Erin Zerbe was born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA. She earned her BFA in Communication Arts and Design with an emphasis in Kinetic Imaging 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.
After working with The Chrysler Museum of Art, Erin applied her knowledge and skills with web media to the competitive business of Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimization. Using her design skills, Erin worked to help clients develop strongly designed websites that rank well within the highly competitive search results of Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Taking this knowledge even further, Erin helped to develop instructional blogs and workshops focusing on Social Media Marketing, SEO, and WEb 2.0 techniques for businesses and individuals alike.
In 2009, Erin began pursuing her MFA in Photographic and Electronic Media from Maryland Institute, College of Art. Here, she 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. She tackles issues of body image, size acceptance, and food abuse. Erin 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, Video, and Time Studio.
In her free time, Erin works as a professional plus size model, and make up artist. She enjoys the opportunity to promote size acceptance through fashion, photography, and art. When she’s not making new work, Erin loves watching Nicolas Cage movies, reading comic books, and playing video games. She currently resides in Richmond VA with her husband Steven, and their cat, Koiya.
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