Erin Jane Nelson lives and works in Atlanta, GA. In 2011 she received her BFA from The Cooper Union. Recent solo exhibitions include the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA (2021); DOCUMENT, Chicago, IL (2020); Chapter NY, New York, NY (2023); and Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA (2019). Her work has been featured in group exhibitions at the Carnegie Museum of Art (upcoming 2024) The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (2021); Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO (2020); Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands (2020); La Galerie, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Noisy-le-Sec, France (2019); and Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany (2018). Nelson was the recipient of a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship in the Creative Arts.
Erin Jane Nelson, Frozen Rust Bloom, 2023, Pigment prints, pressed flowers, brass, and resin on glazed porcelain. 24 x 21 in.
Erin Jane Nelson, The tree that threw herself in the ocean, 2022, Pigment prints, artist tape, glass, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 50 x 34 x 5 in
Erin Jane Nelson, We squeezed the stone until it bled, 2022, Pigment prints, artist tape, glass, butterfly wing, wicker, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 55 x 44 x 5 1/2 in
Erin Jane Nelson, Heavy Moth, 2022, Pigment prints and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 18h x 16w x 4 1/2d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Licking the Lake, 2022, Pigment prints, shell, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 15h x 14w x 4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Licking the Lake (detail), 2022, Pigment prints, shell, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 15h x 14w x 4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Xenophora, 2022, Pigment prints, tin, baroque pearl, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 32h x 20w x 5d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Xenophora (detail), 2022, Pigment prints, tin, baroque pearl, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 32h x 20w x 5d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Little Armoured One, 2020, Pigment print, found photograph, lichen, sunflower husk, metal, and ecopoxy on glazed stoneware, 33h x 26w x 1 3/4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, League of short-lived things, 2020, Pigment print, found photograph, and silicone on glazed stoneware, 17h x 14 1/2w x 1 3/4d in
Installation View, Erin Jane Nelson at New Museum Triennial: Soft Water, Hard Stone, 2021
Equity Seeds, 2019, Cotton pigment print, natural dyes, found photographs, mat board, and found fabric on panel, 52 × 41 inches
Daufuskie Muscat, 2018, Pigment prints, shells, and resin on glazed stoneware, 20 × 30 × 3 inches
Erin Jane Nelson Slurp, 2018, Resin, pigment, shells, and pigment prints on glazed stoneware, 21h x 21 1/2w x 1 5/8d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Silt sieve, 2018, Resin, pigment, shells, and pigment prints on glazed stoneware, 19h x 21 1/2w x 1 5/8d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Badderlocks, 2018, Resin, pigment, shells, and pigment prints on glazed stoneware, 18 1/2h x 13w x 1 5/8d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Chauvin Garden, 2018, Resin, pigment, shells, and pigment prints on glazed earthenware, 18 1/2h x 15 3/4w x 2d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Ebos Landing, 2018, Resin, shells, and pigment prints on glazed earthenware, 11 1/2h x 13 1/2w x 1 3/4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Fort Frederica, 2017, Resin, shells, enamel pin, pigment, and pigment print on glazed earthenware, 18h x 13 1/2w x 2 3/4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Frenier, 2017, Resin, pine cone, glass, and pigment print on glazed earthenware, 10 3/4h x 11 3/4w x 3d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Isle de Jean Charles, 2018, Resin, pigment, and pigment prints on glazed earthenware, 17h x 12w x 3 1/2d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Jekyll, 2017, Resin, pigment, and pigment print on glazed earthenware, 21h x 15w x 3 1/4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Kill Devil Hills, 2018, Resin, sea star, and pigment prints on glazed earthenware, 15 1/2h x 11w x 2 3/4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Manchac, 2018, Resin, pigment, and pigment prints on glazed earthenware, 13 3/4h x 15 3/4w x 2d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Ocracoke, 2017, Resin, pigment, sand, and pigment print on glazed earthenware, 17h x 14 1/2w x 2 1/2d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Whispering River, 2017, Resin, feather, and pigment prints on glazed, earthenware, 18h x 12 1/2w x 1 1/2d in
Her Deepness Freyja, 2017 Pigment print on Jacquard Organza and Cotton, various fabrics, moss, cellophane, aluminum, and styrofoam amaranth, 50h x 58w in
Epona Jane, 2017, Pigment print on Jacquard Organza and Cotton, ink, and various fabrics, 64h x 38w in
SeaPersephone, 2017 Pigment print on Jacquard Organza and Cotton, various fabrics, aluminum, plastic wheat, and styrofoam amaranth, 65h x 55w in
Monsieur Xolotl, 2017, Pigment print on Jacquard Cotton, silk flowers, and various fabrics, 35h x 35w in
Jizo Feeler, 2017, Pigment print on Jacquard Organza and Cotton, various fabrics, aluminum, debris, and styrofoam amaranth, 88h x 75w in
Raccoona Charon, 2017, Pigment print on Jacquard Organza and Cotton, 115h x 240w in
Installation view at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2018
Installation view at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2018
Installation view at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2018
Installation view at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2018
Installation view at Atlanta Contemporary, 2019
Installation view at Atlanta Contemporary, 2019
Installation view at Atlanta Contemporary, 2019
Installation view at Chapter NY, 2020
Installation view at Chapter NY, 2020
Erin Jane Nelson, Frozen Rust Bloom, 2023, Pigment prints, pressed flowers, brass, and resin on glazed porcelain. 24 x 21 in.
