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EDUCATION
2014           
M.F.A. Printmaking, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

2009           
B.F.A. Print Media, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

EXHIBITIONS         

2019 
(ELIZABETH/SIDEBOTHAM) Prey For Reign, Visual Sensum Gallery, Chicago, IL      
(ELIZABETH/SIDEBOTHAM) TBD, Arts Place, Portland, IN                
(ELIZABETH/SIDEBOTHAM) Better Together, North Charleston City Gallery, Charleston, SC 

2018
(ELIZABETH/SIDEBOTHAM) Love Is Not Enough, Happy Gallery, Chicago, IL
(ELIZABETH/SIDEBOTHAM) Time Stretch, UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
(ELIZABETH/SIDEBOTHAM) Worthwhile Experience, Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
ONE, Cleve Carney Art Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
Mother's Day, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
Impressions 2018 National Printmaking Exhibition, Sarah Silberman Gallery, Rockville, MD
Labors: An Exhibition Exploring the Complexities of Motherhood, Pearl Conrad Gallery, Mansfield, OH
Paper is Part of the Picture, Anderson Gallery, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
All That Glitters, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA

2017
(Solo) Embracing the Chaos, Dittmar Memorial Gallery, Evanston, IL
Magnificent Specimens of Nostalgic Wonder, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
Collections, Side Street Studio Arts, Elgin, IL
Sweet n Low, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, Jurors: Evan Pricco, Susannah Kelly, and Neil Perry 

2016
(Two-Person) Cautious Exuberance, Jan Brant Gallery, Bloomington, IL
After the Suffix, Locallective Gallery, Chicago, IL
Kindred: ISU Printmaking Alumni Exhibition, Jan Brandt Gallery, Bloomington, IL

2015
(Two-Person) Of and On Paper, University of St. Francis Gallery, Joliet, IL
Alumni Spectacular, University Galleries, Normal, IL
Material World, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
Prism Walls: Sexual Identity and The Expression of Desire, Loyola University, Chicago,IL
You Art What You Eat, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, Juror: Shannon Stratton

2014
(Solo) Eagerly Patient, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL
5th Anniversary Show, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL, Juror: Monique Meloche
2014 Student Annual, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, Juror: Jim Lutes
Art From the Heartland, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN Juror: Sarah Green
51st Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, Juror: Kelly Shindler

2013                   
(Two-Person) Art Works, Grey Dove Gallery, Bloomington, IL
Midwest Multiples, Nemeth Art Center, Park Rapids, MN, Juror: Rachel Gladfelter
MFA National Competition, First Street Gallery, New York, NY, Juror: Phong Bui
PrintEd: Here: There, Limerick School of Art and Design, Limerick, Ireland
Collected Verses, Milner Library, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Emerging Illinois Artists, McLean County Arts Center, Normal, IL, Juror: Bill Gross
Student Annual, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, Juror: TonyTasset
M.F.A. Biennial, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Strange Glue II/III, Thompson Gallery, Cambridge School at Weston, Weston, MA, Juror: Todd Bartel

2012                   
(Solo) How Sallie Mae Stole the Middle Class, Rachel Cooper Gallery, Illinois State University, Normal, IL               
Artists Books, Transpace Gallery, Normal IL, Curator: Alyssa Tauber
Strange Glue I/III, Thompson Gallery, The Cambridge School at Weston, MA, Juror: Todd Bartel
Student Annual, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, Juror: Buzz Spector
Wings, Grey Dove Gallery, Normal, IL
Re-Thinking the Multiple: Quality over Quantity, Transpace Gallery, Normal, IL

2011                   
Summer in the City, President’s Gallery, Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL, Juror: Mike Nourse
Shy Rabbit Print National III, Shy Rabbit Gallery, Pagosa Springs, CO, Juror: Juergen Strunck
Annual Square Foot Show, Galaxie Gallery, Chicago, IL

2010                   
Chicago Style Abstraction, Playful Zen Gallery, Chicago, IL

2009                   
B.F.A. Exhibition, Sullivan Gallery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Response, Columbus Building, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

AWARDS

2018
Best Non-Traditional Material Use, All That Glitters, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA

2014
Best in Show, Art From the Heartland, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, Juror: Sarah Green
Best in Show, 2014 Student Annual, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, Juror: Jim Lutes

2011-14             
Illinois State University Tuition Waiver and Graduate Assistantship

2013                  
Illinois State University Friends of the Arts Grant
Irving S. Tick Award, 2013 Student Annual, University Galleries, Illinois State             University, Normal, IL, Juror: Tony Tasset

2012                   
Irving S. Tick Award, 2013 Student Annual, University Galleries, Illinois State             University, Normal, IL, Juror: Buzz Spector

2007-09           
Merit Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
                  
The School of Art Collection, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Limerick School of Art and Design, Limerick, Ireland                   
Harold Washington Community College, Chicago, IL                                                          

BIBLOGRAPHY

KT Hawbaker, "A Bittersweet Balance for Parent Artists", Chicago Tribune, March 8

Samantha Nelson, "Artist Uses Edible Materials From Frosting to Baby Food," Chicago Tribune, Jan 4

Lou Harry, “At Art Center, Materials Are Key To Message”, Indianapolis Business Journal, June 20           

Jorie Senese, “Erin Elizabeth”, Water Street Studios, December 4

Strange Glue: Collage and Installation, essay by Todd Bartel, published by the Cambridge School of Weston

M.F.A. Biennial, University Galleries, Illinois State University, introduction by Barry   Blinderman