Erin Coughlin

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Erin faces the sea, compelled by some force. Born and raised on the Maine coast, she has observed its whims for two decades. She basks in the quiet, where time slows. The woodblock printing process mimics this meditative state for her, as well as the tedious work of carving out negative space with a knife. All to create a delicate lacework of paper evocative of metal beaten by la mer: delicacy and strength.

words by Katherine Zhang in "Trappings of a Silent Story"

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RESIDENCIES & GRANTS
2026 EMERGE Artist in Residence Running with Scissors Studio, Portland, Maine Artist Spotlight
2023 Colby College Buck Lab for Climate and Environment Grant
EXHIBITIONS
2023 Senior Exhibition, Davis Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art Waterville, Maine
PUBLICATIONS
2023 “Art Series: Accumulation, Lobster Trap, Blue Wave I, Blue Wave II”  Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability
2023 “Ice” Fauna Magazine
2023 “Collection of Treasure” Fauna Magazine
2022 “Reflections & Reflections Revisited” Fauna Magazine
COLLECTIONS
Colby College Waterville, Maine
EDUCATION
2023 Bachelor of Arts: Environmental Science and Studio Art: Print and Digital Media Colby College, Waterville, Maine
2021 Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Semester Program East Boothbay, Maine