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I’m a maker. I feel most fulfilled when metaphorically enveloped in the ‘warm hug’ that is the magical moment when creativity meets productivity. 

I love working in many two-dimensional mediums, but am always lured back to carving woodblocks and creating linocut relief prints. The necessary decisiveness, immediacy of the emergence of an image, and the bold visual contrast of mark-making makes for an incredibly satisfying process. This is not a forgiving medium. There is no covering up, painting over, or erasing mistakes. There are only opportunities to plan, then pivot, adapt, and figure out how to make an image work… or at the very least, learn something for next time. Printmaking blends my love of creativity (in carving of blocks to create an image) and process (in the editioning of prints) to create the final product. 

I’m drawn to art that shows the artist’s hand, and like to leave evidence of that in my own work. In my linocut relief prints, one can identify individual carved marks throughout; a combination of gestural and deliberate hatch lines visible in the final result. 
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I’m originally from Western Mass., with a BFA in Printmaking from Hartford Art School. I’ve taught printmaking classes and workshops, and have made a career by working at arts organizations in Connecticut and Vermont. I currently reside in Brattleboro. 


"Above all else, it is about leaving a mark that I existed:
I was here. I was hungry. I was defeated.
I was happy. I was sad. I was in love. 
I was afraid. I was hopeful. 
I had an idea and I had a good purpose and that's why I made works of art."

-Felix Gonzalez Torres

Exhibitions etc.

2024
Erin Jenkins: Meander, Harmony Collective Artist Gallery, Brattleboro VT
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2023 
Artist Member August 2023 - present: Harmony Collective Artist Gallery, Brattleboro VT

2016            
Phoenix, Solo Exhibition, HermitThrush Brewery, Brattleboro VT
3rd Annual Open Juried Show, Gallery A3, Amherst MA
Spring Gala & Benefit Auction, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro VT
Art Party of the Year, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain CT
"Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue" Fundraising Auction, Acworth NH
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Winter/Spring Catalog 2016

2015            
Ebb &, Solo Exhibition, Hermit Thrush Brewery, Brattleboro VT
Pop-Up Brattleboro, Cotton Mill Open Studios, Brattleboro VT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Fall Catalog 2015
Wet Paint Live!, Springfield VT   
Focus Under 40, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                                 1st Prize Mixed Media
                                 Exhibition Chair

6x6x2015, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester NY
Juror: 30th Annual Fine Craft Festival, Bruce Museum, Greenwich CT
Art Party of the Year, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain CT
Mamaroneck Artists Guild 11th Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
CT+6, West Hartford Art League, Clubhouse Gallery, West Hartford CT
                               Chartpak Award                    
A Celebration of Trees, G&B Cultural Center, Wilton CT
Wilton Arts Council Focus '15 Photo Exhibit, Wilton Library, Wilton CT
Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee MA
Beyond Brushwork, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                               3rd Place - Print Category
26th Annual Spectrum: Elemental Energies, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Ebb, Solo Exhibition, Moira Fitzsimmons Arons Gallery,  Hamden CT
Inspirations Juried Exhibition; Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Winter/Spring Catalog 2015

2014          
The Gift of Art: A Small Works Holiday Art Show, Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, Fairfield CT
Holiday Gift Show, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Holiday Show and Fundraiser Sale, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Vendor, Extended Gift Shop, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan CT
New Member's Show, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
2014 Small Works! Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Pequot Library's 17th Annual Art Show, Pequot Library, Southport CT
Wings Inspired to Fly, The 224, Hartford CT 
37th Annual Members' Art Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Unwanted Necessities II, Splash, Fairfield CT
The Makings, A Process Exhibit, Hoxie Gallery, Westerly RI
Brushwork, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                                  Honorable Mention, Watercolor
Thank You, CT!, Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, Stamford CT
Artistic Wanderings, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Fall Catalog 2014, Wilton CT
The Print Exchange 2014 Exhibition, 7 Dunham Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Marine & Coastal Art, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                                 Honorable Mention - Mixed Media, Prints, Pastels
Focus Under 40, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                                 1st Place - Drawing, Mixed Media, Prints
Art Party of the Year, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain CT
Let This Be a Sign… Print Exchange 2014, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn NY
Twenty Second Annual Art Show, Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County, Burr Homestead, Fairfield CT
Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee MA
35th Community Awards - All Media Exhibit, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Spectrum/Sustainable Art Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Give & Take, LA Printmaking Society @ the LA Print Space, Los Angeles, CA
Wilton Arts Council Focus '14 Photo Exhibit, Wilton Library, Wilton CT
Beyond Brushwork, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Inspiration, Juried Exhibition, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
T-Shirt Design, Smart Cycles Norwalk CT
2014 Annual Members Art Show, Easton Public Library, Easton CT
Unwanted Necessities, Solo Exhibition, Valencia Luncheria, Norwalk CT

