Erin Cunningham (b. 1979 Honolulu, HI) is a visual artist living and working in Austin, Texas. She received her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2003 and an MFA in studio art from The University of Texas at Austin in 2007. Her work focuses on sculpture and utilizes material combinations, such as cast metals and the female figure, to explore dualities of masculine and feminine, disposable and precious, fragility and strength. Her work has been shown internationally at The Metropolitan Art Museum in Tokyo and Mönchskirche Salzwedel, in Salzwedel, Germany. Artist residencies include BAER Art Center in Hofsos, Iceland, and Atelierhaus Residency Hilmsen in Hilmsen, Germany. Cunningham is one of the founding members of the ICOSA Collective, an artist-run exhibition space in Austin, TX. She currently holds a position as an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Austin.