Erica Lee Dincalci

b. 1987- Berkeley, Ca

​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

2007         New York University

2005         Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm

SSolo and Two Person Exhibitions

2027          Blurred Lines. Heaven Gallery. Chicago, Il. (with Monica Mohnot) (forthcoming)

2026          Interwoven. Georgetown Art Center. Georgetown, Tx (with Monica Mohnot) (forthcoming)

2025          Solo Show. Chimera Makerspace. Sebastopol, Ca

2010          They Wore Light, BFA Thesis. Center Gallery. Oakland, Ca

Selected Exhibitions

2026          VIVID Fiber. Herrig Center for the Arts. Bradenton, FL (forthcoming)

Praxis Digital Weaving Alumni. Praxis Fiber Workshop. Cleveland, Oh. (forthcoming)

2025          Museum of the Future. Re/Village. Graton, Ca

Abstraction Now! Gearbox Gallery. Oakland, Ca (juried by Auriel Garza)

International Fiber Arts X. SebArts. Sebastopol, Ca

The Belonging Project. Piazza Hospitality + SebArts. Sebastopol, Ca

SPRING/BREAK Art Show. LA Virtual Exhibition. Online

2024          True North. di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art. Napa, Ca

Northern California Open. MarinMOCA. Marin, Ca

Fiber Arts. O’Hanlon Center. Mill Valley, Ca (juried by Carole Beadle)

Emerging Artist Incubator Exhibition. Graton Gallery. Graton, Ca

Emerging Artists 2024. Dodomu Gallery. Online

2023          de Young Open 2023. de Young Museum. San Francisco, Ca

Unwinding//Unwound. Research House, Chicago, Il (curated by Michelle Grabner)

SPACORE. Co-Prosperity. Chicago, Il (curated by Serena JV Elston & Rudolf Lingens)  

Exhibition One. SAIC Galleries. Chicago, Il 

Color. ARC Gallery. Chicago, Il

2022          101.Basespace. Chicago, Il

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

Awards and Grants

2025          CERF+ Get Ready Grant Recipient

The Homiens Art Prize. Winter 2025 Finalist

2024          SebArts Artist Accelerator Program. Sebastopol, Ca

2022          Angela and George Paterakis Scholarship – SAIC. Chicago, Il

2021          Pritzker Scholarship Fund – SAIC. Chicago, Il

Residencies & Fellowships

2026          Farm Studio Residency. Rajasthan, India (forthcoming)

2004 Praxis Digital Weaving Lab Residency. Cleveland, Oh

2023          Poor Farm Experiment. Manawa, WI.

‍ ‍Atlantic Center for the Arts. New Smyrna Beach, FL

Haystack Mountain School of Craft Open Studio Residency. Deer Isle, Me

Publications

2026 Vivid Fiber. Fiber Art Now. Spring Issue.

‍ ‍Chamomile Zine. Spring Issue.

2025 KRON4 Live! In The Bay - Fiber Art Takes Center Stage in Sebastopol

‍ ‍ Sebastopol Times - ‘Belonging’ Comes to Downtown Sebastopol

2023          Surface Design Association Blog – Unwinding//Unwound Exhibition Spotlight

‍ ‍Artsthread.com – SAIC MFA Graduate Show One Editorial

Public Talks and Lectures

2025 Professional Development Talk. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, Ca

2023 Artist in Residence Lecture. Atlantic Center for the Arts. New Smyrna Beach, FL

‍ Tropical Soda-Pop Colors. SAIC Fiber and Material Studies Grad Noon Hour Lecture. Chicago, Il.

2022 Anywhere But Here. SAIC Fiber and Material Studies Grad Noon Hour Lecture. Chicago, Il.

Additional Training

2026 Administrative Assistant Certificate. SRJC. Santa Rosa, Ca

2020 Houey Hong Vocational Training Center. Vientiane, Laos

                  Intensive Ikat Weaving Workshop & Intensive Natural Dye Workshop

‍ ‍Ock Pop Tok. Luang Prabang, Laos

                  Intensive Laotian Weaving Workshop

­­Professional Affiliations

2026         Textile Society of America

               The Soft Armory Collective