2013            
Featured Artist (December 2013 - March 2014), Gallery Twelve24, Hamden CT 
The Art Pop Up Shop, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Winter/Spring Catalog 2014, Wilton CT
Holiday Show/Small Treasures, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
Annual Holiday Show & Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
COMING OF AGE: Artists in the North East Under 30, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough NH
                                  Honorable Mention Award Recipient
Face to Face: Community Portraits: Project Gallery Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah NY
Hartford Art School Juried Alumni Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford, CT
Living with Art: Creating Conversations, 16th Annual Juried Art Show, Pequot Library, Southport CT
Rev'eil.le, City Wide Open Studios: Erector Square, New Haven CT 
Rev'eil.le Central Exhibition, Artspace, New Haven CT
The Barn and Beyond, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
In the Pink, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
36th Annual Member's Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Thirty Under 30, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
The Drive Home: Print Exchange Exhibition, Robert Blackburn Printshop, New York NY
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
The Drive Home: Print Exchange Exhibition, Graphic Arts Workshop, San Francisco CA
Artistic Wanderings Juried Exhibition, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
A Gathering of Friends: NAC Members Show, Norwich Arts Center Artists Cooperative, Norwich CT
SOLSTICE Summer Exhibition, Nest Arts Factory Gallery, Bridgeport CT
Secret Norwalk Juried Art Exhibition, Mill Hill Historic Park Town House Museum, Norwalk CT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Fall Catalog 2013, Wilton CT
Mamaroneck Artists Guild Ninth Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
22nd International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head NC
40 Under 40 Juried Exhibition, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Nature's Art Juried Exhibition, Bartlett Arboretum Silver Education Gallery, Stamford CT
New Haven Paint & Clay Club 112th Annual Open Juried Art Exhibition 2013, John Slade Ely House Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven CT
The Drive Home: Print Exchange 2013, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn NY
4x6 Exchange, Art House Co-op Brooklyn NY
in 5 minutes, Art House Co-op Brooklyn NY
Nude Attitude, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria IL
Through the Artist's Eye: Fine Art Friends 9th Annual Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA
The Meal 2013: Documenting a Global Snack 2/22/13, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn NY

2012
NAC Annual Holiday Show, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT 
Annual Holiday Show and Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education Winter/Spring Catalog 2013, Wilton CT
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Inside Out/Outside In: Sourcing Inspiration, 15th Annual Juried Art Show, Pequot Library, Southport CT
In the Pink, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Artistic Wanderings Juried Exhibition, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
                                 Honorable Mention Award Recipient
The Self-Portrait Project: 4x4, Art House Co-Op; Exhibit - Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn NY
15th Annual National Juried Small Works, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Silver Spring MD
Rough Around the Edges, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
Mamaroneck Artists Guild Eight Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
                                 Honorable Mention Award Recipient
40 Under 40, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
The Norwich Arts Center's Artists Cooperative Exhibition, La Grua Center, Stonington CT
Natures Images/ 8th Annual Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA 
e, Solo Exhibition, Euphoria, New Haven CT
100 Points of View, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT

2011              
Annual Holiday Show and Sale Fundraiser; Silvermine School of Art; New Canaan CT
Signed, Sealed, & Delivered, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
New Haven City Wide Open Studios, Erector Square, New Haven CT
Festival Exhibition, ArtSpace, New Haven CT
Hartford Art School Juried Alumni Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford CT
Twenty at $20, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Wet Paint, Newport Art Museum, Newport RI
Carved, Solo Exhibition, Silo Gallery, Henderson Cultural Center, New Milford CT 
Faculty and Student Showcase, Pelham Art Center, Pelham NY 
21st Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT 
Mamaroneck Artists Guild Seventh Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
Spring, Fine Art Friends Art Exhibition, Chicopee, MA
Peep Show, Factory Underground, Norwalk CT

