Erin Besch is a painter and multidisciplinary artist who recently completed her MFA in Studio Art at the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan, Ireland. Besch's work delves into the concept of 'place' as a pivotal element in anchoring memories and shaping individual and collective identities. Through her paintings, landscapes become not just physical representations but also reflections of her emotional and psychological connection to them. Besch holds an MA in Art Education from the University of Florida and a certificate from the Kang O’Higgins Atelier at Gage

Academy of Art, Seattle, Washington, both earned in 2022. She completed her undergraduate studies with a BS in Psychology and a BA in Visual Arts from Union College in Schenectady, NY, in 2019.