Erika Stearly
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Artist Bio
A lifelong resident of Pennsylvania, Erika Stearly vd in group exhibiin group exhibitions in Philadelphia, Washingtomakes paintings of the spaces where people live. Her paintings, which are both fictional and biographical, have recently been included in group exhibitions in Philadelphia and Los Angeles, and will be featured in a solo exhibition at the BoxHeart Gallery in Pittsburgh early next year. in includinfornia. e been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including recent shows in Phila. Ms. Stearly is the recipient of several artist grants, most recently through the Puffin Foundation and the Black Rock Arts Foundation for her work with Take a Painting, an interactive painting installation. She was the 2015 Emerging Artist in Residence at Penn State University, where she taught undergraduate painting, and a 2018 Visiting Faculty Fellow at Kutztown University. Artist Statement Convinced that contemporary realities are complex enough to sustain multiple approaches to painting, I integrate representational image-making with abstraction’s emphasis on materiality and mark-making to depict the clutter of household objects. Named using the street addresses of the residences depicted, the imagery in these paintings balances ses of the residencetan impulse to faithfully render the objects against the emphasis on the hand of the artist. The combination of abstraction and representation romanticizes these spaces in a way that invites the viewer to construct their own narrative of the scene. CV Education 2014 MFA, Painting and Drawing Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2009 BFA, Painting Kutztown University Professional Experience 2018 Adjunct Instructor Warren County Community College, Washington, NJ 2D Design 2017 Adjunct Instructor Delaware County Community College, Media, PA Art and Childhood Development Adjunct Instructor Warren County Community College, Washington, NJ 3D Design 2016 Mural Arts Philadelphia, Mural Training Program Teaching Artist The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA 2015 Emerging Artist in Residence Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, PA Methods and Materials (Painting) 2014 Volunteer, New Arts Program Kutztown, PA 12-14 Editorial Assistant The Journal of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) 12-13 Graduate Assistantship Indiana University of Pennsylvania Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Art History (3 sections) Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Painting (1 section) Assistant to the Drawing Search Committee, Art Department 11-12 Graduate Assistantship Indiana University of Pennsylvania Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Art History (4 Sections) Assistant to the Graduate Coordinator. Art Department Awards/Grants/Residencies 2018 Visiting Faculty Summer Fellowship Kutztown University, Kutztown PA 2017 InLiquid / Blick Microgrant Grant, InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA Artist Residency Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA Artist Grant, The Puffin Foundation, Teaneck, NJ 2016 Artist Residency Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA 2014 Travel Grant Graduate Scholars Forum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Trespass Artist Residency Future Tenant, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Artist Grant Black Rock Arts Foundation, San Francisco, CA Professional Development Grant Indiana University of Pennsylvania Travel Grant Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2013 Take a Painting Graduate Student Research Grant, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Properties of Encaustic Paint and Strategies for Integration with Other Materials, Graduate Student Research Grant, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Travel Grant Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2010 Summer Painting Intensive, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Selected Exhibitions *denotes solo exhibition **denoted exhibitions curated 2019 *Dwell, BoxHeart Gallery,Pittsburgh, PA Untitled Glenn Allen Arts Center, Richmond, VA 2018 *Open House O’Brien Art Gallery, Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN New Now: InLiquid’s Newest Members, InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA freshstART McCall Family Foundation, Los Angeles, CA Untitled Bridgette Mayer Art Advisors, Philadelphia, PA 29th Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA (catalogue) We Met on Instagram Willow Street Gallery, Washington, D.C. CHAOS!!!!!! 2018 Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX *Untitled The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA 2017 *Take a Painting The Alternative Gallery, Allentown, PA C’mon In, The Cohen Gallery, The GoggleWorks, Reading, PA *Project Wall New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA Untitled Private Projects, Moonah, Tasmania, Australia 28th Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works New Arts Program, Kutzown, PA (catalogue) Bound and Unbound IV University Libraries at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Curated by Eli Show MLAC Teaching Artist Exhibition Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA Curated by Laurel Razka The Curious and the Familiar Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV Faculty Exhibition Delaware County Community College, Media, PA Annual ArtsQuest Staff and Teaching Artist Exhibition Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA *Take a Painting, Warren County Community College, Washington, NJ Untitled Zephyr Art Gallery, Whitehall High School, Allentown, PA 2016 Transform, Sykes Gallery, Millersville University Curated by Dr. Dana Carlisle Kletchka 27th Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works New Arts Program, Kutzown, PA (catalogue) The Big Draw Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY Curated by Theresa Goodman 2015 26th Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA (catalogue) *This is Where We Used To Live McLanahan Gallery, Pennsylvania State University 2014 December Members Studio B, Boyertown, PA *Take a Painting Studio B, Boyertown, PA *Take a Painting Eckhaus, Kutztown University *Take a Painting Future Tenant, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA *Take a Painting Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (catalogue) Untitled, Dixon University Center, Harrisburg, PA 2013 ** IMAGO, Annex Gallery Indiana University of Pennsylvania *The Great Indoors Fenetre Gallery, Harrisburg Area Community College Artist Lecture, July 19, 2013 ** Tag, Annex Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Spectrum, University Museum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (catalogue) Interchange STARTup Incubator Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Person, Place or Thing Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University 2012 Small Works TEJAS Gallery, Dayton, OH Permutations Annex Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Third Annual Mr. Fred Rogers Regional Juried Exhibition Latrobe, PA Curated by Joyce Werwie Perry Coup d’Espace: Palmipsest Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D. C. Curated by Steven H. Silberg and Neil C. Jones Juried Visual Art Exhibition, Three Rivers Arts Festival Pittsburgh, PA Curated by Linda Benedict-Jones, Murray Home, and Michael Olijnyk Take Our Word For It University Museum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (catalogue) Curated by Oliver Herring Graduate Scholars Forum Art Exhibit Annex Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Curated by Marie Cochran 2010 Push It Temple Gallery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (catalogue) 2009 Senior Exhibition, Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA Curated by Ricardo Viera Bibliography Ron Schira, “GoggleWorks hosts two exhibits: painting and sculpture,” The Reading Eagle, Reading, PA, April 6, 2017 Erika Stearly, “Exhibition Essay,” Twenty-Fifth Annual International Invitational Salon of Small Works,” The New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA, May 2016 Ron Schira, “Art review: An unpretentious ‘December Members’ show in Boyertown,” The Reading Eagle, Reading, PA, December 25, 2014 Joshua Herring, “Eckhaus presents “Take a Painting”; Erika Stearly set to exhibit her interactive exhibition,” The Keystone, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Thursday, October 30, 2014 Erika Stearly, “Take a Painting,” dspace.iup.edu, April 29, 2014. “Studio Visit,” FreshPaintMagazine.com, April 30, 2014. Andrew Milliken, “Emerging Artists Exhibit Opens Across Campus,” The Penn, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, January 31, 2014. Natalie Hotaling, “TAG Exhibition celebrates ‘common experiences’ of community,” The Penn, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, April 26, 2013. Affiliations Stellers Gallery at Ponte Vedre, Ponte Vedre, FL BoxHeart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA |
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