EDUCATION
2008-2011 : MFA Visual Arts, Painting - Boise State University
2002-2005 : BFA Visual Arts, Drawing - Boise State University
1998-2001 : Creative Writing/Art/Art History - Albertson College (College of Idaho) - transferred
PUBLIC ART
2024-25 Bedtime Stories & Infinite Scroll, Modern Hotel, Boise
2023-ongoing St. Luke’s Boise Car-T Cell Clinic, Regeneration Series
2022 Boise City Department of Arts & History Traffic Box Project
2020 Boise State University Presidential Portrait Commission- Dr. Marlene Tromp
2013 Boise City Department of Arts & History Traffic Box Project
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Bedtime Stories & Infinite Scroll, Modern Hotel, Boise ID
Poster Design for Boise State Theater, 2025-2026 season
2024 Poster Design for Boise State Theater, 2024-2025 season
2023 Regeneration Series St. Luke’s Boise, St. Luke’s Cancer Institute, Boise, ID
Sea Changes: Erin Cunningham at KIN Boise
Poster Design for Boise State Theater, 2023-2024 season
2022 Heirloom: Erin Cunningham at KIN Boise
Season of the Witch Poster Design for Boise State Theater, 2022-2023 season
Stein Luminary back drop for “Season of the Witch” cross-departmental collaboration
2019 New Body: Erin Cunningham Cushing-Terrel Architects CTA Gallery, Boise
2013 Taking Liberties: 60 Seconds Bricolage, Boise
2012 Whispering Pines: The Hazel B. Jackson Project, March, Bricolage, Boise
2011 Confabulation: MFA Thesis Exhibition March 11-25, Visual Arts Center, Boise State University
View from the New Nothing July, Bricolage, Boise
2007 Erin Cunningham August/September, The Flying M, Boise
2006 Into Nowhere: New Drawings by Erin Cunningham August, The Projectionist, Boise
The view might be more clear from over there, October, LUX, Boise
2005 Views of the Big Nothing, July, LUX Boise
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024 Keepsake: Erin Cunningham & April Vandegrift, Visual Arts Collective, Garden City, ID, January-April
2023 Forage & Fallow: Erin Cunningham & April Vandegrift, Boise State University Student Union, August- November
2020 Sea Change: Erin Cunningham & April Vandegrift, College of Idaho, Rosenthal Gallery, Caldwell
2018 Cunningham/Cordell-New Work Visual Arts Collective, Garden City
2012 Wither & Bloom: Erin Cunningham & Eli Craven June-July VAC, Boise
2009 Hello Friend: Erin Cunningham and Ben Wilson June/July, Visual Arts Collective, Garden City
2007 Visual Assault: Ben Wilson and Erin Cunningham November, Flying M, Boise
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Boise State University Visual Arts Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Blue Galleries, Boise, ID
2024 Art Deck-O, Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR
Artist Invitational, Capitol Contemporary Gallery, Boise, IDs
2023 Boise State University Visual Arts Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Blue Galleries, Boise, ID
Community Continuity, Neri Gallery, Boise State University, Boise
2021 Boise State University Visual Arts Faculty Biennial Exhibition
2019 Boise State University Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Boise Art Museum
Halloween Exhibition, Flying M, Boise
2018 The Seattle/Istanbul Poster Show, Boise State Hemingway Gallery, Istanbul
2017 The Naughty Show, Visual Arts Collective, Garden City, ID
Terrarium, Visual Arts Collective, Garden City
Boise State University Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Hemingway Gallery, Boise
2016 Dino Show Swell Gallery, Boise
32 Cells Old Idaho Penitentiary, Swell Studio
Art Deck-O, Swell Artist Collective, Boise
2015 New Work, ENSO Artspace, Garden City
Tiny Wonderful, ENSO Artspace, Garden City
2014 Art Deck-O, Mulligan’s Boise, Idaho
Oliver Russell Award Commission, Boise
The Fisherman and His Soul Boise Contemporary Theater, Boise
2013 Re-Thread Bricolage, May, Boise
Never After VAC, August-September, Boise
Day of the Dead Altars, Idaho Historical Museum, Boise
Idaho Triennial, Boise Art Museum
2012 Navigate, August, Bricolage, Boise, ID
Day of The Dead Altars, Idaho Historical Museum, Boise
TMP 10+1, Trey McIntyre Studio, Boise
2010 We Art Women, April-May, Visual Arts Collective, Garden City
Illustration Showdown, Bricolage, Boise
2009 We Made a Deal with the Devil, August/September, Toronto-New York
2008 What Lurks in the Basement: Annual Illustration Show, January/February, Basement Gallery, Boise
Under the Grid, J. Crist Gallery, Boise
Now Everyone Can Be Happy: Halloween Show September/October, Basement Gallery, Boise
2007 What Lurks in the Basement: Annual Illustration Show, January/February, Basement Gallery
2006 No. 2 Productions, October, Boise
2005 IBEX, BFA Thesis Exhibition, May, Visual Arts Center, Boise State University
No. 2 Productions, July, Boise
2004 Election Performance with the Boise Naval Base, Boise
Boise State University Student Juried Exhibition, Juror’s Prize
CURATORIAL HISTORY
2021 Open Studio, Madasci Studios Inc., Garden City, ID
