Bio

Erin Besch is a painter and multidisciplinary artist, whose current practice centers around identity and sense of place. Besch's work delves into the concept of 'place' as a pivotal element in anchoring memories and shaping individual and collective identities. Through her paintings, landscapes become not just physical representations but also reflections of her emotional and psychological connection to them. Besch earned an MFA from the Burren College of Art in 2024, an MA in Art Education from the University of Florida and a certificate from the Kang O’Higgins Atelier at Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, Washington, both earned in 2022. She completed her undergraduate studies with a BS in Psychology and a BA in Visual Arts from Union College in Schenectady, NY, in 2019.