Storied | Erika Adkins Artist Reception

7.3.1. Designs is please to announce Erika Adkins solo exhibition, storied.  Fresh from her participation in the Sanchez Art Center's 50/50 juried show, Adkins brings us her responce to the rise in book banning and censorship in the United States.  The artist chose to focus on  Beloved by Toni Morrison, one of the most banned books in the United States and of special resonance to the artist.  The works in this exhibit are encaustic paintings that incorporate book pages, acrylics and pieces of the artist's own journals to add her voice to the story.  

Erika Adkins creates two-dimensional works in both acrylic and encaustic. Her pieces rely on layering colors, textures, and meanings, often the result of multiple paintings on a single surface.

As a third-generation artist, Erika grew up assuming everything can be viewed for its aesthetic merit. Recently, her work has explored conflict: between humans and the…