2020 Objects of Resilience Boise State SUB Galleries, Organizer – Fonda Portales, facilitator
2017 Terrarium, Visual Arts Collective, Garden City
2013 Never After, Visual Arts Collective, Garden City
2012 Black Hunger Studios founding member and curatorial contributor
ARTWORK FEATURED IN
2020 “Clickbait,” Netflix Limited Series, Arwork used in Set Design
2019 “Black Christmas.” Blumhouse Productions, Sophia Takal, Dir.. Artwork used in Set Design
PRESS
2024 “Particles, Heirlooms and Erin Cunningham’s Idaho,” Aurora Mehlman, Idahome, Sept 16, 2024
IPTV Create Idaho: Erin Cunningham
2021 “Dr. Tromp’s presidential portrait was unveiled this week. The artist tells us her thoughts” Julianne Gee, The Arbiter, November 6, 2021
2020 “Shipmates” Christopher Schnoor, Boise Weekly, March 4, 2020
“The 180 with Marcia Franklin: Erin Cunningham” Marcia Franklin, Idaho Public Broadcasting, May 8, 2020
2019 Gallery CTA Press Video, 2019 https://vimeo.com/371546435/ca5fa75030
2014 Boise Weekly, Best of Boise, Best Visual Artist
2013 Boise Weekly, Best of Boise, Best Visual Artist
2012 “Wither & Bloom Explores Truth, Memory” Christopher Schnoor, Boise Weekly, June 27, 2012
2011 ”MFA Thesis Exhibit Opening” Kat Thornton, Boise Weekly, March 9, 2011
Boise Weekly, Best of Boise, Best Visual Artist
2007 “Really Surreal: Erin Cunningham’s Artistic Absurdity” Kelly Lanae Robinson, Boise
Weekly, November 21, 2007
EMPLOYMENT
2005-Present Studio Artist, Freelance Illustration + Design
clients including Boise State University, The Record Exchange, Radio Boise, Cider Sisters, Duck Club, Hermit Music Festival, Built to Spill, Doug Martsch, Thomas Paul, Visual Arts Collective, The Boise Weekly
2009-Present Boise State University, Adjunct Faculty,
2014 College of Western Idaho, Adjunct Faculty, Nampa, ID
2023-2024 Boise State University, Lecturer
STUDIOS & GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
Madasci, Cunningham & Vandegrift, Garden City, ID 2014-2024
Picture This Gallery and Frames, Boise 2022-present
Visual Arts Collective 2009-present
Swell Artist Collective, Boise 2016-18
ENSO Artspace, Boise 2014
Black Hunger Studios & Gallery, Boise 2011-2013
COLLECTIONS
St. Luke’s Boise
Boise State University
Idaho State Historical Museum
Visual Arts Collective
Boise City Department of Arts & History
Private Collections
AWARDS & HONORS
2022 Artist’s and People’s Choice Awards, Surel’s Place, Boise, Shrinky Dink Fundraiser
2021 Boise City Department of Arts & History Traffic Box Project
2020 Alexa Rose Foundation Award
Boise State University Presidential Portrait Commission- Dr. Marlene Tromp
2018 Alexa Rose Foundation Award
2014 Joan Mitchell Foundation Award Nomination
Northwest Contemporary Art Awards Nomination
2013 Boise City Department of Arts & History Traffic Box Project, 2013
Idaho Triennial, Boise Art Museum, 2013
2005 Penland Studio Assistantship, Penland School of Craft, Asheville, NC
2004 Juror’s Choice Award, Student Juried Show Boise State University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Boise State University Department of Art, Design & Visual Studies: Adjunct Instructor (unless otherwise specified)
2008 Art Foundations 1 & 2, 2D and 3D Foundational Design, GTA
2009 Drawing Foundations, Instructor of Record
Art Foundations 1 & 2, 2D and 3D Foundational Design, Instructor of Record
2010 Art Foundations 1 & 2, Instructor of Record
2011 Art Foundations 1 & 2, Instructor of Record
Art History 102, Renaissance-Modern, GTA
2012 Art Foundations 1 & 2, Instructor of Record
2013 Art Foundations 2, Instructor of Record
Foundational Drawing
Painting 1
2014 Painting 1
Art Foundations 2, lead lecture and GTA supervision
Introduction to Art, lecture
Art History 101, lecture, College of Western Idaho
2015 Art Foundations 2, lead lecture and GTA supervision
Introduction to Art, lecture
Introduction to Art, online facilitation
2016 Introduction to Art, online
2017 Art Seminar on Contemporary Art Theory and Practice
Introduction to Art, online
Drawing 1
Art Foundations 2, lead lecture and GTA supervision
2018 Art Seminar on Contemporary Art Theory and Practice
Introduction to Art, online
Drawing 1
Art Foundations 2, lead lecture and GTA supervision
2019 Art Seminar on Contemporary Art Theory and Practice
Introduction to Art, online
Drawing 1
Art Foundations 2, lead lecture and GTA supervision
2020 Drawing 1, hybrid
Painting 1, hybrid
2021 Drawing 1, hybrid
Painting 1, hybrid
2022 Drawing 1
Art Foundations 2, lead lecture and GTA supervision
Art Foundations 1, lecture
2023 Hired as temporary full time Lecturer for Department of Art Design and Visual Studies
Drawing 1
Art Foundations 2 Art Foundations 2, lead lecture and GTA supervision
Art Foundations 1, lecture
2024 Drawing 2, three sections fall and spring
2025 Drawing 2, three sections spring
Painting 1, three sections fall
Drawing 1/2 Collaborative summer session
2026 Painting 1
Art Foundations 1, Lead lecture and GTA supervision