Biography and Contact Information

Erin Morrison

(she/her/hers, b. 1985)

Erin Morrison’s work examines the intersections of labor, value, and ornament—how beauty, devotion, and capital intertwine across time. Using processes of casting, gilding, and relief, she transforms humble materials such as gypsum and burlap into surfaces that recall architectural ornament, historical currency, and devotional art. Her practice bridges the sacred and the everyday: gilded motifs evoke both ancient artifacts and mass-produced trinkets, revealing the tension between authenticity and artifice, labor and luxury. Through these transformations, Morrison meditates on preservation, motherhood, and the quiet politics embedded in making by hand.

Erin Morrison (b. 1985, Little Rock, AR) studied painting and sculpture and printmaking at Memphis College of Art and received her MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2014. She has exhibited internationally and curated several events and exhibitions, including Collect For Choice (2022), LAMMAHOUSE (Hong Kong, 2021), and The Binder of Women (Los Angeles, 2017–2020). Her work is held in public and private collections, including Cedars-Sinai, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Fidelity Investments, and The Bunker Artspace.

Press / Public Engagement / Honors

Morrison’s work and projects have been featured in Hyperallergic, The Hong Kong Economic Journal, The Contemporary Art Digest, Juxtapoz, LA Magazine, FLAUNT, The Los Angeles Times, and New American Paintings.
She has presented her work and led seminars at institutions including Pepperdine University, Claremont University, UC Long Beach, and the Ox-Bow School of Art.

She has been featured in the 2025-27 ACNMWA Arkansas Artist Registry.
Morrison lives and works in Fayetteville, Arkansas.