Brenda Erickson

Intuitively evolved, emerging artist. My art has advanced through practice, study and patience. I divide my time between two mediums, digital and encaustic collage where often the boundaries intersect in one artistic statement. Layers of imagery, line and pigment are my tools. Time invested in the mediums has been my teacher.

My current focus is on communication in the digital media age with particular attention to symbols that have emerged with new meaning and popularity in the common vernacular. Universal symbolism of everyday use contrasted with antiquated printed media portends to the loss of civility and distrust in the current misinformation moment. Using ASCII to Binary conversions of simple phrases layered with color symbolism and phrasing, I tell a contemporary tale of nationalism amid a desensitized public.

Introduction to Encaustics, Princeton Arts Center, Princeton, NJ

Individual instruction in Introduction to Encaustic at R&F Paints in Kingston, NY

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Planning and Design, Landscape Architecture, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

University of Life, a continual teacher

CUT and PASTE, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester NY
April 25, 2019 – May 10, 2019, national juried show of collage art. Accepted work: Little Toot in the Big City, 24"x 36". encaustic collage

SMALL WORKS 2017, Main Street Arts, December 2, 2017 - January 5, 2018, national juried exhibition of work, Clifton Springs, NY. Accepted work Lake Ontario, 12" by 12", encaustic painting

28th MEMBERS EXHIBTION, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, December 1, 2017 - January 14, 2018, Rochester, NY. Accepted work "Glory", 18" by 18" encaustic collage.

27th MEMBERS EXHIBTION, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, December 1, 2017 - January 14, 2018, Rochester, NY. Accepted work "Rhapsody", 36" by 36" encaustic painting.

6th Annual Encaustic Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, August 4 - September 2, 2017, national juried exhibition of encaustic work, Chicago, Illinois. Accepted work "Structural Integrity", 10" by 10", encaustic collage.

Digital Artwork,MOON GLOW, selected for inclusion in set design for Amazon show JUST ADD MAGIC

Artwork, MOON GLOW, selected for inclusion in TODAY SHOW segment "Back-to-school fashions: Chukka boots, ballet flats, anime characters" via Society6.com, August 15, 2017

Birds of a Feather, Vivid...