Erin Zerbe was born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA. She earned her BFA in Communication Arts and Design from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond VA. During her time here, she was an exemplary student and community member, and received such honors as The Kinetic Imaging Department Award of Excellence, as well as being selected the Student Ambassador for the Arts at the Tasmeem Design Conference in Doha, Qatar, 2006. After graduating, she stayed on to teach adjunct as well as work as a news editor for Channel 12 News, Richmond, VA. After earning her BFA, Erin worked as a freelance multimedia artist, doing extensive work for such clients as The Chrysler Museum of Art.

In 2009, Erin began pursuing her MFA in Photographic and Electronic Media from Maryland Institute, College of Art. Here, she has spent much of her time in the studio and in the classroom, teaching courses such as Animation, Video, and Electronic Media. Her work as a time based artist focuses on human interactions and social relationships with sexuality, the body, and technology.  As a member of NAAFA, Erin’s work tackles issues of body image, size acceptance, and food abuse. She received her MFA from MICA in May, of 2011

Currently, Erin is teaching at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. She’s teaching classes in the Art Foundations and Kinetic Imaging Departments, including Media Theory, Web for Media Artists, Animation, and Time Studio.

In her free time, Erin works as a professional plus size model, and make up artist. She has made a name for herself in the extremely competitive world of full figured modeling, and enjoys the opportunity to promote size acceptance through fashion, photography, and art. When she’s not making new work or posing for the camera, Erin loves reading comic books, playing video games, and learning to speak Korean. She currently resides in Richmond VA with her fiancee Steven, and their cat, Koiya.

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