E.R.Saba
Erika Saba is a multi-disciplinary artist currently working in the Seattle area. She has a fine art background with extensive study and practice with fabrication, fibers, and installation. Drawing inspiration from her multicultural background, Palestinian embroidery, and video games, she creates unique pieces that are both at home, and foreign, among contemporary work.
Education
2018 Post Baccalaureate Degree | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2015 BA, Painting and Drawing | University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Unprecedented Biennial | White River Valley Museum, Auburn, WA
2025 Unprecedented Biennial | Postmark Art Center, Auburn, WA
2025 Creating Artifacts of Palestinian Embroidery | Yuan Ru Gallery, Bellevue, WA
2018 Sill Space | Sill Space Columbia University, New York, NY
2018 Not Tom Gallery | Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2018 Scale; Studies in Bio Art | School of the Visual Arts, New York, NY
2018 Post-Bacc Annual | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2018 Spring into Motion | Mooch Gallery, Chicago, IL
2017 Between Friends | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2016 Seattle Art Walk | The Epicenter, Seattle, WA
2016 Seattle Art Walk | The Noble, Seattle, WA
2016 Who Are We | A Gallery, Seattle, WA *
2016 E.R.Saba | Parnassus Gallery Seattle, WA *
2015 Rhyn | Parnassus Gallery, Seattle, WA *
2015 BA/BFA Juried Show | Sand Point Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015 Undergraduate Research Symposium | Odegaard Library, Seattle, WA
2015 Juried Open House | Sand Point Gallery, Seattle, WA
Public Works
2021 City of Kingston Mural | Kingston, WA
Awards and Grants
2018 VSC Artist Grant | Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2018 Olivia Moore Trautman Scholarship | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2018 Art Grant | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2014–15 Annual Deans List | University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2014 Golden Key International Honor Society | University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Residencies
2018 Fall VSC Residency | Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2018 Summer Bio Art Residency | School of the Visual Arts, New York, NY
Collections
Private: USA, Lebanon, Mexico
Publications
2016 Calendar, 2017 | Verity Credit Union
2015 Issue, 33 | Bricolage
2015 Undergraduate Research Symposium Catalogue | University of Washington
2015 BA/BFA Catalogue | University of Washington
(*denotes solo show)