The artist herself
Erica Alexandria Thompson is an emerging mixed media artist currently residing in Southeast Alabama. She was born in Virginia and briefly lived there, she has also lived in Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Georgia. She has attended Enterprise State Junior College where she focused on Graphic Design and received a Certificate in Computer Graphics. While attending junior college, she was involved in the Creative Writing Club whereas she illustrated The Corinthian, its annual. She later transferred to The Savannah College of Art and Design where she has taken relevant courses for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and a Drawing minor.
She was a member of Coffee County Toastmasters, a public speaking and leadership group where she served as Secretary. She is a member of Girls Drawin’ Girls, LLC, a diverse illustration group of females who redefine sexuality through pinups in a male dominated industry.
Away from her drawing desk, she is currently engaging in spirit work through tarot, numerology, spells, yoga/meditation and astrology, also she enjoys wine, reading, traveling, listening and watching nostalgia.
Awards and Involvement
1999, Illustrated 'The Corinthian', creative writing annual-Enterprise State Junior College, Enterprise, Alabama
2003, Cover "Artforms" , Prentice Hall Publishing, Enterprise State Junior College, Enterprise, Alabama
2004, Portfolio Scholarship, The Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah,Georgia
Yoga/Meditation/Reiki, The Savannah College of Art and Design
2007, SCAD Artistic Honors Scholarship, The Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia
Coffee County Toastmasters, Member/Secretary, Enterprise, Alabama
2009, Commander's Coin of Excellence Award by Garrison Commander Colonel Yvette Kelley, Graphic Design, 2nd place,T-Shirt design contest for Family Advocacy Program for Child Abuse Prevention Month, Fort Rucker, Alabama
2010, Commander's Coin of Excellence Award by Garrison Commander Colonel Yvette Kelley, Graphic Design, 2nd place, T-Shirt design contest for Family Advocacy Program for Child Abuse Prevention Month, Fort Rucker, Alabama
2018
Member, Girls Drawin Girls, LLC (girldrawingirls.com), a diverse group of female artists who redefine sexuality through pinup art in a male dominated art industry.
Exhibitions
2019- (Group) ‘The Art of Tarot III’, Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA
2019-(Group) ‘Great Big Bug Show’, HIVE Artspace, York, PA
2020-(Group) ‘The Art of Tarot IV’, Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA
1997, Still Life Cabbage, colored pencil
All works on this website copyrighted 1997-2020
“Juneau”, 2017