Erin Cunningham

Education/Academic qualification

MFA, Visual Arts and Painting, Boise State University
2011

BFA, Visual Arts and Drawing, Boise State University
2005

Adjunct Instructor, Art Foundations, Boise State University
2010 - 2021

Studio Instructor, Drawing and Painting, Boise State University
2009, 2013, 2018 - 2021

Instructor, Introduction to Art, Boise State University
2014 - 2020

Instructor, Seminar on Contemporary Art Theory and Practice, Boise State University
2017 - 2019

Adjunct Instructor, Art History, College of Western Idaho
2014

2013 - Boise City Department of Arts and History Traffic Box Project

2013 - Idaho Triennial Juried Exhibition, Boise Art Museum

2014 - Joan Mitchell Foundation Award Nomination

2014 - Northwest Contemporary Art Awards Nomination

Exhibition History

2021

• Boise State University Visual Arts Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Boise State University, Boise, ID

2020

• “Sea Change: Erin Cunningham & April Vandegrift.” Rosenthal Gallery, College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID
• “32 Cells.” Old Idaho Penitentiary, Boise, ID
• “Objects of Resilience.” Student Union Building Galleries, Boise State University, Boise, ID
  See the Virtual Tour of "Objects of Resilience" Exhibition

2019

• “The Babe: Portrait of Jimmie Whittaker.” Permanent Collection, Idaho State Historical Museum, Boise, ID
• Boise State University Visual Arts Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
  View the Website of the 2019 Boise State University Biennial Faculty Exhibition
• “Halloween Exhibition.” Flying M, Boise, ID
• “New Body: Erin Cunningham.” Cushing-Terrel Architects CTA Gallery, Boise, ID
  Watch Erin Cunningham's Gallery CTA Featured Artist Video

2018

• “Cunningham/Cordell-New Work.” Visual Arts Collective, Garden City, ID

2017

• “The Naughty Show.” Visual Arts Collective, Garden City, ID
• “Terrarium” (Curator and Participant). Visual Arts Collective, Garden City, ID
• Boise State University Visual Arts Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Boise State University, Boise, ID

2016

• “Dino Show.” Swell Gallery, Boise, ID
• “32 Cells.” Old Idaho Penitentiary, Boise, ID

2015

• “New Work.” ENSO Artspace, Garden City, ID
• “Tiny Wonderful.” ENSO Artspace, Garden City, ID

2013

• “Re-Thread.” Bricolage, Boise, ID
• “Never After.” Visual Arts Collective, Garden City, ID
• Day of the Dead Altars, Idaho Historical Museum, Boise, ID
• Boise Idaho Triennial Juried Exhibit, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
• “Taking Liberties: 60 Seconds.” Bricolage, Boise, ID

2012

• “Whispering Pines: The Hazel B. Jackson Project.” Bricolage, Boise, ID
• "Wither & Bloom" (with Eli Craven). Visual Arts Collective, Garden City, ID
• “Navigate.” Bricolage, Boise, ID
• Day of The Dead Altars, Idaho Historical Museum, Boise, ID

2011

• “Confabulation: MFA Thesis Exhibition.” Visual Arts Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID
• “The New Nothing.” Bricolage, Boise, ID

2010

• “We Art Women." Visual Arts Collective, Garden City, ID

2009

• “Hello Friend: Erin Cunningham and Ben Wilson." Visual Arts Collective, Garden City, ID
• “We Made a Deal with the Devil” (Traveling Exhibition). Toronto, ON, Canada - New York, NY, United States

2008

• “What Lurks in the Basement: Annual Illustration Show." Basement Gallery, Boise, ID
• “Under the Grid.” J. Crist Gallery, Boise, ID
• “Now Everyone Can Be Happy." Basement Gallery, Boise, ID

2007

• “What Lurks in the Basement: Annual Illustration Show.” Basement Gallery, Boise, ID

2006

• “Into Nowhere: New Drawings by Erin Cunningham.”
• “Visual Assault: Ben Wilson and Erin Cunningham.” Flying M, Boise, ID

2005

• “IBEX: BFA Thesis Exhibition." Visual Arts Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID
• No. 2 Productions (October), Boise, ID
• No. 2 Productions (July), Boise ID

2004

• “Election." Performance with the Boise Naval Base, Boise, ID

Studios

• Madasci, Cunningham and Vandegrift, Garden City, ID: 2014 - present
• Swell Artist Collective, Boise, ID: 2016 - 2018
• ENSO Artspace, Boise, ID: 2014
• Black Hunger Studios and Gallery, Boise, ID: 2011 - 2013