Erin Jane Nelson, The tree that threw herself in the ocean, 2022, Pigment prints, artist tape, glass, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 50 x 34 x 5 in
Erin Jane Nelson, We squeezed the stone until it bled, 2022, Pigment prints, artist tape, glass, butterfly wing, wicker, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 55 x 44 x 5 1/2 in
Erin Jane Nelson, Heavy Moth, 2022, Pigment prints and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 18h x 16w x 4 1/2d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Licking the Lake, 2022, Pigment prints, shell, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 15h x 14w x 4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Licking the Lake (detail), 2022, Pigment prints, shell, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 15h x 14w x 4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Xenophora, 2022, Pigment prints, tin, baroque pearl, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 32h x 20w x 5d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Xenophora (detail), 2022, Pigment prints, tin, baroque pearl, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 32h x 20w x 5d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Little Armoured One, 2020, Pigment print, found photograph, lichen, sunflower husk, metal, and ecopoxy on glazed stoneware, 33h x 26w x 1 3/4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, League of short-lived things, 2020, Pigment print, found photograph, and silicone on glazed stoneware, 17h x 14 1/2w x 1 3/4d in
Installation View, Erin Jane Nelson at New Museum Triennial: Soft Water, Hard Stone, 2021
Equity Seeds, 2019, Cotton pigment print, natural dyes, found photographs, mat board, and found fabric on panel, 52 × 41 inches
Daufuskie Muscat, 2018, Pigment prints, shells, and resin on glazed stoneware, 20 × 30 × 3 inches
Erin Jane Nelson Slurp, 2018, Resin, pigment, shells, and pigment prints on glazed stoneware, 21h x 21 1/2w x 1 5/8d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Silt sieve, 2018, Resin, pigment, shells, and pigment prints on glazed stoneware, 19h x 21 1/2w x 1 5/8d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Badderlocks, 2018, Resin, pigment, shells, and pigment prints on glazed stoneware, 18 1/2h x 13w x 1 5/8d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Chauvin Garden, 2018, Resin, pigment, shells, and pigment prints on glazed earthenware, 18 1/2h x 15 3/4w x 2d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Ebos Landing, 2018, Resin, shells, and pigment prints on glazed earthenware, 11 1/2h x 13 1/2w x 1 3/4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Fort Frederica, 2017, Resin, shells, enamel pin, pigment, and pigment print on glazed earthenware, 18h x 13 1/2w x 2 3/4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Frenier, 2017, Resin, pine cone, glass, and pigment print on glazed earthenware, 10 3/4h x 11 3/4w x 3d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Isle de Jean Charles, 2018, Resin, pigment, and pigment prints on glazed earthenware, 17h x 12w x 3 1/2d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Jekyll, 2017, Resin, pigment, and pigment print on glazed earthenware, 21h x 15w x 3 1/4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Kill Devil Hills, 2018, Resin, sea star, and pigment prints on glazed earthenware, 15 1/2h x 11w x 2 3/4d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Manchac, 2018, Resin, pigment, and pigment prints on glazed earthenware, 13 3/4h x 15 3/4w x 2d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Ocracoke, 2017, Resin, pigment, sand, and pigment print on glazed earthenware, 17h x 14 1/2w x 2 1/2d in
Erin Jane Nelson, Whispering River, 2017, Resin, feather, and pigment prints on glazed, earthenware, 18h x 12 1/2w x 1 1/2d in
Her Deepness Freyja, 2017 Pigment print on Jacquard Organza and Cotton, various fabrics, moss, cellophane, aluminum, and styrofoam amaranth, 50h x 58w in
Epona Jane, 2017, Pigment print on Jacquard Organza and Cotton, ink, and various fabrics, 64h x 38w in
SeaPersephone, 2017 Pigment print on Jacquard Organza and Cotton, various fabrics, aluminum, plastic wheat, and styrofoam amaranth, 65h x 55w in
Monsieur Xolotl, 2017, Pigment print on Jacquard Cotton, silk flowers, and various fabrics, 35h x 35w in
Jizo Feeler, 2017, Pigment print on Jacquard Organza and Cotton, various fabrics, aluminum, debris, and styrofoam amaranth, 88h x 75w in
