Shuttergirl: The Photography of Erika Kuciw

22/11/2025

My photograph titled ENDURE is currently featured in the "Common Ground" exhibit at The Long Island Museum through December 21. If you are passing through Stony Brook, please stop in!

28/08/2025

Life has gotten a little chaotic for this Shuttergirl, so thanks for your patience in my slowdown. I post a little more often to Instagram, so feel free to follow me there as well: https://www.instagram.com/shuttergirl.erika/
It's is a little more of a mix between my personal life and my photography, but you may be amused. :)

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06/04/2025

Honored to have my photograph, ENDURE, in the DaVinci Art Alliance Spring Invitational Members Show, American Dissonance!

About the exhibition:
Dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling that we all get from time to time. Many minds work in the binary but exist in an infinitely complex world.

When we cannot reconcile the contradictions between our core beliefs and our behaviors, human nature., human nature tells us to relieve the discomfort by any means necessary. People adopt new beliefs and discard previously deeply held “truths”; they hide or ignore their discordant behaviors; or they seek out confirmation that their actions and beliefs are aligned and harmonious despite evidence to the contrary. In essence, we gaslight ourselves into thinking there is no contradiction in our thoughts and actions to avoid the feelings that come with being in a world in flux.

America has long been a place of extreme contradictions. Regardless of social or political affiliations, we find it hard to make room for the many truths that come with living in America so we dig our heels in, dividing ourselves up into smaller factions. American Dissonance is a group exhibition that showcases thoughtful vignettes of American life. The work in this exhibition embodies the myriad ways that people get by. In a time when big looming geo-political issues can cast a long shadow on our lives, this exhibition is an ant’s eye view of American life and hopefully a return to solid ground. A place where we can hopefully find each other again.

American Dissonance will be on view in Gallery 2 from April 3 - April 19, 2025.

04/12/2024

Thrilled to have my new piece, NYMPH ON CHAISE LONGUE, in Da Vinci Art Alliance's Perennial Visions VI Exhibition this month!

20/11/2024

Excited to have one of my favorite photographs in the MILESTONES Exhibition at Long Island Museum running from November 21 - December 22! Please stop by a take a stroll through if you're in the neighborhood. Many works are available for purchase, including my beautiful roses.

20/11/2024

Check out this article, written by BCVW subject, Rachel Kramer Bussel!

Many people who should consider filing for bankruptcy avoid doing so out of shame or fear it could ruin their credit. But it can provide much-needed relief.