Erin Jane Nelson

Erin Jane Nelson’s art practice is grounded in photography sourced from her personal archive of found and original images. She often works serially, with each project delving into new conceptual frameworks as far ranging as regional histories of the Southern barrier islands, formative personal relationships, spirituality as a process of mourning and healing, and science fiction narratives. Raised in the U.S. South and based in Atlanta, Nelson travels throughout the region to photograph her surroundings and lived experiences. She intuitively merges these images onto unexpected support structures—including silk, hand-crafted quilts, panels, and ceramic inspired by vernacular craft objects and the history of collage—their multiple references engaging the nuanced anxiety, conflict, and humor of the present moment and immediate future.

Artist CV
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Featured Work

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Shekinah, 2019, cotton pigment print, cyanotype, found photograph, wool felt, glazed stoneware, and found fabric on panel, 38 × 35 in

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Foreclosed, 2019, photographs, clippings, cotton pigment print, and fabric on panel, 39 ½ × 36 ½ in

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Watering Problems, 2021, pigmented inkjet prints, glass, glazed stoneware, brass, invasive seed pods, silicone, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 46 ½ × 29 ½ × 5 in

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Watering Problems, 2021, pigmented inkjet prints, glass, glazed stoneware, brass, invasive seed pods, silicone, and bio-based resin on glazed stoneware, 46 ½ × 29 ½ × 5 in