Worth It in Color Painting

Arizona visual artist, Erin Matlock, is a global mental health activist and published poet who challenges the stigma of suicide through public accounts of survival and recovery. She is an international TEDx speaker currently exploring the intersection of sculpture and painting. Fusing bold colors with sculptural text that rises beyond the canvas, Matlock triggers an emotional response—drawing viewers in to explore verse. Her works are studies on self worth, acceptance and individuality. Breaking the order of color and placing language at the center pointe, her paintings blend acrylics, recycled glass, crushed crystal, distressed texture and intricately mixed gel mediums. Erin's works are in private and public healthcare collections in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan and France.