About

BIOGRAPHY

Erica Neumann (b. 1968, Toronto, Canada) is a contemporary painter based in Okotoks, Alberta. Working in oil and acrylic, her practice centres on close observation of wildlife and landscape in the Foothills of Alberta and the adjacent Canadian Rockies. Bears and other local animals recur in her work not as symbols or motifs, but as other living beings encountered through long looking and familiarity with place.

Neumann’s work is grounded in a Canadian tradition of painting that values direct engagement with land and life. While this lineage has been widely re-examined in contemporary art, she continues it by choice, extending its concerns to the animals who inhabit these landscapes. Her paintings are less about statement than about quiet presence.

Neumann has exhibited at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, including Take a Walk on the Wildside and Bears: Imagination and Reality, and internationally in A Timeless Legacy: Peace Parks at the Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, USA. Her work is held in public collections including Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, the Bow Valley Ranche Permanent Outdoor Art Gallery, and the Alberta Children’s Hospital, as well as in private national and international collections.

EDUCATION

1992, University of Guelph, (English, Art History)

1990, Ontario College of Art (Diploma – Fine Art)

EXHIBITIONS
2025, Christmas Cheer, (group exhibition), Gallery 421, Kelowna, CA
2025, Harvest Hues, (group exhibition), Gallery 421, Kelowna, CA

2025, Art Runway Show, (group exhibition), Avens Gallery, Canmore, CA
2025, A Spring Palette, (group exhibition), Gallery 421, Kelowna, CA
2024, Wisdom and Wonder, (group exhibition), Gallery 421, Kelowna, CA
2024, Art Runway Show, (group exhibition), Avens Gallery, Canmore, CA
2024, Christmas Show, (group exhibition), Gallery 421, Kelowna, CA
2024, Fresh Paint, (group exhibition), Art on 9th Gallery, Invermere, CA
2023, The Joy of Colour (group exhibition), Gallery 421, Kelowna, CA

2023, 235 Smaller Works Show (group exhibition), FoR Gallery, Whitefish, USA

2023, Christmas Show, (group exhibition), Gallery 421, Kelowna, CA

2023, Joy (group exhibition), Art on 9th Gallery, Invermere CA

2022, A Timeless Legacy: Peace Park (group exhibition), Hockaday Museum, Kallispell, USA

2022, 235 The Smaller Works Show”(group exhibition), The Frame of Reference Gallery, Whitefish, USA

2021, 235 The Smaller Works Show (group exhibition), The Frame of Reference Gallery, Whitefish, USA

2021, Open Studio (with W.J. Bradley and Meagan Lauren, Neumann Studio, Okotoks, CA
2021, Represented by Art on 9th Invermere, Invermere, CA

2020, Glitz & Glamour 2: Art Runway Show (group exhibition), Avens Gallery, Canmore CA

2020, 235 The Smaller Works Show (group exhibition), The Frame of Reference Gallery, Whitefish, USA

2019, 235 The Smaller Works Show (group exhibition), The Frame of Reference Gallery, Whitefish, USA

2019, Represented by Lineham House Galleries, Okotoks, CA

2019, The Fall Show, (group exhibition), Gallery 421, Kelowna, CA

2018, The Christmas Show (group exhibition), Gainsborough Gallery, Calgary, CA

2018, A Timeless Legacy: Peace Park 2018 (group exhibition), Hockaday Museum, Kallispell, USA

2018, February Showcase (group exhibition), Gainsborough Gallery, Calgary, CA

2018, The Swintons Show (group exhibition), Art on 9th Gallery, Calgary, CA

2017, People’s Portrait Prize (group exhibition), Calgary, CA

2017, The Christmas Show (group exhibition), Gainsborough Gallery, Calgary, CA

2016, Sweet Little Somethings, (group exhibition), Gainsborough Gallery, Calgary, CA

