Erin Machado’s artistic practice is rooted in evolution, curiosity, and a deep attentiveness to the world around her. Over the past seven years, she has developed her craft largely through commission work, but in the last five years has shifted toward creating original bodies of work and, more recently, producing small art prints drawn from these pieces. Her work is driven by the belief that small, everyday objects hold quiet symbolic value in our lives—objects we touch, overlook, and return to, yet which carry emotional weight and personal meaning. Erin is drawn to these moments of intimacy, using them as entry points to explore larger ideas of memory, identity, and care.

Her artistic vision centers on the relationship between people and their environments, with a particular focus on women’s lived experiences. Growing up in the American South within a Cuban household, Erin’s work reflects the tension and harmony between heritage and contemporary life, balancing nostalgia with humor, tenderness, and whimsy. Through painterly gestures and carefully chosen subject matter, she captures the poetry of ordinary moments and reframes them as sites of reflection and beauty.

In June 2021, Erin presented her first solo exhibition, debuting a collection of over 40 original works—an important milestone that marked her transition into a more expansive and self-directed practice. Since then, she has continued to exhibit in group shows, festivals, and local businesses throughout Atlanta, Georgia, while expanding her audience through the international sale of art prints online, custom graphic design packages and branding, as well as a variety of printed works including packaging design, event poster design, mural design, and other printed and digital media assets.

With a background in architecture, Erin brings a spatial and historical sensitivity to her work. Influenced by architectural and art history, as well as computational design tools and experiential graphic design, she seeks to blur the boundaries between art and architecture—infusing her architectural thinking with the emotion, looseness, and narrative present in her paintings.

As she continues to grow as both an artist and architectural designer, Erin is energized by her immersion in Atlanta’s vibrant arts community. She aims not only to keep creating, but to advocate for young artists and those from non-traditional design backgrounds—championing the belief that being an artist is not defined by medium, education, financial status, or profession, but by the act of making and sharing work with intention.