To Unfold | Erin Paradis

This collection of abstract imagery and ceramic objects in Paradis' work draws attention to the layering of small, everyday moments and the significant events that serve as pillars in our lives.

Erin Paradis is a ceramic artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received her MFA from the University of Minnesota and her BFA from Alfred University. Paradis has worked extensively as an artist, resident, business owner, and instructor at art centers and academic institutions both nationally and internationally. She has served as a lecturer and Visiting Assistant Professor of Ceramics and Sculpture at the University of Minnesota and is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Macalester College.

She has received several awards, including the MSAB Artist Initiative Grant in 2017 and 2020, the Open Studio Fellowship through Franconia Sculpture Park in 2018, the 2019 Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant, and the 2021 Early Career Project Grant through Forecast Public Arts. Paradis has exhibited at Hair and Nails Gallery, Northern Clay Center, and Soo Visual Arts Center, and has public sculptures installed at Hair and Nails Gallery, Franconia Sculpture Park, and Silverwood Park. She has an upcoming exhibition at Silverwood Park Gallery, To Unfold, in January 2025.

Gallery Hours:
Daily 9 am- 5 pm. Free to the public.

Image: Erin Paradis, Pink with White Trim; 12.75” x 10” x .5”; clay, underglaze, glaze; 2024