BIO
ERIKA OSBORNE
Born in 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Currently living and working in Morgantown, West Virginia
Education
2005MFA with Distinction, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2000BFA with Honors, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Selected One-Person Exhibitions
2009Symbiosis - The Birke Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
2008Wood Work - The Land Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2007Tree Drawings - Impost Art Space, Albuquerque, NM
2005Seeing the Forest... and the Trees, Trevor Lucero Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2001Landscape Paintings, Union Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
Repetitive Nature, Oasis Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010Rock Paper Scissors - Art Image Resource and Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
24th International Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
Earthbound, Arts Monongalia, Morgantown, WV
2009Invitational - Arts Monongalia, Morgantown, WV
Dispersal/Return - University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM
Trees I Have Known - Lawrence Percolator, Lawrence, KS
The Sketchbook Project - traveling exhibition, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Chicago, St. Louis
2008Take Back - The Land/an art site Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Given Take - The Land/an art site, Mountainair, NM
2007Weather Report: Art and Climate Change, Boulder Art Museum, Boulder, CO (exhibition curated my Lucy Lippard)
Our Terrain, Greenleaf Gallery, Whittier, CA
2006Biennial Southwest, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM (exhibition juried by Neal Benezra, Director of the San Francisco MOMA)
Bodies in Motion and at Rest, Ingham Chapman Gallery, Gallup, NM
Wild Lands, Albuquerque Art Alliance Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2005Transitions: Albuquerque Contemporary 2005, 516 Art Space, Albuquerque, NM (exhibition juried by Laura Steward Heon, Director of Site
Santa Fe)
Pulse: Performance Art, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Land Arts of the American West 2004, Creative Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
2004Land Arts of the American West 2004, John Sommers Gallery at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque Contemporary 2004, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
Lay of the Land, No Mans Land Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Illustrious, Magnifico Artspace, Albuquerque, NM
21 Rising Stars, Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel, Steamboat Springs, CO
Land Arts of the American West 2003, Creative Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
2003Land Arts of the American West 2003, John Sommers Gallery at the
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Mappings, Colomo, Marfa, TX
Southwest Artists to Watch, Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
Southwest Artists to Watch, The Depot Art Center, Steamboat Springs, CO
2002Holiday Show, A Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO
At Home and Abroad, A Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
Images of Utah, Oasis Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
Articles and Reviews
2010Olson, Kristina, “Rock, Paper, Scissors”, Art Papers, July/August 2010, pg. 42-43
Thomas, Mary, “Last Chance”, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Wednesday, May 19, 2010, Arts and Architecture section
Fleming, Lindsay, “Arts Mon turns “Earthbound’ for inspiration”, The Dominion Post, Thursday, April 8, 2010, Section C
2009Mandeville, Julia, "A Natural Bond", The Alibi, Vol 18, #39, Sept 24 - Sept 30, 2009
2008Leigh, David, "White Cube - Take Back at the LAND Gallery", The Alibi, Vol 17, #35, Aug 28 - Sept 3, 2008
2005Fox, William, "Land Arts of the American West", Sculpture Magazine, October, pg 80
Davis, Kathryn M., "Transitions: Albuquerque Contemporary 16th Annual Juries Exhibition," THE Magazine, September, 2005, pg 49
Ford, Janet Long, "'Desert Dada' Tells Strange Story," ABQ Arts, September, 2005, pg 5 and 23
Salem, Nancy, "Desert Dada," The Albuquerque Tribune, Arts section, August 19, 2005, pg C3
Carver, Jon, "Reviews: Santa Fe," Art Papers, May/June, 2005, Reviews section, pg 54
Arnold, John, "Interactive Art," Albuquerque Journal North, January 14, 2004, The Arts section, S8
Dewalt, Robert and Nate Gutierrez, "Performance Art that Pulsates", Pasa Tiempo, The New Mexican's Weekly Magazine of Arts, Entertainment
and Culture, January 14 - 20, 2005, pg 30 - 33
