ABOUT THE ARTIST: EVEE ERB
(b. 1993, Baltimore, MD. Lives in Durham, NC)
Erb is a nationally award-winning American realist painter who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). While attending MICA, she studied a variety of media including painting, sculpture, illustration and textile design. Additionally, Erb studied drawing and sculpture in Florence, Italy at SACI College of Art and Design. After receiving her degree, Erb returned to her hometown of Durham, NC where she has worked at the North Carolina Museum of Art, taught workshops at a variety of art centers, served on curatorial jury panels, and given lectures and artist talks at various institutions. She is now a resident artist at East Oaks Studio in Raleigh, NC.
In 2020 her work was included in the book “Woven Together: Weavers And Their Stories” by Sandu Publishing, and she was given the honor of writing the book’s introduction. In 2023 her work received an Award of Excellence at the National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society Best Of America Exhibition.
Erb has had her work exhibited nationally and internationally. In her paintings she incorporates her own sustainably wild-harvested, handmade natural pigments. Her works reside in private collections across the United States, the UK, India, and Australia.
ARTIST STATEMENT
The study of the figure is intrinsically linked to human connection and mortality. As a representational painter my work explores the tapestry of selfhood, woven by intricate threads of past and future, pain and healing, memory and memorial. Through the intimate portrayal of diverse subjects and figures, I aim to unravel social norms by inviting viewers to question preconceived notions of identity, gender, trauma, and grief. Each paint stroke becomes a gesture of understanding, building a visual language articulating the complexities of healing, a testament to the resilience inherent in our shared human experience. My work offers a dialogue exploring both external and internal landscapes, finding a place in the intimate connections between the physical and psychological. In this dialogue, in these landscapes, in this space between—our tapestries are woven.
NEWS
Charlotte Dunwiddie Memorial Award for Traditional Work, Catharine Lorillard Wolf Art Club 126th Exhibition. 2023
Award of Excellence, National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS) Best of America Exhibition. 2023
Artist Residency: East Oaks Studio, July 2022-Present. Raleigh, NC.
Runner-Up: Fine Art. Creative Quarterly Issue 65. (Summer 2021).
Book Publication: Woven Together: Weavers & Their Stories, Sandu Publishing, Gingko Press Inc. (May 2020).
Interview: The Common Thread, October 2019: Evee Erb: The Language of Art
Artist Residency: Dacia Gallery. September-October 2019, New York, NY.
Magazine Publication: Matador Review, Winter 2019 Issue : http://www.matadorreview.com/evee-erb
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023
“126th Annual Open Juried Exhibition”, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Salmagundi Club. National Juried Exhibition. November-December 2023, New York, NY.
“33rd Best of America”, National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society, Principle Gallery. International Juried Exhibition. August-September 2023, Alexandria, VA.
“42nd Annual Painting, Sculpture & Graphics Exhibition”, Salmagundi Club. National Juried Exhibition. May-June 2023, New York, NY.
2022
“State of the Art”, Cameron Art Museum, Regional Juried Exhibition. April-October 2022, Wilmington, NC.
“Spring to Life”, 311 Gallery, Group Exhibition. May 2022, Raleigh, NC.
2021
“Fantastic Fibers”, Yeiser Art Center, International Juried Exhibition. Juried by Sandra Johnson. April-May 2021, Paducah, KY.
“Insight”, Cape Cod Museum of Art, National Juried Exhibition. Juried by Grace Hopkins. March-June 2021, Dennis, MA.
“FEMME”, Art Fluent, International Juried Exhibition. Online.
2020
“Contemporary Realism”, Mills Pond Gallery, National Juried Exhibition. Juried by Max Ginsburg. September-October 2020, St. James, NY.
“Left Coast”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, National Juried Exhibition. Juried by Ken Harman Hashimoto. June-July 2020, Novato, CA.
“North x Northwest: Women’s Work”, Yellowstone Art Museum, National Juried Exhibition. May-October 2020, Billings, MT.
“13th Annual Contemporary Figurative Show”, Hilliard Gallery, Group Exhibition. April-May 2020, Kansas City, MO.
“SHE: An Expression Of Womanhood”, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, National Juried Exhibition. Juried by Camy Clough of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. February-September, 2020, Solomons, MD.
“Clay: A Southern Census”, Clay Center of New Orleans, National Juried Exhibition. March 2020, New Orleans, LA.
“Threads of Truth: Social Impact & Fiber Arts”, Zhou B. Art Center, Group Exhibition. Curated by Sergio Gomez, Director of Exhibitions. January-February 2020, Chicago, IL.
2019
“Unaddressed”, Cameron Gallery, The Scrap Exchange, Solo Exhibition. September-October, 2019, Durham, NC.
“Nine-Year Anniversary Exhibition”, Dacia Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition. September 2019, New York, NY.
“Final Community Show”, The Carrack Modern Art, Group Exhibition. September 2019, Durham, NC.
“A Force of Nature”, SunTrust Gallery, Durham Art Guild, Duo Exhibition with artist Sydney Sogol. June-August 2019, Durham, NC.
“Southern Strands: North Carolina Fiber Art”, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, Regional Juried Exhibition, Invited. Curated by Jean McLaughlin, former director of Penland School of Craft. May-October 2019, Blowing Rock, NC.
“Fight Or Flight”, North Carolina Art Therapy Institute, Solo Exhibition. April 2019, Carrboro, NC
“A Common Thread”, Textile Center, Group Exhibition. January-March 2019, Minneapolis, MN.
“Identity: National Fine Art Exhibition", Old Court House Arts Center, National Juried Exhibition. January-February 2019, Woodstock, IL.
“Rupture / Rapture / Revolution”, The Carrack Modern Art, Group Exhibition. January-February 2019, Durham, NC.
“Member’s Holiday Exhibition”, SunTrust Gallery, Durham Art Guild. December-January 2019, Durham, NC.
2018
“Strong Ties, Invisible Threads,” The Carrack Modern Art, Solo Exhibition. October-November 2018, Durham, NC
"Apt. 4F," Cameron Gallery, The Scrap Exchange. May-June 2018, Durham, NC
"Friends and Family," Cameron Gallery, The Scrap Exchange. April-May 2018, Durham, NC
"Hillmatic," Vibehouse Gallery, Group Exhibition. March 2018, Chapel Hill, NC
2017
"Carrack Community Show," The Carrack Modern Art. January 2017, Durham, NC
2016
"Carrack Community Show," The Carrack Modern Art. June 2016, Durham, NC
2015
“IMPACT,” In Situ Assemblage Installation in association with Maryland Art Place. Green Spring Station, November-December 2015, Lutherville, MD
"Commencement Exhibition," Decker Gallery, MICA. May 2015, Baltimore, MD
"Figurative Bodies," Middendorf Gallery, MICA. March 2015, Baltimore, MD
2014
"Thesis Exhibition," Leidy Atrium, MICA. October 2014, Baltimore, MD
“Student Showcase,” SACI Gallery, Studio Arts College International. February 2014, Florence, Italy.
2013
"Anagama Ceramics," Leidy Atrium, MICA. September 2013, Baltimore, MD