Erinn Kathryn

Portland, OR

Biography

Erinn Kathryn (she/hers) is an interdisciplinary artist (sculpture, mixed media, painting, installation) who mines the ethos of the American West, examining the intersections between the ‘natural’ and ‘constructed’ worlds in which we exist.

As part of her practice, Erinn collects, hordes, and augments found materials of all kinds, ranging from mass-produced goods like postcards and blister packs, to natural materials like bones and lichen, to literal street-side garbage. By re-contextualizing existing objects, Erinn reframes long-held perspectives on objects and spaces, while remaining conscientious of her physical footprint as a maker in a material-gorged world.

Erinn’s work has been presented at Carnation Contemporary (2026), Helzer Gallery and Paragon Gallery at Portland Community College (Portland; 2023, 2021), Multnomah Arts Center (Portland; 2014), Alaska House Art Gallery (Fairbanks, AK; 2013), Pacific Northwest College of Art (Portland, OR; 2012).

In The Frail, Erinn’s pandemic-era chapbook of “constructed poems” created from one existing text, was published by Buckman Journal in 2024.

Erinn hails from Central Pennsylvania. She received her M.A. from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Erinn is a member of Carnation Contemporary and Borderline Art Salon, both in Portland, OR.


www.erinnkathryn.com
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