ERIKA GIVENS

EDUCATION

ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN  |  Pasadena, Ca  | 1996-1999   |  BA Graphic Design/Packaging

ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE  |  San Francisco, Ca  | 1996.  |  Post Baccalaureate Graphic Design

CORCORAN SCHOOL OF ART  |  Washington D.C.  |  1995-1996.  |  Graphic Design

UC SANTA BARBARA  |  Santa Barbara, Ca  | 1990-1994  |  BS Environmental Studies/Political Science 

EXPERIENCE

ERIKA GIVENS STUDIO  |  San Diego, Ca  |  2004 - present   |  Owner, Artist 

PHILIPPE BECKER DESIGN INC.  |  San Francisco, Ca  |  2004  |  Freelance Senior Designer 

SMART DESIGN, LLC.  |  San Francisco, Ca  |  2003  |  Freelance Senior Designer

SMWM INC.  |  San Francisco, Ca  |  2003  |  Senior Designer 

BLUEMINT ASSOCIATES  |  San Francisco, Ca  |  2002 - 2003  |   Freelance Senior Designer

NOKIA DESIGN CENTER  |  Los Angeles, Ca  |  1999 - 2002  |  Senior Designer

PRESS + RECOGNITION 

  • SD VOYAGER : Life, Values & Legacy - Our Chat with Erika Givens of La Jolla | 2025 | * link

  • FOX5 AM IN-STUDIO MORNING NEWS, SAN DIEGO : San Diego Foundation ArtWalk | 2025 | * link to newsclip | * link to YouTube

  • DISCOVER LA JOLLA, REAL TALK MEDIA : Episode #43, Erika Givens | 2025 | * link to Apple | * link to Spotify | * link to Facebook | * link to YouTube

  • TIMES OF SAN DIEGO NEWS : San Diego Moms - 2 Artists Worth Visiting at ArtWalk Carlsbad | 2025 | * link

  • LA JOLLA LIGHT NEWSPAPER : ‘Glorious Tedium’ - La Jolla Wall Sculpture Artist Finds Beauty in Mindfulness | 2025  | * link to website | * link to newsprint

  • 123ART MAGAZINE ARTIST’S CORNER | 2020  | * link

  • MODERN LUXURY SAN DIEGO | 2019  | * link

  • LA VOYAGER MAGAZINE | 2019  | * link

  • SD VOYAGER MAGAZINE | 2018 | * link

  • AROUND THE RANCH HOUSE MAGAZINE | 2018 | 2019  

  • TODAY SHOW | NBC 2010  

  • SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE | 2007 | * link

  • OAKLAND TRIBUNE | 2007 | * link  

  • INSTYLE MAGAZINE | 2006   

  • 7x7 MAGAZINE | 2006 | * link 

  • PAPER CITY | 2006  

  • SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE MAGAZINE | 2005 | * link | * link

awards

  • HONORABLE MENTION | The Beverly Hills Art Show | Mixed Media-3D | October 2020 | *link

  • EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD  |  Minted | 10 time Holiday & Greeting Card Design Challenge winner  |  2009 - 2014

  • EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD | Minted  |  2 time West Elm/Pottery Barn Art Challenge winner  |  2012 - 2013

  • 1ST PLACE  |  Minted | International Holiday Photo Card Design Challenge  |  2009

  • BRONZE MEDAL | New York International Film Festival | Nokia | Short Film Category | 2003

  • HONORABLE MENTION | ID Magazine | Nokia | Annual International Design Review Competition | 2003 | *link

EXHIBITS + SHOWS

  • THE OTHER ART FAIR ONLINE STUDIOS | Los Angeles | Make A Statement | Contemplative & Calm Abstracts | Cold War Era Nostalgia | 2020 | *link

  • SURF CITY ARTS FEST  |  Huntington Beach Art Center | 2020 | *link

  • SPARKS GALLERY   |  San Diego, Ca.  |  Minis Exhibit  |  curated by Sonya Sparks | 2020 | *link

  • ART PALM SPRINGS  |  Palm Springs, Ca.  |  represented by Gallery Harang, South Korea | 2020 | *link

  • THE BEVERLY HILLS ART SHOW  |  Beverly Hills, Ca.  |  mixed media/3D | 2019

  • LA JOLLA GALLERY  |  Prospect St, La Jolla, Ca.  |  represented by Elizabeth King | 2018-2020

  • LA JOLLA GALLERY  |  Solo Exhibition “Organic Expressions   |  curated by Elizabeth King | 2019