2010              
Craft-tastic, Pelham Art Center, Pelham NY
Annual Holiday Show and Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine School of Art New Canaan CT
Signed, Sealed & Delivered, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Past, Present, Future Silo Gallery Artists, Henderson Cultural Center, New Milford CT
                                 "Future Artist/Presenter"
The Wilton Tree Art Juried Exhibition, Wilton Library, Wilton CT
                                  Honorable Mention Award Recipient
Hot Off The..., Hartford Art School Alumni Show, West Hartford CT 
Vendor, Silvermine Galleries Gift Shop, New Canaan CT
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
20th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Mamaroneck Artists Guild Sixth Annual Open Juried Small Works  Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY 
Sixth Annual Chicopee Library Fine Art Friends Art Exhibition, Chicopee MA
                                  Second Place: Graphics Category Award Recipient

2009              
Print Americas: Print Triennial National Juried Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT 
Annual Holiday Show & Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Cannan CT
Work it! Measure it! 120,  Hartford Art School Alumni Show, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford CT
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Annual  Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art,  New Canaan CT
19th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
A Voice of Their Own, Brass Monkey Gallery, Waterbury CT 
Fifth Annual Chicopee Library Fine Art Friends, Art Exhibition, Chicopee MA

2008              
Annual Holiday Show and Sale, Silvermine Guild Arts Center                      
Size is Relative: A Small Works Alumni Show, Silpe Gallery, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT 
18th Annual Juried Student Exhibition,  Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT 
Third Annual Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA
                                       "Best in Graphics" Award Recipient
Co-Chair and participant: "Amelia Park Children's Museum Auction" Westifeld MA
Donated print to the Fundraiser for the Westfield Animal Shelter, Westfield MA 
Copper Angel Restaurant Exhibition, Irving MA
Participant in Easthampton Art Walk, Easthampton MA, February 2008
Created show flyer for "Reach Out Booking!" Concert
Three of a Kind (A Three Person Show) at the Saddle River Cultural Center in Upper Saddle River New Jersey 
Representation: Green Trees Gallery, Northfield, MA; November 2007 -  January 2008 

2007              
14th Annual Juried Show , Essex Art Center, Lawrence MA
Creative Books Exhibition, Green Trees Gallery, Northfield MA
Travels: Selections from Hartford Art School Study Abroad Courses  Silpe Gallery - University of Hartford
Valedictorian, Hartford Art School, Class of 2007                      
Ink.(ed)- BFA Printmaking Senior Thesis Group Show - Silpe Gallery,  Hartford Art School
Senior Regent's Honor Award Recipient - University of Hartford
Southwick Cultural Council's Eighth Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Southwick MA
Second Annual Fine Art Friends Art Exhibition, Chicopee MA
                                     "Best in Graphics" Award Recipient
Duncaster Gallery Juried Show, Bloomfield CT
Co-Organized and exhibited in Sobriety: A Senior Collective, Silpe Gallery - Hartford Art School - University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Alexander A. Goldfarb Juried Student Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School - University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
                    
2006              
Presented to Board of Regents about Travel Abroad Program, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Teacher's Assistant to Fred Wessel's Introduction to Lithography class, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
Junior Regent's Honor Award Recipient, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Awarded the Elizabeth Capen Scholarship, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
"Down and Dirty" Trustee Auction, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA 
                                      "Best in Printmaking" Award Recipient
Volunteer "Does it itch?" Senior Show Opening 
Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society Connecticut Beta Chapter Inductee, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Boston University Art Exhibit, Boston MA
The Vagina Monologues Silent Auction, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
"Alter Ego" Sophomore/Junior Show, Silpe Gallery -University of Hartford 2003-2005     
Representation: Piece of My Art Gallery - Westfield MA

 2004             
Vendor, Westfield Arts on the Green, Westfield MA
Initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Design: Program Council Door, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT

2003 - 2007     Dean's List & President's List Scholar


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  • Print
    • Relief
    • Pronto Plate, Paper Lithography, & Solar Plate
    • Lithography & Intaglio
    • Monotype
  • Blocks
  • Plein Air
    • Costa Rica, 2013
    • Cortona, Italia 2012
    • Provincetown, MA
    • Newport, RI
    • Arizona 2009
    • Otis, MA
    • Sicilia, Italia 2006
  • Contact