Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Occupation	Artist
Location	Big Sur, California, United States
Introduction	Erin's roots in the arts run deep. Her great-great grandmother was Jane Gallatin Powers, who had the first artist’s studio in Carmel and who, along with her husband Frank, created the artist’s colony which is today Carmel-by-the-Sea. Her grandparents Lolly and Bill Fassett built Nepenthe Restaurant in Big Sur, a legendary watering hole for artist, poets, writers, and bohemians. (more) Erin is the cofounder of Big Sur Arts Initiative, a nonprofit arts education organization dedicated to nurturing art and culture in the Big Sur community. An award-winning writer, painter, and teacher, her work is collected internationally. In 2001, Erin was honored with an invitation to be chosen as the first American artist-in-residence of the Hamada International Children’s Art Museum, Hamada, Japan. Works from this trip were displayed at the Monterey Museum of Art. Erin’s work is currently available through Monterey Museum of Art, Atelier Carmel, Carmel Bay Company, Local Color, and the Phoenix Shop in Big Sur, and through her own Studio One in Big Sur.