Erik Deerly

Erik Deerly is an audiovisual artist who exhibits throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe. His work investigates synesthetic experiences and is propelled by perception and cognition. His accolades include a New Frontiers of Creativity Grant, multiple film festival honors, a South by Southwest Interactive prize, a Lumen Prize selection, and an Aesthetica Art Prize. Erik is a professor and the Director of the School of Visual Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Erik holds a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts & Media from Columbia College Chicago and a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Northern Illinois University.

Recent exhibitions, screenings, and performances include Planeta Complejo (DVD compilation), MUSLAB / Cero Records, Mexico City (Mar 2025); Electronic Music Midwest, Kansas City (Apr 2025); FICAA Film Screening, Yancuic Museum, Alcaldía Iztapalapa, México (Jan 2025); Festival Internacional de Cine Animal y Ambiental, Coyoaçán México, México; and Sierra International Film Weekend, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.