Erin Toale is an artist, writer and curator. She earned Dual MAs in Modern Art History, Theory, and Criticism and Arts Administration and Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2013, and a BFA in 2D and 3D Fine Arts from Moore College of Art and Design in 2006. She has worked for a variety of non-profits, galleries and research centers including the Seattle Art Museum, the Rebuild Foundation, the Social Impact of the Arts Project, the Society for Contemporary Art, and the Sullivan Galleries at the Art Institute of Chicago. She recently completed both the HATCH Projects Curatorial Residency at the Chicago Artists Coalition and the Center Program at the Hyde Park Art Center. She makes art about buildings, words, and people, and is a contributing writer for Newcity.

 

 

Erin will carry out subtle architectural interventions in the yard of an Oak Park residence utilizing spraypaint, stencils, and fabric banners. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Majestic 3, Fabric, beads, embroidery, 13.5 x 20, 2012