Erik Deerly is Associate Professor of New Media at Indiana University Kokomo. Erik is a multidisciplinary artist whose diverse range of works include sound, installation, video, instruction-based art, photo, and Net.art. His work has exhibited across the US and in Asia and Europe. Reviews have been published in The Chicago Tribune, with features in ArtAscent, and Émigré. Awards include a SXSW 1st Place National Interactive Design Award, a Webby nomination, and a 2016 New Frontiers of Creativity and Scholarship Grant from Indiana University. Erik holds a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts & New Media from Columbia College Chicago and a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Northern Illinois University.

Awards/Grants

2016           New Frontiers of Creativity and Scholarship Grant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2015           Art Students League of Denver Biennial National Juried Exhibition, Merit Award, Denver, CO
2013           Graphic Design USA, American Graphic Design Award, New York, NY
2011           Whitewater Art Exhibit, Top Ten Merit Award, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN
2002           SXSW (South by Southwest), First place National Interactive Design Awards, Austin TX
2000           The Webby Awards, nominee, SportsJones.com
1993           Print Regional Design Annual, Midwest winner
1992           Print Regional Design Annual, Midwest winner
1989           The Addy Awards, print advertising winner, Chicago, IL
1988           The Addy Awards, print advertising winner, Chicago, IL

(last updated 03/7/2017)