Artist Bio
Erika Norris makes delicate, layered, and colorful artworks that explore contemporary themes around food politics, identity, and boundaries. Her work was selected for the 2013 Best Picks: Painting/Mixed Media gallery for the International Emerging Artist Award and in 2014, she was a finalist in the Ryan James Fine Arts juried show. Erika holds an MA in Fine Arts from Goldsmiths' College (University of London/LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore) and is a graduate of the Artist Trust Professional Development Program. She lives and works in the city of destiny: Tacoma, WA.
Artist Statement
Inspired by personal experience, research, and everyday visual culture, my artwork investigates our complicated relationships with food. As a woman, I cannot remember a time when I wasn’t on a diet. Food has always been my obsession and increasingly, a cultural one. In my most recent works, I am examining my anxiety, desire, and internal conflict around food and eating. I focus mostly on sweets—often from my childhood—because of the nostalgia and comfort they bring me as well as the myriad of dichotomies they embody. My artwork functions similarly to a journal and documents my emotional experiences with food. The personal nature of the work lends itself to intimate and delicate pieces while external inspiration brings bright colors and a sense of distortion. Through my art, I encourage viewers to contemplate and explore their own relationships with food.
Selected Exhibitions
Currently looking for opportunities to show my art.
2023
Amy Lewis & Erika Norris
Artco Framing + Gallery
2022
Delicious: Indulge Yourself
Oranj Studio
