| biography Erin Burns was born in California. She studied painting at the University of California at Berkeley where she attained a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree. At UCB she studied with and was greatly influenced by Wendy Sussman, who encouraged her to move to New York City to futher her studies. Taking the advice, Burns went on to receive a Masters of Fine Arts degree from New York University. There she studied with and was the studio assistant to Cora Cohen and Lisa Yuskavage. After several successful shows in her native San Francisco where she shows on consignment with the Andrea Schwartz Gallery, she moved to the UK and in 2005/06 was awarded a one year residency at the Florence Trust Studios in London. Her work involves delicately painting and marking the surface of a photograph taken in a natural environment which is then mounted on aluminum and then covered in multiple layers of viscous polymer resin. The viewer appears to be looking through a translucent solid where textures, layers, and imagery converge. Burns has shown in New York, San Francisco, London, and Paris. She lives and works outside of London in the coastal town on Brighton, East Sussex. Her corporate clients include Norstrom who recently commissioned 5 pieces for their new flagship store in Palm Beach, Florida. In the UK she shows with White Wall Partners in London and Four Square Fine Arts in Lewes. |