Erin Bird

Born in 1978, Fulton, USA

Water takes hundreds of years to transform. My work holds the hope of a similar change — that through the slow, patient erosion of my past, something new can emerge. I harness water’s relentless flow to explore transformation, grief, and renewal.

Idol Mother Idol Mother

Idol Mother, 2025
Watercolor, ink and water, photographic transfer on silk
48 x 69 cm

Emerald Ashes Waterprint Emerald Ashes Waterprint

Emerald Ashes Waterprint, 2025
Ink and water on paper
48 x 33 cm

Our Father Our Father

Our Father, 2025
Oil, watercolor, ink and water, photographic transfer on silk
51 x 61 cm

Abort Waterprint Abort Waterprint

Abort Waterprint, 2025
Oil, Flashe, ink and water on canvas
170 x 120 cm

Blood Moon Blood Moon

Blood Moon, 2025
Watercolor, ink and water, photographic transfer on silk
127 × 66 cm

Ascending over the Plains Waterprint Ascending over the Plains Waterprint

Ascending Over the Plains Waterprint, 2023
Ink and water on paper
56 x 41 cm

Moses statue with Passion Flower Moses statue with Passion Flower

Moses Statue with Passion flower, 2022
Oil, watercolor, ink and water, photographic transfer on silk
35.5 x 27 cm

Beauty for Aashes Beauty for Aashes

Beauty for Ashes, 2022
Oil, ink and water, photographic transfer on silk
66 x 48 cm

Ponytail Waterprint Ponytail Waterprint

Ponytail Waterprint, 2025
Oil, Flashe, ink and water on canvas
127 x 90 cm

Bruised Eye Bruised Eye

Bruised Eye, 2024
Watercolor, ink and water, photographic transfer on silk
76 x 66 cm
* Shortlisted for the 2024 Jackson Painting Prize

Folding in on Myself Waterprint Folding in on Myself Waterprint

Folding in on Myself Waterprint, 2024
Oil, Flashe, ink and water, on canvas
172 x 122 cm

The Break The Break

The Break, 2024
Oil, watercolor, ink and water, photographic transfer, on silk
81 x 60 cm

Light leaking from the cup of his hand waterprint Light leaking from the cup of his hand waterprint

Torrential Heart, 2023
Ink and water on paper
56 x 41 cm

Torrential Heart Waterprint Torrential Heart Waterprint

Light Leaking through the Cup of His Hand Waterprint, 2024
Oil, Flashe, ink and water, on canvas
81 x 60 cm

The Promise The Promise

The Promise, 2024
Ink and water on paper mounted on canvas
175 cm x 130 cm

Erin Bird

Born in Upstate New York to Irish immigrant parents and now based in the Surrey. My work reflects on heritage and the tension between concealment and revelation, I confront my deepest vulnerabilities.

Water is both material and a metaphor—dissolving my past while offering the hope of reconciliation. By embracing its unpredictable movements, my work mirrors the dialogue between rational thought and the unconscious. Each piece becomes a kind of baptism, immersing personal and intergenerational narratives into a cycle of mourning and rebirth.

Melanie Lenz (Victoria and Albert Museum) praised my ability to capture “fragility and boldness simultaneously,” reflecting a delicate balance between strength and surrender.

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