Erin Rose Boyle
Current Work, Fall 2024
Spring, 2024
2022-2023
Within the sea of sorrows and vision, I seize my inspiration. I gather, assemble, reproduce, disassemble and reassemble. I use repetition as my playing field. The edge and the skin are very important and so are the transitions between them. Edges are areas of friction, excitement, tension, disintegration and decay. Skin is flexible and emotive, superficial but essential, protective yet vulnerable. The results are a rhythmic combination of materials, a landscape that looks ordered, but is actually chaos.
Bio
Erin Rose Boyle creates sculptures and installations that feature details achieved through her inventive use of uncommon art materials and techniques. She incorporates traditional skills and the act of repetition of recycled materials to assemble serious, yet playful layers. She believes that her best work happens when it involves experimentation and play.
Erin received a MFA in Sculpture from the University of the Arts and a BFA in Sculpture and Fiber Arts from Syracuse University. Currently she works as the Assistant Director of Academic Enrichment Programs and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Tyler School of Art and Architecture. She has exhibited work locally in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York.
Select Older work 2005-2022
EDUCATION
MFA in Sculpture
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
BFA in Sculpture/Fibers, Magna Cum Laude
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
• 2023: Peek-a-Boo and The Pieces That Make Me Whole, Pink Noise Projects, Philadelphia, PA
• 2020: Traveling Gallery (Pop-up traveling exhibition), Mt. Laurel, NJ
• 2015: Outside the Void, President’s Office Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• 2014: Art, Play, The Outside Coming In, Gallery 224, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• 2013: Sunday on the Platform, Hamilton hall Public Art Platform, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
• 2011: This is Not My Home, 3 Rooms, 3 Views, Hopkins House Gallery of Contemporary Art, Camden County, NJ
• 2009: Sprucing Up The Office, Arnold Worldwide, NYC
• 2008: Mother Earth, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ
• 2007: Erin Boyle, Ed Waisnis Recent Work, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• 2024: Through, The Arts League Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• 2024: Echo-Systems, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
• 2023: Skull Sessions, Hicks Art Center, Bucks County, PA
• 2023: Message Received, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
• 2014: Within the Foreground, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• 2009: Follow the Rules, Homeskooled Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• 2006: Hiro Sakaguchi’s Picture Journal Project in Sub Terranne, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
(Additional solo and group exhibitions available upon request.)
ARTIST COLLECTIVES & RESIDENCIES
Grizzly Grizzly Gallery Collective, Philadelphia, PA (2022–Present)
Pink Noise Projects, Summer Studio Program, Artist-in-Residence (2023)
SELECT COLLABORATIONS & CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
• 2025: Paul Swenbeck, Joy Feasley, and Emily Elliott, Grizzly Grizzly, Philadelphia, PA
• 2024: MFA Thesis Exhibitions, Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
• 2024: speech acts: (all in), Hot August Night, Grizzly Grizzly, Philadelphia, PA
• 2024: Hidden in Place: The Journey of the American Dream, Amy Ritter Solo Exhibition, Grizzly Grizzly, Philadelphia, PA
• 2023: Freed From Necessity, Halo Lahnert and Matthew Speedy, Grizzly Grizzly, Philadelphia, PA
• 2022: Animated Architecture, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
SELECT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
• Assistant Director, Academic Enrichment Programs (2024)
• 3-D Curriculum Coordinator (2023)
• Temporary Woodshop Technician (2022)
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• Interim Director, Graduate MFA Low Residency Program (2012–2014)
• Administrative Coordinator, Graduate MFA & Museum Studies Programs (2005–2008)
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
• Art Handler and Crate Builder, Packing & Installations Departments (2001–2005)
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, 3-D Design, Woodshop Essentials (2024–Present)
• Adjunct Lecturer, 3-D Design, Woodshop Essentials (2009–2022)
Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
• Adjunct Professor, 3-D Design (2023)
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• Senior Lecturer, Graduate Drawing (Experimental Drawing References) (2009–2015)
Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
• Lecturer, Sculpture II, 3-D Design, Advanced Sculpture -year-long sabbatical replacement (2008– 2009)
SELECT AWARDS & HONORS
• 2023: Honorable Mention, Tiger Strikes Asteroid Open Call, Philadelphia, PA
• 2012: Dean’s Research Grant, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• 2008: DEP Pride Creative Artist Award, Trenton, NJ
• 2001: Verhulst Award, Syracuse University, NY
• 2001: Lacrosse Team Captain & Big East All-American, Syracuse University
Contact: erinroseboyle1979@gmail.com