Ingrid Erickson

Ingrid Erickson works in cut paper to reflect the intersection of art and science. She explores the ornithology, botany, and ecology of ecosystems through the rendering of specific species. Each project involves extensive on-site research.  She recently completed a course in Bird Biology from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology in Ithaca, NY. 

The recipient of a 2015 North Carolina Arts & Science Council Artist Project Grant, Erickson transformed 300 feet of paper into large-scale paper cuts featuring the 32 species of raptors being rehabilitated at the Carolina Raptor Center in Huntersville.

In May 2017, Erickson was a guest artist at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, MD, taking home 2,000 photographs to use in her large-scale series-in-progress featuring Whooping Crane biology.            

Other recent partnerships and artist residencies include: The Jentel Foundation in Banner, WY, the “Owl’s Nest” cabin at Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, NC, the Field Museum in Chicago, AZULE in Hotsprings, NC, The Grunewald Guild in Leavenworth, WA, and The Rensing Center of Pickens, SC. Erickson was artist in residence at Penland School of Crafts in January 2016 and at the Vermont Studio Center in May 2016.