2016, Represented by Crystal Lodge Gallery, Whistler, CA

2015, Christmas Show (group exhibition), Gainsborough Gallery, Calgary, CA

2015, The Wild (3 person exhibition), The Avens Gallery, Canmore, CA

2015, Represented by White Dog Gallery, Whistler, CA

2014, Represented by The Hampton Gallery, Kamloops, CA

2013, Represented by Gallery 421, Kelowna, CA

2013, Masterpieces Show (group exhibition), Gainsborough Gallery, Calgary, CA
2013, Three Men and a Lady (group exhibition), Gainsborough Gallery, Calgary, CA

2012, Masterpieces Show ( group exhibition), Gainsborough Gallery, Calgary, CA
2012, The Christmas Show (group exhibition), Gainsborough Gallery, Calgary, CA
2012, Represented by Gainsborough Gallery, Calgary, CA

2011, Calgary Home and Design Show, Calgary, CA
2011, Represented by The Avens Gallery, Canmore, CA

2011, Disegno (group exhibition), Neumann Gallery and Studio, Okotoks, CA
2009, Light Up the Night (with W.J. Bradley and Cheryl Taylor), Neumann Gallery and Studio, Okotoks, CA
2009, Take A Walk on the Wildside (solo exhibition), The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, CA

2009, Art Rush (group exhibition), Okotoks Art Gallery, Okotoks, CA
2008, Rage Against Beige ll (group exhibition), Okotoks Art Gallery, Okotoks, CA

2007, Erica Neumann and Curtis Golomb, Neumann Gallery and Studio, Okotoks, CA
2007, Rage Against Beige l (group exhibition), Okotoks Art Gallery, Okotoks, CA

2006, The Plein Air Collection, (with Doug Swinton), Neumann Gallery and Studio, Okotoks, CA
2006, Art for Cabins, (solo show), Neumann Gallery and Studio, Okotoks, CA
2004, Live Your Dream, (solo show), Neumann Gallery and Studio, Okotoks, CA
2004, presentation of painting to Barbara Bush, Calgary Board of Education, Calgary, CA

2003, The Source (group exhibition), Num-Ti-Jah Lodge , Icefields Pkwy, CA

2003, artist residency, Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, Icefields Pkwy, CA
2003, Lake Louise Bear Awareness, Lake Louise Ski Lodge, Lake Louise, CA

2001, Bears: Imagination and Reality (group exhibition), The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, CA

1999, The Hospital Show (group exhibition), Canmore Hospital, Canmore, CA

1997, The Summit Cafe (menu boards), Canmore, CA

1997, The Bear Convention, Canmore, CA

1997, Canmore Artists and Artisan’s Guild (group exhibition), Canmore, CA

1997, Open Studio, (solo exhibition), Canmore, CA
1996, Canmore Artists and Artisan’s Guild (group exhibition), Canmore, CA

1994, Represented by the Sunny Raven Gallery, Canmore, CA

1993, Diverse City (group exhibition), Sponsored by the Canada Council, Toronto, CA

1991, Co-owner, The Surface Gallery, Toronto, CA

1986 – 1990, Open House (group exhibitions), The Ontario College of Art, Toronto, CA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Jane Lytton Gooch, Bow Lake, Wellspring of Art. Rocky Mountain Books, 2010. (included in)

Erica Neumann and Dawn Sprung, Spirit of the Wild: A Lyrical Colouring Book. Heritage House, 2016. (featured)

Hockaday Museum, A Timeless Legacy: Peace Parks (exhibition catalog), USA, 2018.

COLLECTIONS

Alberta Children’s Hospital, NICU, Calgary, CA
Aquitaine Tower, Calgary, CA
Barbara Bush, former First Lady (gift commissioned by Sprung Instant Structures), USA
Bow Valley Ranche, Artisan Gardens Project, Calgary, CA
Canmore Folk Festival (stage backdrop), Canmore, CA

Canmore Medical Building, Canmore, CA

Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, Icefields Pkwy, CA

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

2022, Dalt Hinman Award for Best Painting , Priddis Millarville Fair, CA
2019, judging committee, Calgary Stampede Art Scholarships, Calgary, CA

2015, Featured Artist, UNICEF Water for Life Gala, Calgary, CA
2009, People’s Choice Award for Best Artist, Bronze. Okotoks Western Wheel, Okotoks, CA

1988, Eric Friefeld Award for Figure Draughtmanship, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, CA