Erica Konrad - Art & Education

Biography:
Erica Konrad is an artist living and working in Nelson, British Columbia – a small arts town in the West Kootenay. Her background is a formal University education (BA Honours) in environmental studies, which has laid the foundation for her intense inspiration from the natural world.

She is mostly self taught, working in oil, gouache and plaster and more recently wax and tree sap (encaustic), having attended international workshops on the encaustic process. She maintains an active studio practice creating artwork for public and private collections.

When not painting, she is teaching children earth art, teenagers painting and adults encaustic. She also helps design and build straw bale eco homes with her husband, Michael Bowick. For her latest project on building a green artist residency and studio, please visit www.hiddencreekbc.wordpress.com