Raccoona Charon, 2017, Pigment print on Jacquard Organza and Cotton, 115h x 240w in
Installation view at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2018
Installation view at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2018
Installation view at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2018
Installation view at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2018
Installation view at Atlanta Contemporary, 2019
Installation view at Atlanta Contemporary, 2019
Installation view at Atlanta Contemporary, 2019
Installation view at Chapter NY, 2020
Installation view at Chapter NY, 2020
2023 4.26
New York Times
Erin Jane Nelson
2023 4.7
2023 Guggenheim Fellowship Recipient
Erin Jane Nelson
2023 3.31
Solo Exhibition at Chapter NY
Erin Jane Nelson
2023 3.7
Art Review-ArtReview March 2023 Issue
Erin Jane Nelson
2022 10.5
Fondation Villa Datris Exhibition Catalogue Available Now
Erin Jane Nelson
2022 9.17
Group Exhibition at Adams and Ollman
Erin Jane Nelson
2022 7.9
Group Exhibition at Lyles and King
Erin Jane Nelson
2022 5.27
Group Exhibition at Villa Datris Foundation for Contemporary Sculpture
Erin Jane Nelson
2022 2.11
Curatorial Project at Chapter NY
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 12.9
Virtual Educator Workshop with the New Museum
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 12.1
eflux
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 12.1
Artforum Must See Guide
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 11.4
New York Times
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 10.30
Artnet News
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 10.29
Vanity Fair
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 10.24
L'hebdo
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 10.24
The Art Newspaper
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 10.23
gallerytalk.net
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 10.23
The Art Newspaper
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 9.16
Group exhibition at Chapter NY
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 9.10
Solo presentation at FIAC Paris
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 7.16
Solo exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 5.12
FIAC Portrait
Erin Jane Nelson
2021 4.2
Participation in New Museum Triennial
Erin Jane Nelson
2020 5.20
Participation in NADAs online art fair initiative: FAIR
Elizabeth Atterbury, Sterling Lawrence, Erin Jane Nelson, Paul Mpagi Sepuya
2019 9.14
La Galerie, CAC Noisy-le-Sec
Erin Jane Nelson at La Galerie, CAC Noisy-le-Sec, France
2019 8.22
New York Times Style Magazine
Erin Jane Nelson
2019 6.4
Contemporary Art Daily
Erin Jane Nelson at Atlanta Contemporary
2019 5.9
ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY
Erin Jane Nelson
2018 6.15
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
Erin Jane Nelson
2020 9.11–10.31
Erin Jane Nelson
Resting Spore
2020 7.10–8.29
Elizabeth Atterbury, Geraldo de Barros, Jessica Campbell, Mary Helena Clark, Julien Creuzet, Victoria Fu, Aron Gent, Gordon Hall, Jennefer Hoffman, Norman Kelley, Sterling Lawrence, Laura Letinsky, Christy Matson, Christopher Meerdo, Jonathan Muecke, Erin Jane Nelson, Gordon Parks, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, RO/LU, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Greg Stimac, Andrew Norman Wilson
Interiors
2017 6.3–7.8
Erin Jane Nelson
Psychopompopolis
2015 3.13–4.25
Erin Jane Nelson
Petrichor
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Exhibition |
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Erin Jane Nelson |
Resting Spore |
2020 9.11–10.31 |
Past |
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Elizabeth Atterbury, Geraldo de Barros, Jessica Campbell, Mary Helena Clark, Julien Creuzet, Victoria Fu, Aron Gent, Gordon Hall, Jennefer Hoffman, Norman Kelley, Sterling Lawrence, Laura Letinsky, Christy Matson, Christopher Meerdo, Jonathan Muecke, Erin Jane Nelson, Gordon Parks, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, RO/LU, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Greg Stimac, Andrew Norman Wilson |
Interiors |
2020 7.10–8.29 |
Past |
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Erin Jane Nelson |
Psychopompopolis |
2017 6.3–7.8 |
Past |
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Erin Jane Nelson |
Petrichor |
2015 3.13–4.25 |
Past |
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