Erica Arcudi

Biography

In college, Erica pursued her love of visual art, Latin and Italian languages, and Roman and Greek mythology and art history. Her studies included a year abroad in Florence. In 2014, she graduated with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a BA in Classical Archaeology with a second major in Studio Art. Following graduation she was quick to return to Florence to pursue a career as a realist painter. In 2017, Erica graduated from FAA’s three-year Drawing & Painting Program where she was awarded “Best Intermediate Cast Drawing” in her second year. Erica enjoys sharing the methods and tools she has acquired with students. When Erica is not teaching, she is busy painting in her private studio in Florence.