Erika Harrsch

Born in Mexico City. Since 2001 she lives and works in New York. Her multidisciplinary art practice employs resources that include drawing, painting, photography, video, animation and installations as a scenario building based on elements in both artificial and natural environments. Presenting intimate aspects of the human condition, inviting and seducing the viewer to evidence his/her direct contact with reality through the sense perception.  Harrsch has participated in several Art Biennials including: Fokus Lodz Biennale, Poland 2010; Beijing 798 Biennale, China 2009; and the 5th International Media Art Biennale-Media City Seoul; Korea 2008. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at galleries and museums in Mexico, USA, Brazil, Argentina, Korea, China, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Spain, UK, Poland, Turkey and SyriaHarrsch is the recipient of the 2014 SOTA Series award and Teaching Artist in Residence, for the semester of spring 2014, at the Art Department at the University of Nevada, Reno.