Steven Erickson received his BFA from Minnesota State University Mankato MN in 1995 Studying under Roy Strassberg and James Tanner. He received his MFA from the University of Delaware in 1997 where he studied with Victor Spinski. After receiving his MFA from Delaware Steven went on to become the Studio Manager at Greenwich House Pottery in New York, NY. His career in New York included running a non profit called Bodana, which focused on at risk youth. Bodana partnered with Friends of the Island, (Rikers Island), to identify teens who had artistic potential but were facing minor sentences for petty crimes. The mission of Bodana was to give at risk teens a chance to be mentored through a ceramics program.
He also taught classes at the Jewish Community Center, and became an Adjunct Professor at City University of New York John Jay College. He is now retired from teaching and is a full time studio artist living in Upstate New York. He has shown in Galleries in New York City and most recently was selected for the international Juried Exhibition Craft Forms 2018 at Wayne Center for the Arts, in Wayne Pennsylvania.
“I make art because I love magic. Making something appear out of thin air never gets boring to me. I love how art brings together all the things I love, the mental exploration of ideas, the solving of the puzzle, and then the physical work of making the final piece.”
