Erica Joaquin is a Canadian interdisciplinary artist and designer born in Richmond Hill, Ontario. She studied a year abroad in Florence, Italy where she completed her Thesis and her work has been exhibited in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Erica earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing & Painting and a minor in Graphic Design from OCAD University. She is also the founder of RSNIFY by Erica Joaquin and is the Education Programs Coordinator at Latcham Art Centre.

With a background in dance and an interest in documenting her life through photography and videography, Erica’s work depicts past moments in the present, making intangible memories tangible using various mediums.

Education
OCAD University, Drawing & Painting major and Graphic Design minor, Toronto, Canada, 2011 - 2016
OCAD University Florence Off-Campus Study Program, Florence, Italy, 2014 - 2015
Cardinal Carter Catholic High School, Aurora, Canada, 2007 - 2011

Continued Education
Make Art That Sells, Assignment Bootcamp 2020, International, 2020
User Interface Design, BrainStation, Toronto, 2020
Make Art That Sells, Editorial Live: Illustrating for Magazines and More, International, 2019

Work Experience in Fine Art
Clothed model for Youth Life-Drawing Wo, Latcham Art Centre - Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada, 2021 - 2023
Workshops for Homeschoolers Instructor, Latcham Art Centre - Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada, 2022 - Present
Wine & Paint Night Instructor, Latcham Art Centre - Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada, 2022 - Present
Assisted in the curation of the Annual Juried Exhibition 2022, Latcham Art Centre - Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada, 2022
Paint Night Instructor, Latcham Art Centre - Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada, 2022 - Present
Art Instructor, Latcham Art Centre - Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada, 2021 - Present
Education Programs Coordinator, Latcham Art Centre, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada, 2020 - Present
Founder, RSNIFY by Erica Joaquin, Ontario, Canada, 2020 - Present
Art Instructor, Richmond Hill Art School, Richmond Hill, Canada, 2021 - 2022
Art Teacher, Woodbridge Art School & Gallery, Woodbridge, Canada, 2021
Art Teacher, Woodbridge Art School & Gallery, Woodbridge, Canada, 2016 - 2017
Teacher's Assistant, Art Studio of Ontario, Oak Ridges, Canada, 2013

Work Experience in Design
Designer, Magi Design Inc, King City, Canada, 2018 - 2020
Art Coordinator, Trimark Sportswear, Richmond Hill, Canada, 2016 - 2018
Graphic Designer - Student, Regional Municipality of York, Newmarket, Canada, 2014
Graphic Designer - Student, Regional Municipality of York, Newmarket, Canada, 2013

Art Community and International Involvement
Art Portfolio Review Night, Latcham Art Centre - Stouffville, Canada, 2021 - Present
Middle School Visual Arts Day, St. Andrew's College - Aurora, Canada, 2019
The Art of Giving Live Auction, Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse - Newmarket, Canada, 2018
Middle School Visual Arts Day, St. Andrew's College - Aurora, Canada, 2018
Unify Design Art - International, 2017 - Present
The Art of Giving Live Auction, Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse - Newmarket, Canada, 2017
The Big Draw 2016, OCAD University - Toronto, Canada, 2016

Solo Exhibition
Palawan, The Roost Cafe, King City, Canada, 2018

Group Exhibitions
work from home, Latcham Art Centre, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada, 2022
Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Mississauga, Canada, 2018 - 2019
Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Mississauga, Canada, 2017 - 2018
Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc., Toronto, Canada, 2017 - 2018
Designboom Mart Toronto - Unify Box - Interior Design Show, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada, 2017
Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Mississauga, Canada, 2016 - 2017
Fill'er Up Sketchbook Challenge, ARTiculations Earl Selkirk Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 2017
Desire: The Double Edged Sword, Nykyaika Gallery, Tempere, Finland, 2016
Desire: The Double Edged Sword, OCAD University Ada Slaight Gallery - Toronto, Canada, 2016
Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Mississauga, Canada, 2015 - 2016
Desire: The Double Edged Sword, Kunstquartier Bethanien Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2015
40, i nuovi 20 - forties are the new twenties, OCAD University Great Hall, Toronto, Canada, 2015
100th Annual GradEx, OCAD University, Toronto, Canada, 2015
Prospettiva, OCAD University, Florence, Italy, 2015
Open Studio, OCAD University, Florence, Italy, 2014
Contrapuntal, Mayday Club, Florence, Italy, 2014
Takeover Times Square, Times Square, New York City, 2014
Creatives Rising, Long Island City, New York, 2013
The Story of the Creative, Long Island City, New York, 2013 

Display
Day 215/366: Port Union, MUJI Canada, Yorkdale Mall, Canada, 2020

Publications
work from home, Booklet, Latcham Art Centre, 2022
Experiencing Perspectives, 2018 - 2019 Catalogue, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, 2018
Experiencing Perspectives, 2017 - 2018 Catalogue, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, 2017
Experiencing Perspectives, 2016 - 2017 Catalogue, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, 2016
Experiencing Perspectives, 2015 - 2016 Catalogue, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, 2015 
100, Drawing & Painting Catalogue, OCAD University, 2015
Prospettiva, Exhibition Catalogue, OCAD University, 2015

Interview
The Pampler Q&A Series: Erica Joaquin, The Pampler, 2020