LPAPA Signature Artist Aimee Erickson
Portland, Oregon
AimeeErickson.com
Paris-born, Oregon-based artist Aimee Erickson is an oil painter in the realist tradition. Trained as an illustrator, she has a BFA in Visual Communication Design; her paintings are characterized by strong design, color, and brushwork, and have won many awards. She is the first woman artist to paint an Oregon gubernatorial portrait, that of Barbara Roberts in 1997. Her workshop offerings include color theory for painters, plein-air painting, and studio painting. (aimeeerickson.com/about)
Invited LPAPA Gallery Artist – The Invitational Legacy: Then & Now – June 2026
Kinsman Family Foundation Award – 20th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2018
Best in Show – 19th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2017
Southwest Art Magazine Quick Draw Award – Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2016
Strada Award – 17th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2015
