ERIKA GIVENS
EDUCATION
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN | Pasadena, Ca | 1996-1999 | BA Graphic Design/Packaging
ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE | San Francisco, Ca | 1996. | Post Baccalaureate Graphic Design
CORCORAN SCHOOL OF ART | Washington D.C. | 1995-1996. | Graphic Design
UC SANTA BARBARA | Santa Barbara, Ca | 1990-1994 | BS Environmental Studies/Political Science
EXPERIENCE
ERIKA GIVENS STUDIO | San Diego, Ca | 2004 - present | Owner, Artist
PHILIPPE BECKER DESIGN INC. | San Francisco, Ca | 2004 | Freelance Senior Designer
SMART DESIGN, LLC. | San Francisco, Ca | 2003 | Freelance Senior Designer
SMWM INC. | San Francisco, Ca | 2003 | Senior Designer
BLUEMINT ASSOCIATES | San Francisco, Ca | 2002 - 2003 | Freelance Senior Designer
NOKIA DESIGN CENTER | Los Angeles, Ca | 1999 - 2002 | Senior Designer
PRESS + RECOGNITION
articles
123ART MAGAZINE ARTIST’S CORNER | 2020 | *link
MODERN LUXURY SAN DIEGO | 2019 | *link
LA VOYAGER MAGAZINE | 2019 | *link
SD VOYAGER MAGAZINE | 2018 | *link
AROUND THE RANCH HOUSE MAGAZINE | 2018 | 2019
TODAY SHOW | NBC 2010
SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE | 2007 | *link
OAKLAND TRIBUNE | 2007 | *link
INSTYLE MAGAZINE | 2006
7x7 MAGAZINE | 2006 | *link
PAPER CITY | 2006
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE MAGAZINE | 2005 | *link | *link
awards
HONORABLE MENTION | The Beverly Hills Art Show | Mixed Media-3D | October 2020 | *link
EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD | Minted | 10 time Holiday & Greeting Card Design Challenge winner | 2009 - 2014
EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD | Minted | 2 time West Elm/Pottery Barn Art Challenge winner | 2012 - 2013
1ST PLACE | Minted | International Holiday Photo Card Design Challenge | 2009
BRONZE MEDAL | New York International Film Festival | Nokia | Short Film Category | 2003
HONORABLE MENTION | ID Magazine | Nokia | Annual International Design Review Competition | 2003 | *link
EXHIBITS + SHOWS
THE OTHER ART FAIR ONLINE STUDIOS | Los Angeles | Make A Statement | Contemplative & Calm Abstracts | Cold War Era Nostalgia | 2020 | *link
SURF CITY ARTS FEST | Huntington Beach Art Center | 2020 | *link
SPARKS GALLERY | San Diego, Ca. | Minis Exhibit | curated by Sonya Sparks | 2020 | *link
ART PALM SPRINGS | Palm Springs, Ca. | represented by Gallery Harang, South Korea | 2020 | *link
THE BEVERLY HILLS ART SHOW | Beverly Hills, Ca. | mixed media/3D | 2019
LA JOLLA GALLERY | Prospect St, La Jolla, Ca. | represented by Elizabeth King | 2018-2020
LA JOLLA GALLERY | Solo Exhibition “Organic Expressions | curated by Elizabeth King | 2019
