Erika Stearly

Erika Stearly is a painter of domestic spaces and finds inspiration in vintage home magazines, the IKEA catalog, photos taken in friend’s houses, and recently through real estate listings. Erika’s paintings are often titled by street address or named after the people who live there.

Erika holds awards from the Puffin Foundation and the Black Rock Arts Foundation. She has been an Artist in Residence at Kutztown University, and Penn State University, where she taught undergraduate painting.

Erika Stearly is represented by galleries in the United States and Canada.

Artist Q & A:

What do you love about painting interiors and where do you find inspiration?

Painting domestic spaces gives me an opportunity to paint geometric shapes, organic shapes, and pattern, which I still find engaging. I’ve also found it to be a very versatile framework, which can unify almost any random collection of my paintings. Recently, I’ve been thinking of the domestic spaces as a vehicle for painting landscapes - patios, sun porches, greenhouses and big bay windows, etc. It may not be immediately obvious, but just like landscapes, my interiors are also concerned with capturing a specific sense of place.

Which three artists do you look to for inspiration?

Wayne Thiebaud, Hernan Bas, and Peter Doig. Love their use of color and sense of place.

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Erika is starred the cover of the Winter 2024 edition of Art Seen, Issue 14.