Erin Coughlin

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Erin Coughlin is an artist from Maine who works primarily in printmaking. She graduated from Colby College in 2023 with a BA in printmaking and environmental science. After spending time working post-graduation in Utah and Wyoming, she is now based in Portland, Maine. Her work draws from her experiences as a scientist working and living on the Maine coast and explores themes of climate change and marine litter. In her practice she focuses on giving recycled materials new life through sewing, printmaking, collage, and bookbinding.

RESIDENCIES & GRANTS
2026 EMERGE Artist in Residence Running with Scissors Studio, Portland, Maine
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