Erica Dincalci
Erica Lee Dincalci
b. 1987- Berkeley, Ca
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Education
2023 School of the Art Institute of Chicago
M.F.A Studio Art, with a focus in Fiber and Material Studies
2010 California College of the Arts
B.F.A Individualized Major in Textiles, Fashion & Photography. Graduated with Distinction
2007 New York University
2005 Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm
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Selected Exhibitions
2024 Members Exhibit. SebArts. Sebastopol, Ca
True North. di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art. Napa, Ca
Northern California Open. MarinMOCA. Marin, Ca
Fiber Arts. O’Hanlon Center. Mill Valley, Ca
Emerging Artist Incubator Exhibition. Graton Gallery. Graton, Ca
Open House. SebArts. Sebastopol, Ca
Emerging Artists 2024. Dodomu Gallery. Online
2023 de Young Open, de Young, San Francisco, Ca
Unwinding//Unwound, Research House, Chicago Il
SPACORE, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago Il
Grad Exhibition One. SAIC Galleries, Chicago Il
Color, ARC Gallery, Chicago Il
2022 15th Floor, Pittsfield Building, Chicago, Il
Popup Show, 5126 S. Michigan, Chicago, Il
2021 (Dis) Locate. Basespace. Chicago, Il
Fiber Arts X. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, Ca
2019 Student Art Show 2019. Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery. Santa Rosa, Ca
2010 They Wore Light. Center Gallery. Solo Show. Oakland, Ca
2009 Interface: Art Using Technology Using Art. Oliver Art Center. Oakland, Ca
Your Call Is Very Important To Us. Isabel Percy West Gallery. Oakland, Ca
Pixels, Patterns and Prints Exhibition. Irwin Center Gallery. Oakland, Ca
2008 Natural Fiber and Dye Exhibition. UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens. Berkeley, Ca
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Selected Work Experience
2024 Substitute Teacher, Sonoma County Ca
2023 Project Assistant. Kira Dominguez Hultgren. Carambola Marriott Resort. St. Croix, USVI
Teaching Assistant. Advanced Woven Structures. Prof. Poppy DeltaDawn. Saic, Chicago Il
Lab Monitor. SAIC Fiber and Material Studies Department. Chicago, Il
Substitute Teacher, Sonoma County Ca
2022 Teaching Assistant. Contemporary Practices. Prof. Lise Haller Baggesen. Saic, Chicago Il
Teaching Assistant. Tapestry. Prof. Kira Dominguez-Hultgren. SAIC. Chicago, Il
Lab Monitor. SAIC Fiber and Material Studies Department. Chicago, Il
2021 Teaching Assistant. Textile Narratives. Prof. Jerry Bleem & Nancy Feldman. SAIC, Chicago, Il
2010-20 Personal Assistant. Bay Area, Ca
2018-19 Cake Decorator. Cavaliere's Bakery. Santa Rosa, Ca
2017 Counter Service. The Whole Pie. Santa Rosa, Ca
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Awards and Grants
2024 SebArts Emerging Artist Incubator Program Participant - Sebastopol, Ca
2022 Angela and George Paterakis Scholarship – SAIC. Chicago Il
2021 Pritzker Scholarship Fund – SAIC. Chicago, Il
2009-10 William R. Hearst Tuition Scholarship. San Francisco, Ca
California College of the Arts Tuition Scholarship. San Francisco, Ca
2004 The Angeles Arrien Foundation Grant. Sausalito, Ca
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Residencies
2024 Praxis Digital Weaving Lab Residency. Cleveland, Oh
2023 Poor Farm Experiment. Manawa, WI
Atlantic Center for the Arts. New Smyrna Beach, Fl
Haystack Open Studio Residency. Deer Isle, Me
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Publications
2023 Artsthreads.com – SAIC MFA Graduate Show One Editorial
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