Bio
Erin Ethridge (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator. Born and raised in Texas and living in North Carolina, Erin’s work is in dialogue with the culture and landscape of the South. Erin received her MFA in Sculpture/Dimensional Studies from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and her BFA from the University of Texas at Tyler. She is Assistant Professor and Foundations Coordinator at Appalachian State University where she teaches in sculpture, foundations, and general education. Erin is also one half of Thorn, a collaborative partnership with
Colleen Marie Foley.
Statement
Through sculpture, I affirm ambiguity, change, and paradox in the face of rigidity, separateness, and dogma. Dualisms melt into each other. The sacred becomes banal. Artifice is exposed and appreciated. The process upsets boundaries and questions creed. Through technology and material poetics, the work takes the form of absurd objects and kinetic sculptures that are both irreverent and commemorative.