Erin Jane Nelson’s practice is grounded in photography sourced from her personal archive of found and original images. She often works serially, with each project delving into new conceptual frameworks as far ranging as regional histories of the Southern barrier islands, formative personal relationships, spirituality as a process of mourning and healing, and science fiction  narratives.  Through  speculative  world-building,  layering  everyday  materials,  and historical research, her work broadly explores the psychological impact of the climate crisis through a feminist lens. Raised in the American South and based in Atlanta, Nelson travels throughout the region to photograph her surroundings and lived experiences. She intuitively merges these images onto unexpected support structures—including silk, hand-crafted quilts, panels, and ceramic inspired by vernacular craft objects and the history of collage—their multiple references engaging the nuanced anxiety, conflict, and humor of the present and immediate future.

Chapter NY

Atlanta

Vincent J. Mielcarek Jr. Memorial Fund Prize In Photography

Elizabeth Kray Memorial Prize In Poetry

Neenah

New York City

Lyles & King

Portland

Adams and Ollman

Chicago

Document

Deli Gallery

San Francisco

Capital

Van Doren Waxter

Andrew Rafacz

Downs & Ross

Los Angeles

Honor Fraser

Baltimore

Springsteen Gallery

Montréal

galerie division

Dublin

Ellis King

Bureau

Bad Reputation

Brooklyn

321 Gallery

Et al.

Interstate Projects

Hester Gallery

Oakland

Important Projects

New Museum of Contemporary Art

Aspen

Aspen Art Museum

Leeuwarden

Fries Museum

Noisy-le-Sec

La Galerie - centre d’art contemporain

Whitney Museum of American Art

Munich

Pinakothek Der Moderne

Melbourne

Centre For Style

Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia

Atlanta Contemporary Art Center

Erin Jane Nelson

Cooper Union School Of Art

Lying in the still waters of erasure