Erin’s Artist Residency in Sicily

Most of you finding out about this know me, but for those of you who don’t, my name is Erin Morrison and I’m an artist currently living in Tacoma, Washington. 

This October I received the wonderful opportunity to attend a 3-week Residency Program at Officina Stamperia del Notaio in Tusa, Sicily. I’m asking for your assistance to help fund this program and expenses for travel. 

Very few residency programs permit artists to bring their children, and for nearly 7 years after the birth of our first son, I stopped applying for this reason. I was so thankful to find that this program can accommodate dependents and am considering bringing my second child (18mo). Typically residencies range from 2 weeks to 3 months, they are generally shorter for artists with children.

Recently I relocated to the Pacific Northwest after living 3 years in Hong Kong. Due to the strict quarantine measures, I had not been able to travel, even regionally. This will be a wonderful opportunity for me to experience a part of the world that has been of interest, particularly to my sculpture practice. I will have access to the printmaking facilities on site and the multiple large studios and expect to travel around the region while there.

If you are unfamiliar with what an Artist Residency program is and how beneficial they are, there is a great article by Daniel Gerwin for Hyperallergic that explains this, and why it is so difficult for those that are parents to attend them.

Link: Artist Residencies Need to Start Thinking About Parents

Daniel also wrote an op-ed in 2021 about the reality of working in the art world as a parent, featuring me with my first child: The Myth About Having Children as an Artist

IMAGES COURTESY OF OFFICINA STAMPERIA DEL NOTAIO

Breakdown of the costs:

Total needed: $7,000

I have just finished a 3-month Residency at Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma Washington. I have loved the opportunity to work with students while making my work, and having my baby with me. 

Between now and October I plan to relocate years of work that has been in LA storage since 2019 while building out my new home and studio in Basalt, Colorado.

Installation at Charles Wright

Feel free to visit my website to see my work

WWW.ERINMORRISON.COM

Thank you for your support!

Those who donate $250 or more will receive an email with an offer to accept a small work on paper in thanks.

To learn more about the sale affiliated with this fundraiser visit: OSN Fund Shop 

Works range from $75-$600

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Erin Morrison (b. 1985, Little Rock, AR) studied painting and sculpture at Memphis College of Art and UCLA, where she received her MFA in 2014. Her work is informed by issues of Social Justice, Reproductive Rights, and the implications of the expansion of Western Colonialism on global relations. Often spanning the languages of abstraction and representationalism, she embraces analog methods of production including gypsum cast bas-relief, printmaking and ceramics as a means of bringing in the viewer to have a physical dialog with the intricacies of her work. 

Past Solo exhibitions: Jeeum Gallery, Hong Kong (2021); Ochi Projects Los Angeles (2019/2017); Ochi Gallery Ketchum, Idaho (2016); Samuel Freeman Gallery Los Angeles (2015). 

Recent Group exhibitions and collaborations include: Oolong Gallery Solana Beach, CA (2022); Blossom Market Los Angeles, CA (2021); Vacation Gallery, New York, NY (2018); Over The Influence, Los Angeles, CA (2018); Chimento Contemporary Los Angeles (2017); Dutton Gallery, New York, NY (2016); Upfor Gallery, Portland (2016); Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, CA (2015); The Pit, Glendale, CA; and James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA 

International Art Fairs and events include: Make it Work, Christie's auction, De Sarthe Gallery Hong Kong, (2021); Fine Art Asia, (2021); UNTITLED Art Fair, San Francisco, CA (2019); ZSONA MACO Art Fair, Mexico City, MX (2018); Sexy Beast, Gala and Silent Auction, Marciano Foundation, Los Angeles, CA (2018); TAKE BACK THE HOUSE, Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2018); ACLU Benefit Auction, 356 Mission, (2016) 

Morrison has also acted as co-curator for multiple events including Collect For Choice, a fundraiser for The Brigid Alliance hosted by The Binder of Women (2022); LAMMAHOUSE, hosted exclusively by The C.A.D, Hong Kong (2021); Binder of Women exhibitions at Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA, and Good Smoke / Good Poke, 0.0LA (2018) 

Publications include: Hyperallergic, The Hong Kong Economic Journal, The Contemporary Art Digest, Juxtapoz, LA Magazine, FLAUNT, The Los Angeles Times, and New American Paintings.