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Erin Lucey
Colorado based visual Artist
Erin Lucey's artistic practice centers around interdisciplinary articulations of the everyday and earthly. She creates abstract and representational compositions utilizing painting, drawing, a d sculptural practices. Her creative process relies heavily on repetition, process, and close observation and contemplation.
Erin received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University, a highly esteemed art school in Canada. She won the Jurors Choice Award in the 2025 Art of the State exhibition at the Arvada Center in her home state of Colorado, where she is a professor at the Community College of Denver.
EDUCATION
EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY OF ART + DESIGN – Vancouver, BC | 2021
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: Visual Arts and Material Practices; Minor: Curatorial Practices
Cumulative GPA: 3.75
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER – Denver, CO | 2018
Associate of Arts
Major in Studio Art
Cumulative GPA: 3.95; Vice President’s List; Magna Cum Laude; Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Abstractions through Miniatures, Emily Carr Exhibition Commons (digital) Vancouver, BC, Canada | 2021
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Art of the State, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO, USA | 2025
Radium Girls, The Spark, Boulder, CO, USA | 2024
Big Draw, Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO, USA | 2023
The Show, Emily Carr Exhibition Commons (digital), Vancouver, BC, Canada | 2021
Negative Space, R Gallery, Boulder, CO, USA | 2021
Time of Covid, Digital Charity Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada | 2020
Student Art Show, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO, USA | 2018
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
Mini Free Gallery, Independent Curatorial Project, Longmont, CO, USA | 2025
Holy Toilet, Independent Curatorial Project, Louisville, CO, USA | 2024
The Lantern, ECUAD Zine, Vancouver, BC, Canada | 2019 – 2020
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Backyard Encounters.” Woo, p. 16. | Fall 2020
“Mid-Morning.” OurGlass, vol. 38, p. 73 | 2018
“Light of House.” OurGlass, vol. 37, p. 68 | 2017
“Juniper.” OurGlass, vol. 37, p. 28 | 2017
AWARDS
Juror’s Award, Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities | 2025
Best of Drawing I, Community College of Denver | 2018
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE _ Longmont, CO | Jan 2026 – Present
Adjunct Professor of Visual Arts
LILAC MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LIMITED – Longmont, CO | Feb 2024 – Present
Office and Practice Manager
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER – Denver, CO | Sep 2023 – Present
Adjunct Professor of Visual Arts and Art Appreciation
THORNE NATURE EXPERIENCE – Boulder, CO | May 2023 – Present
School-Aged Program Coordinator and Educator
MOBIL ART SCHOOL – Vancouver, BC | Aug 2019 – May 2022
Lead Facilitator and Course Designer
EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY OF ART + DESIGN – Vancouver, BC | Sep 2018 – Oct 2020
Carpentry Assistant and Tool Library Clerk
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVE LEARNING INSTITUTE | May 2024 – Aug 2025
Year-long faculty cohort, course redesign.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER
Accessibility Basics | Fall 2025
Advanced Online Teaching | Fall 2025
Enhancing the Accessibility of Course Materials | Fall 2025
Better Assessments – Better Outcomes | Spring 2024
ChatGPT: Exploring the Use of AI in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment | Spring 2024
Equity in ART 1110 | Spring 2024
Inclusive Teaching: Course Design | Spring 2024
Learn Open Education Resources (OER) | Spring 2024
Metacognition and Growth Mindset | Spring 2024
Copyright and Fair Use | Fall 2023
Equity in Course Design | Fall 2023
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER | Denver, CO
Member-at-Large, Adjunct Council | Jun 2025 – Present
Member, Reduced Credit Baccalaureate Committee | Jun 2025 – Present
Member, Student Learning Committee | Jun 2025 – Present
Member, Learning/Immersive Learning Taskforce | Jun 2025 – Present
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
FIREHOUSE ART CENTER – Longmont, CO | November 2025 – Present
Life Drawing Monitor
OUT BOULDER COUNTY – Boulder, CO | Oct 2022 – Present
Youth Event Volunteer
EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ UNION | Vancouver, BC
Elected Faculty of Visual Arts and Material Practices Representative | Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
Elected University Relations Coordinator | Jun 2020 – Jun 2021
Faculty Association and Students’ Union Meeting Chair | Jul 2020 – Jun 2021
Elected Communications Coordinator | Feb 2020 – Jul 2020
EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY OF ART + DESIGN | Vancouver, BC
Occupational Health and Safety Committee Member | Sep 2019 – Sep 2021
Elected University Senate Member | Sep 2019 – Jan 2021
Curriculum Planning and Review Senate Subcommittee Member | Sep 2019 – Sep 2020
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