dallas, TX
2007                              12 x 12.  OTIS College of Art and Design, Graduate Campus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 
2007                              Otis MFA 2007,  OTIS College of Art and Design, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 
2007                              Kathrin Burmester, Sojung Kwon, Erica Stephens. OTIS College of Art and Design, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006                               Follow Up. sideSPACE, Pasadena, CA
2006                               Stars on Vine. Aiden Riley Taylor Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 
2006                               Otis MFA Mid-Residency Show, OTIS College of Art and Design, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005                               Con.TEXT.ual.,Oh6 Art Collective, Casket Factory, Dallas, TX 
2005                               Beaux Arts Auction,  Fundraiser for the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX 
2005                               Mission: Control, Oh6 Art Collective, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX 
2005                               Hooch and Pooch, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2004                               Home Maker, Solo Exhibition at University of Texas at Dallas, Main Gallery, Richardson, TX 
2004                               Super 8, Oh6 Art Collective, Kennedy Gallery, Southside on Lamar, Dallas, TX
2004                               Well, Red, Oh6 Art Collective, Casket Factory, Dallas, TX
2004                               Gym Candy, University of Texas at Dallas, Main Gallery, Richardson, TX
2003                               Juried Student Art Exhibition, University of Texas at Dallas, Main Gallery, Richardson, TX
2001                               New Texas Talent.  Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
 
Bibliography 
2020                Reese, Christina and Blay, Christopher. “Top 5” www.glasstire.com Feb 2017
2019                Nunn, Brittany. “Artist Erica Stephens New Work is a Middle Finger to Art Scene Sexism.” Dallas Observer, 22 May, 2019.
                        https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/feminist-artist-fights-violence-against-women-through-imagery-11669195
2019                Stone, Rachel. “Fierce Females of Oak Cliff: Erica Stephens.” Oak Cliff Advocate, 20 June, 2019
                        https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2019/06/erica-stephens-you-dont-have-to-dogiant-things-to-be-effective/
2017                Reese, Christina. “Top 5” www.glasstire.com May 2017
2014                Smart, Lauren. “Luscious at RO2 Art is Dessert for the Eyes.”  Dallas Observer, 23 September, 2014 
2014                Anspon, Catherine D. “Art News.”  Paper City Magazine. September 2014 
2005                             Terranova, Charissa N. “Oh6 Art Collective: Mission Control.”  ARTL!ES. 
2005                              Terranova, Charissa N.  “Capsule Reviews: Con.Text.ual.” The Dallas Observer.  21 April 2005. 
2005                              Terranova, Charissa N.  “Capsule Reviews: Mission Control.”  The Dallas Observer.  3 March 2005. 
2004                              Terranova, Charissa N.  “Capsule Reviews: Super 8.” The Dallas Observer.  23 December 2005. 
2004                              Hepola, Sarah.  “Eight is Great.”  The Dallas Observer.  15 December 2004. 
2004                      Terranova, Charissa N.  “Capsule Reviews: Well, Red.” The Dallas Observer.  28 October 2004. 

Awards 
2009                              Best in Show, EXPO: 500X Juried Show 2009, Dallas, TX 
2007                             Class Marshal, MFA Class of 2007, Otis College of Art and Design 
2006                       Second Year Graduate Scholarship, Otis College of Art and Design 
2005                             First Year Graduate Scholarship, Otis College of Art and Design 
2004                       Bryce and Jonelle Jordan Scholarship for Excellence in the Arts, University of Texas at Dallas 
2003                       Juried Student Art Exhibition Award, University of Texas at Dallas 

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