The Art of
E. Dale Erickson

"Bernard In Gold" is in the UK as a finalist for the UK National Portrait Gallery Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024.

Oil Paintings

About E. Dale Erickson

Erickson Bio

Gifted oil paintings, which present a rich balance of the juxtaposition in our experience of realism in objects and backgrounds and character portraits - people as they are experienced, not just seen.

What will you pass down?

@Project Artaud

Since 1972 Dale has been working and living in Project Artaud, a pioneering arts complex in San Francisco’s Mission District.

Drawings, Etchings, Prints, Sculptures & More…

Erickson’s is multifaceted artist with a collection that also includes drawings, etchings, sculptures, and of course paintings.
Dale received his 1964 Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the School of the Art at the Art Institute of Chicago and an MA in printmaking from San Francisco State University in 1974.

Erickson was recently featured in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s “The de Young Open” at the prestigious de Young Museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Public Collections with his work include: Achenbach Foundation - Legion of Honor, SF Arts Commission, Freeport Art Museum, IL. Beyond being a part of many international private collections, his work can also be found in collection including The City of Redwood City, CA, Harry & David, and Home Savings and Loan now owned by JPMorgan Chase.