Ercilia Medeiros is an Azorean-American mixed media painter in Santa Cruz County, California. With ancestry from the Portuguese Azores Islands, Ercilia was raised in California with an upbringing inextricably shaped by the deep traditional folklore of her parents’ culture and the unparalleled natural landscapes of the Central Coast and Northern California.
Ercilia is interested in the ways the natural environment influences identity, invokes ancestral knowledge, and shapes individual spirituality. Ercilia’s idea of heaven is the coastal terraces and pocket beaches north of Santa Cruz.
Originally a watercolorist stretching the boundaries of the medium with rich, saturated colors and layered details, Ercilia has expanded her work into acrylic paintings on canvas.
For current updates on my newest artwork and upcoming events, please follow @ercilia_art on Instagram.
Selected Events/Features:
Ercilia is interested in the ways the natural environment influences identity, invokes ancestral knowledge, and shapes individual spirituality. Ercilia’s idea of heaven is the coastal terraces and pocket beaches north of Santa Cruz.
Originally a watercolorist stretching the boundaries of the medium with rich, saturated colors and layered details, Ercilia has expanded her work into acrylic paintings on canvas.
For current updates on my newest artwork and upcoming events, please follow @ercilia_art on Instagram.
Selected Events/Features:
- 2024 - October Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz
- 2024 - May "By Land or By Sea" Group Exhibition, Pretty Girls Making Cool Shit
- 2024 - January "40 Years of Inspired Expression" - Pajaro Valley Arts Association Group Exhibition
- 2024 - March, Midtown Optometry, Santa Cruz - solo exhibition
- 2023 - November Cabrillo Gallery 12x12 Exhibition, Aptos CA
- 2023 - Moved to new Live Oak art studio
- 2023 - Atlantico Expresso Article, Azores Publication Interview / Feature (Portuguese)
- 2023 - January - February Pajaro ValleyArts Council "New Beginnings" members exhibition
- 2022 - November Cabrillo Gallery 12x12 Exhibition, Aptos, CA
- 2022 - August Solo exhibition Fruition Brewing, Watsonville, CA
- 2022 - July Summer Art Show, 17th Ave Studios, Santa Cruz, CA
- 2022 - "Envisioning a Green Future" - original artwork for Green Foothills publication.
- 2022 - January / First Friday at Treehouse, Soquel, CA.
- 2021 - December / First Friday at 17th Avenue Studios, Santa Cruz, CA.
- 2021 - November / Cabrillo Gallery 12x12 Exhibition, Aptos, CA.
- 2021 - Studio Open House at 17th Avenue Studios, Santa Cruz, CA.
- 2021 - January-March “Featured local artists” Treehouse, Soquel, CA. (Group)
- 2019 - Joined 17th Avenue Studios, Santa Cruz, CA
- 2017 - September, Cover Art for South Valley Magazine - "Joan for the Hills: Community Honors Joan Baez"
- Pre 2017-present - graphic design and digital vector custom illustrations for various projects
- Art Queens Society Profile: Ercilia Medeiros
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