Biography
Based in Montreal, Quebec, Sylvia Erlichman-Gross intuitively paints and draws to create abstract and abstract expressionist artwork that evokes emotion and a sense of movement. She uses music to inspire her gestures as well as her use of colour. Often through these spontaneous moments, she finds meaning in the pieces she creates. Exploration of colour, texture and balance show through in both her drawings and paintings. Sylvia started making art when she was very young, and her passion for creation and investigation has only grown since her studies in Art Education at Concordia University. Teaching children and youth through internships has inspired her approach to art-making in her personal art practice. Now pursuing an MA in Art Education at Concordia University, Sylvia explores process and meaning-making across her artist, teacher, and researcher identities. She continues to enjoy engaging in self-reflection, intuitive art-making and identifying connections across disciplines in her artwork.
sylvia.erlichmangross@gmail.com • www.sylviaerlichmangross.com
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Concordia University, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Art Education - Visual Arts, 2015-2021
Concordia University, Master of Arts (MA) in Art Education, 2021-
Teaching Experience
Community Art Education Internship
Concordia University, Montréal, QC
September 2018 - May 2019
Community Art Education Internship
Concordia University, Montréal, QC
September 2016 - April 2017
Elementary School Art Education Internship
Concordia University, Montréal, QC
January 2016 - June 2016
Volunteer Experience
Student Volunteer at Dotsa Bitove Wellness Academy, University Health Network, Toronto ON
May 2019 to August 2019
Coordinator and Host of The Department of Art Education Panel Discussion
Concordia University, Montréal, QC
October 20th, 2018
Instructor's Assistant at Freehand School of Art, Toronto ON
March Break 2018
Summer Camp 2018
Exhibitions
November 16 - 18, 2018, Constellat(I)ons - Concordia Community Art Education Vernissage, Montréal, QC
Curation
April 21, 2020 - June 21, 2020, In Flux - InARTE Journal Issue 10, Public virtual exhibition created using Kunstmatrix, Montréal, QC
Collections
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
Private Collection, Montréal, QC
Publications
Erlichman-Gross, Sylvia. (2020). Editor. Issue 10: In Flux. InARTE Journal, (10). http://inartejournal.ca/issue_10/
Letter from the Editor: http://inartejournal.ca/issue-10-letter-to-the-edi...
Erlichman-Gross, Sylvia. (2018). It’s time for some creative changes: Opening our eyes to new perspectives about individual art-making in Quebec elementary schools. InARTE Journal, (08). Retrieved from http://inartejournal.ca/sylvia-erlichman-gross/
Media Intervention
Searching for balance in Constellat(I)ons, The Concordian, 2018