ERIN MALIA CROSS: ARTIST + CURATOR + CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVER

CURATORIAL

Erin Cross received her MFA in Visual Studies. Her passion for kinesthetic/object based learning, student mentorship and bridging the academic gallery into the classroom has been a strong focus as a curator at Rall Gallery.

She served as Director of Rall Gallery 2021-2022.

CURATORIAL PORTFOLIO SAMPLE

CURATORIAL STATEMENT

erinmaliacross@gmail.com
SOFT SHAPES: A SMALL GROUP EXHIBITION, THE BURKHOLDER PROJECT -OUTBACK GALLERY, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 2023
Gilbert Fletcher: Painted Voices, Artist’s Journey into the World of Black Writers, Rall Gallery, Crete, Nebraska, April 2022
Mighty Men and Monsters: Doane University’s Artist in Residence Program, 2021-2022 Invited Artist: Printmaker Sean StarWars, Doane University, Crete, Nebraska March 2022 
“Natural Rites: Artwork by Lauren Woods” Rall Gallery, Crete, Nebraska, February 2022
“In Position: Figural Works from the Doane Permanent Art Collection” Rall Gallery, Crete, Nebraska, September 2021

Travelogue: Places and Spaces from the Doane Permanent Art Collection, Rall Gallery, Crete, Nebraska, May 2021
“Value’s Value: The Element of Value Explored and Considered” Curated Drawings and Prints from the Doane University Art Collection, Rall Gallery (Traditional Gallery Format and Virtual), Crete, Nebraska, September 2020
“The Regionalist Triumvirate: Selected Lithographs by Grant Wood, John Steuart Curry and Thomas Hart Benton” Doane University Art Collection, Rall Gallery, Crete Nebraska, May 2020
“Root Beliefs” Mixed Media Paintings by Heather Bryant, Rall Gallery, Crete, Nebraska, October 2019
“Primary: Color Basics from the Doane University Art Collection” Rall Gallery, Nebraska, May 2018

Pre-Professional Student Curator Exhibitions

(Mentor Served)

“The Power of Green” Student Curator, Madi Schneider, Rall Gallery, Nebraska, January 2023
“Neutrality” Student Curator, Amber Lyons, Rall Gallery, NEbraska, November 2022
Gathering Table, Student Curator, Emma Ryan, Rall Gallery, Nebraska, November 2021