BIO
"Erin Nicole Henry is a Contemporary artist based in Atlanta, Georgia, where she began working in the arts at an early age. After leaving art school, her cutting edge paintings made a loud arrival into the art world since they began regularly showing in multiple galleries around the city.
Erin examines her environment through surrealist portraits of the human figure. Her work is intentional, with confident brushstrokes, rich layers of color, and details that pull you in. Her unique style and curious subject matter have captured the attention of art lovers and collectors across the globe. Working from her studio in Atlanta, Erin has chosen to use her growing platform as an artist and a working model to spark conversation and bring awareness to issues surrounding LGBTQ equality, sexual harassment, and abuse."
STATEMENT
Most of my inspiration to create comes from nature, the human figure, and a sense of ambiguity. By composing a narrative in an expressive and slightly surrealistic way, the goal of my art is to not only bring a unique beauty to seemingly insignificant things, but to give a physical exhibition of my daily observations on objects, behaviors, interactions, and other abstract moments.
As I have progressed as an artist, I have found that my natural implication of art is as a mode of documenting events and recording my current condition, observations, and views, as I pass through life. I believe planning often kills the essence of the original and sudden inspiration, making my process usually very impromptu, and sometimes incidental. Reflection is also a vital part of my process, often leading to a series of work being grouped and organized retrospectively.
CV
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Erin Henry Solo Show, Cat Eye Creative 2022 (Upcoming Dec. 16th)
Art Party @ Clara's, 2019
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Pisces Season, Cat Eye Creative 2022
Straight From the Heart, Cat Eye Creative 2022
3 Year Anniversary, Cat Eye Creative 2022
Hidden Gems, Cat Eye Creative 2022
What's Next, Cat Eye Creative 2022
Summer In the City, Cat Eye Creative 2021
100th Day Show, Cat Eye Creative 2020
One By One, ABV Gallery 2021
A Better View Summer Group Exhibition, ABV Gallery 2020
We See You, group exhibition, Cat Eye Creative 2020
Summer In The City, group exhibition, Cat Eye Creative 2020
Paper Trail 2, ABV Gallery 2020
InnerSpace Project Global Exhibition, ABV Gallery 2020
Paper Trail: An Exhibition of New Contemporary Works on Paper, ABV Gallery 2019
Romance of the Nude & Figure, dk Gallery 2018
Cool Down, dk gallery 2017
Warm Up, dk Gallery 2017
Pin Up!, dk Gallery 2017
Spring Soireé, dk Gallery 2017
Nude & Figure show, dk Gallery 2017
Pop Start, dk Gallery 2016
Strange Figurations, Limner Gallery 2016
South, Kibbee Gallery group exhibition 2016
Kibbee Gallery, group exhibition 2016
Visions Gallery, group exhibition (1st place People's Choice) 2015
Podcasts
Artist Decoded - Episode 158 - "Erin Nicole Henry: On Painting, Fashion, and Social Awareness"
Life Gets Hairy - Episode 92 - "Erin Nicole Henry"
Magazines
L’Official Magazine August 2019 - “Erin Henry: Phenomenal Woman on the Rise”
MILK Magazine August 2019 - “Ones To Watch: Erin Henry”
Design is Human Magazine June 2019- “The Best Art is What People Hate The Most”
Galore Magazine November 2017 - “ 7 Atlanta Creatives Dish Career Advice and Style Inspo”