On March 29, 2026 Ericka Walker (@ericka_louise_walker) completed her two-week Print + New Media residency with us!

During her residency, Ericka completed a limited edition print diptych part one: pausing now and again… part two: … in the sunny spaces of the forest which is available for purchase through ieaEditions.

“We accomplished a great deal, far more than I could have on my own which is what made this residency so valuable. We produced an edition of a ten foot long relief print, an edition of a five colour diptych (also a relief print), an edition for an exchange portfolio, and a 3 colour, hand drawn lithograph. It’s a challenge for many studio artists to access the time and support to create work with new to them technology. Without the support prior to arrival and the technical guidance during the residency, I would not have explored the potential of combining hand carving and laser engraving in the same work.

This exploration of historic engravings from the American Civil War satisfied a number of studio goals and inquiries that had been building over the years. I wanted to explore if these colloquial images, when combined together, could bare witness to current moments and chords. What’s possible when I combine my own mark making with these illustrations from such a violent, formative time in my nation’s history? These questions now hold more potential, are an even richer studio direction having experimented in such a low risk environment with the freedom and support offered.”

If you missed Ericka’s artist talk, you can view it and other talks on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@theinstituteforelectronica5746.

Myles and Ericka at the offset press.

Mixing inks.

Registering a screenprint layer.

Ericka preparing a litho stone.

part one: pausing now and again…

part two: …in the sunny spaces of the forest

Signing prints.

Charcoal rubbing at monument in Belfast, NY.

Excursion to Belfast, NY.

Ericka Walker received a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MFA from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She lives and works in Mi’kmaqi (Atlantic Canada), where she is a practicing artist and an Associate Professor at NSCAD University.

Walker’s practice operates on vernacular histories of the graphic arts. Her print works and site-specific murals subvert the propagandistic function of nostalgia in contemporary culture, disputing the civilizing influence and assumed moral authority of nation building in North America.

Walker exhibits widely throughout North America and internationally, with pieces housed in multiple public and private collections. Her work appeared recently in exhibitions at the Palace of Arts in the Egyptian Opera House Square, Cairo, Egypt; Milwaukee Art Museum, WI, USA; Musée Pierre-Boucher, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada; the Knoxville Museum of Art, TN, USA; the Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC, Canada; Huron Arts Gallery, San Francisco, CA; the Civic and Cultural Center Numancia, Santander, Spain; Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Russia; The Reach Gallery and Museum, Abbotsford, BC, Canada, and the International Print Center, NYC, NY.