Erica Norelius

Erica is an award-winning artist located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work has been featured in a wide range of publications--she’s graced the covers of Cornell's literary magazine Epoch, been a finalist multiple times in the International Artist Magazine, and was one of 21 emerging artists under the age of 31 in Southwest Art.

Much of her work reflects the urban street scenes of that City. “My immersion in urban scenes reflected some of the loneliness I felt when I lived in San Francisco, though I came to love this lively city--its captivating neighborhoods and breathtaking vistas. I’m interested in light and shadow within the scene; to me they are reflections of the natural spiritual energies and the constant tug of war which takes place.” Erica’s decision to leave San Francisco and move back to upstate New York was sudden, “I think it was being torn from the City that ultimately made me want to paint it so badly.”