2004Phillips, Autumn, "21 Under 31," Steamboat Today, March, Points section, pg 8-9
2003Fauntleroy, Gussy and Bonnie Gangelhoff, "21 Under 31," Southwest Art Magazine, October, pg 124-137
2002"Artists to Watch," Southwest Art Magazine, October, pg 32
Catalogs and Books
2010Radius Books, Land/Art New Mexico, Radius Books, Santa Fe, New Mexico,2009
2009Taylor, Chris and Bill Gilbert, LAND ARTS OF THE AMERICAN WEST, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 2009
2008Given Take, Exhibition Catalog, The LAND/An Art Site, Mountain Air, NM
2007Weather Report: Art and Climate Change, Exhibition Catalog, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2006Biennial Southwest, Exhibition Catalog, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
2005Seeing the Forest and the Trees, Exhibition Catalog, Trevor Lucero Studios, Albuquerque, NM
Transitions: Albuquerque Contemporary 2005, Exhibition Catalog, 516 Art Space, Albuquerque, NM
2004Albuquerque Contemporary, Exhibition Catalog, Magnifico, Albuquerque, NM
Illustrious, Exhibition Catalog, Magnifico, Albuquerque, NM
Awards, Grants and Residencies
2009Center For Land Use Interpretation Residency, Wendover, UT
Honored Artist, Art Interview Online Magazine
2008Faculty Development Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
College of Creative Arts Development Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2007Land Arts Post MFA Grant, Lannan Foundation, Santa Fe, NM
2005Juror's Award, Transitions Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
GRD Grant, University of New Mexico (for work relating to Seeing the Forest and the Trees)
2004RPT Grant, University of New Mexico (for work relating to Mapping a Bodily Connection to Place - the piece for Pulse: Performance Art)
SRAC Grant, University of New Mexico (for work related to the bodies connection to the land images)
2003GRD Grant, University of New Mexico (for a collaborative mural project with students at Mountainair High School, Mountainair, NM)
2001-2003Artist in Residence, Studio Group, Helper, UT (I participated as a resident of the Studio Group in Helper for three summers from
2001-2003)
Lawrence Coffman Private Grant (A grant given to further the development of up and coming artists)
Artist Lectures and Presentations
2009South East College Art Conference (SECAC), Panel: The Crossroads of Art and Science, Mobile, AL
Marshall University, Artist Lecture, Huntington, WV
Charleston Cultural Center, as part of the Arts Lecture Series (WV PBS), Charleston, WV
Teaching Experience
2008 - PresentAssistant Professor, Division of Art, West Virginia University
2007 - 2008Adjunct Faculty, Land Arts of the Amercian West (a 12 credit hour field course), Undergraduate and Graduate, Art Department,
University of New Mexico
2006 - 2007Adjunct Faculty, Land Arts of the Amercian West (a 12 credit hour field course), Undergraduate and Graduate, Art Department,
University of New Mexico
Adjunct Faculty, Painting I, Art Department, University of New Mexico
Adjunct Faculty, Wilderness Studio (a 3 credit hour field course), Undergraduate and Graduate, Art Department, University of New Mexico
2005-2006Adjunct Faculty, Land Arts of the American West, Art Department, University of New Mexico
Instructor, Painting Concepts course, Harwood Art Center
Adjunct Faculty, Wilderness Studio
Adjunct Faculty, Painting II, Art Department, University of New Mexico
Adjunct Faculty, Land Arts of the American West (a 12 credit hour field course), Art Department, University of New Mexico
2004-2005Instructor of Record, Drawing One, Art Department, University of New Mexico
Graduate Assistant, Land Arts of the American West, Art Department, University of New Mexico
2003-2004Plein Air Painting Instructor, Northwest Colorado Working Ranch Workshops, Steamboat Springs, CO
Instructor of Record, Painting One, Art Department, University of New Mexico
Graduate Assistant, Land Arts of the American West, Art Department, University of New Mexico
2002-2003Instructor of Record, Drawing One, Art Department, University of New Mexico
Graduate Assistant, Two-Dimensional Design, Art Department, University of New Mexico
2001Art Instructor, Yangrima School, Sermathang, Nepal
1995-2000Children's Art Instructor, Petersen Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Curator
2008Given Take, The Land/an art site, Mountainair, NM
Take Back, The Land Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2006Wilderness Studio (Cont.), John Summers Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2005Land Arts of the American West, John Summers Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2001Oasis Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, UT
