Erica Arcudi

After graduating from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill with a degree in Classical Archaeology in 2014, Erica traveled to Florence, Italy to learn the craft of traditional drawing and oil painting at the Florence Academy of Art. After graduating in 2017, she joined the academy's faculty as a principal instructor for the Six Weeks Intensive workshops. In 2021, Erica relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina where she paints from life full time in her private studio. She also teaches as an adjunct professor for the Florence Academy of Art’s Masters of Art in Studio Art program. Erica has had her work selected in juried exhibitions both locally and internationally, and her work is in private collections in the US and Europe. Always working from life, she aspires to convey the spirit of her subjects through the textural beauty inherent in the materials she uses.

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