Erin Oliver
EDUCATION
2021
MFA, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2005
BS in Art Education, Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Magna Cum Laude, Philadelphia, PA
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023
Inner Landscapes, (with Annie Tull), The Blumenschein Museum, Taos, NM
2019
Night Swim, (with Jenal Dolson), Carolyn Wilson Gallery, Tampa FL
Shadowboxing, The Box, Tampa, FL
2017
Marks of Clarity, (with Kiki Farish), Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2016
New Death, Old Growth, Rm 100 Gallery, Durham, NC
Grey Area, (with Constance Pappalardo), Nicholson Gallery, ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
Site-specific Installation, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2015
Double Capture, Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC
2014
Fragile, (with Zoe Sasson), Off the Radar series, Goldenbelt Studios, Durham, NC
Hager Smith Design, Raleigh, NC
2012
MJH Gallery, United Arts Council, Raleigh, NC
EDUCATION
2021
MFA, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2005
BS in Art Education, Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Magna Cum Laude, Philadelphia, PA
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023
Inner Landscapes, (with Annie Tull), The Blumenschein Museum, Taos, NM
2019
Night Swim, (with Jenal Dolson), Carolyn Wilson Gallery, Tampa FL
Shadowboxing, The Box, Tampa, FL
2017
Marks of Clarity, (with Kiki Farish), Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2016
New Death, Old Growth, Rm 100 Gallery, Durham, NC
Grey Area, (with Constance Pappalardo), Nicholson Gallery, ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
Site-specific Installation, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2015
Double Capture, Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC
2014
Fragile, (with Zoe Sasson), Off the Radar series, Goldenbelt Studios, Durham, NC
Hager Smith Design, Raleigh, NC
2012
MJH Gallery, United Arts Council, Raleigh, NC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
24 Windows, Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China
2022
New Now V, In Liquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
13th Annual International Drawing Discourse Exhibition, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, UNC Asheville, Asheville, NC (Juror: Catherine Murphy, Artist/Tepper Chair at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University)
2021
Out to Pasture, USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL
but when you come from water, The Chapter House, Online exhibition
2019
Dark and Full of Flowers: Secundo Sunistra, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL (Juror: Johanna Robotham, Curator of Contemporary Art, Tampa Museum of Art)
2016
Winter Show, Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
Monster Drawing Rally, North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA), Raleigh, NC
Town Hall Exhibition, Carrboro, NC
Reflection Gallery, Wake Med, Cary, NC
Instructor Exhibit, ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
Site Specific Installation, Centers + Edges, TEDx Durham, Durham, NC
2015
Goldenbelt Artists Group Show, Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC
Abstract and Contemporary Forum Exhibit, MJH Gallery, United Arts Council, Raleigh, NC
RECAP, Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC
2014
Berserk, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC (Juror: Chris Vitiello, Chief Arts Contributor, Indy Weekly)
Instructor Exhibit, ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
2013
The End is Over, Three Person Exhibition, Winmore Studio, Chapel Hill, NC
Scapes, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC (Juror: Jennifer Dasal, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, NCMA, Raleigh, NC)
Unfettered, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC (Juror: Katharine Adkins, Asst Curator, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC)
Contemporary South, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC (Juror: Noelie Rice, Curatorial Assistant, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC)
Community Art Show, Mercury Studio, Durham, NC
Au Courant Anniversary Show, Blake St Studios, Raleigh, NC
2012
Community Color Gala and Art Auction, Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC
2011
Dimensions, Associated Artists, Winston-Salem, NC (Juror: Jerald Melberg, Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC)
PoPuP Benefit, Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC
Cove artist, Lebanon Frame and Gallery, Lebanon, PA
Spring Show, Davidson County Community College, Lexington, NC
2010
Annual New Works, Jacksonville Center, Floyd, VA
EDUCATION
2021
MFA, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2012
Graduate Summer Certificate Program, Transart Institute, Berlin, DE
2005
BS in Art Education, Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Magna Cum Laude, Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS/RESIDENCIES
2024
Swatch Art Peace Hotel Artist in Residence, Shanghai, China
