She/ Her

Erin Nelson

Consultant

Erin Nelson is a working artist and former Director of Burnaway, an Atlanta-based non-profit publication that focuses on contemporary art and art criticism from the U.S. South. Erin has 15 years of experience working in the arts and non-profit sector with a particular focus on artistic direction, strategic planning, grant-writing, and board development.

Erin left Burnaway at the end of 2021 to focus more on her art practice. She has exhibited her work at numerous museums including The Whitney, New Museum, MOCA GA, and the Aspen Art Museum. In 2023 she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and continues to exhibit internationally. She is passionate about the arts and environmental justice.

She is a member of the Georgia Native Plant Society and can be frequently found kayaking in the Okefenokee Swamp.

Erin has worked with: Burnaway, High Museum of Art, Mailchimp, South Arts

Education:

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts

Skills

  • Grant Writing

  • Federal Grants

  • Annual Funds

  • Memberships

  • Board Development

  • Fundraising plans

  • Succession planning

  • Project management

System skills: Wordpress, Givesmart, Quickbooks, Donor Search, Mailchimp, Bloomerang, Stripe, Airtable

Memberships & Volunteer Service

  • Pasaquan Perservation Society

Accolades

  • 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship

  • 2020 Rabkin Prize

  • 2020 MOCA GA Working Artist Prize

  • 2019 Forbes 30 under 30

Erin has been featured in:

  • New York Times

  • Artforum

  • Frieze Magazine

  • T-Magazine

  • Chicago Tribune

  • Forbes

  • The Creative Independent

  • Atlanta Journal Constitution