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency, Vicksburg, MI (Forthcoming)
2023
Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Residency, Taos, NM
Willapa Bay Artist in Residence, Oysterville, WA
2022
Park Towne Place Artist in Residence, Philadelphia, PA
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency, Nebraska City, NE
2021
Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Residency, Rockland, ME
2020
Gasparilla Emerging Artist Award, Tampa, FL, (Juror: Paul Galloway, Collection Specialist, MoMA, NYC)
2017
Playa Residency, Summer Lake, OR
David & Pat Nevin Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2016
Ella Foundation Pratt Emerging Artist Grant
2015
Vermont Studio Center, Full Fellowship, Johnson, VT
Goldenbelt Studios Residency, Durham, NC
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
2023
Anatomy of a Landscape: Artist Talk, The Blumenschein Museum, Taos, NM
2022
Virtual Visiting Artist Lecture: Drawing Discourse, UNC Asheville, Asheville, NC
2017
Nasher Teens: Hanging Mylar Sculpture Workshop, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
Visiting Artist, Physics and Kinetic Sculpture Lecture, Research Triangle High School, RTP, NC
2016
Nasher Creates: Sculpture Workshop, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
Pecha Kucha Presentation, Greenhill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
Visiting Artist, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Visiting Artist, Physics and Kinetic Sculpture Lecture, Research Triangle High School, RTP, NC
Teaching Artist, Sketching in the Galleries, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
Nasher Teens: Paper Installation Workshop, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
2015
Artist Talk, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Artist Talk, Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC
Teaching Artist, Sketching in the Galleries, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2022
Design Instructor, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA
Teaching Artist, Yocum Institute for Arts Education, Sinking Springs, PA
2021
Drawing Instructor, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2020
Sculpture Instructor, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2017
Visual Arts Teacher, Longleaf School of the Arts, Raleigh, NC
2016
Docent, Teaching Artist, Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, NC
Teaching Artist, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
Teaching Artist, The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
Teaching Artist, OLLI, Duke Continuing Ed, Durham, NC
2015
STARS Academic Enrichment Instructor, EK Powe Elementary, Durham, NC
2012
Middle School Art Teacher, Lakewood Montessori Middle School, Durham, NC
2011
Secondary and Elementary Art Teacher, Patrick County School District, Stuart, VA
2008
Secondary Art/Photography Teacher, Hillside High School, Durham, NC
PRESS
2023
I Like Your Work, Fall Catalog, October 2023 (Juror: Victoria J. Fry)
“Blumenschein and Wurlitzer Collab on Ledoux Street,” Taos News, March 28, 2023, 10.
2022
New Visionary Magazine, Issue 3, July 2022 (Juror: Danielle Krysa, aka “The Jealous Curator”)
Daily Inspiration: Meet Erin Oliver, Voyage STL, July 2022
13th Annual Drawing Discourse Exhibition Catalogue, UNC Asheville, January 2022
2021
SK West, "Putting the cartography before the horse: Art and our environment", Out to Pasture Exhibition Catalogue, April 2021
2016
Caroline Cockrell, “Connect with Erin Oliver and New Death, Old Growth,” ArtsNow NC, March 21, 2016
2015
Chris Vitiello, “Tableau Vivant: Beat the heat in the coolest museum and gallery shows this summer,” Indy Weekly, May 27, 2015
Aaron Mandel, “Erin Oliver Double Capture opens at the Carrack,” Clarion Content, June 4, 2015
2014
Chris Vitiello, “New and old galleries adapt to a shifting landscape,” Indy Weekly, August 27, 2014
2012
Shelley DeBlase, “Combining Nature with the Ethereal,” Au Courant Magazine, October 2012
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
2020
Hope Ginsberg, Performance Volunteer, Land Dive Team: Tarpon Springs, Sponge Exchange, Tarpon Springs, FL
2018
Heather Gordon, Assistant, Cinnabar, Tape Installation Project for You Are Here Exhibition, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
2017
Heather Gordon, Assistant, “And then the sun swallowed me”, Tape Installation Project, CAM Raleigh, NC
2015
Patrick Dougherty, Stickwork Volunteer, Durham Museum of Life and Science Sculpture; Hillsborough Arts Council Riverwalk Sculpture
Durham Civil Rights Mural Project Volunteer, Durham, NC
Preparators Volunteer Installation Committee, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
2014
Dyn-O-Mite Art Auction, Event Collaborator, Mercury Studios, Durham, NC
2013
STITCH: Community Art Project, Durham, NC
VIDEO LINKS
Virtual Artist Talk for Drawing Discourse at UNC Asheville, January 2022
Virtual Tour of Out to Pasture at USF Contemporary Art Museum, April 2021
Artist Block Video Series: Erin Oliver, Block Gallery Raleigh, August 3, 2017
Video of Double Capture exhibition and artist talk
