S T A T E M E N T
Drawing inspiration from the architectural and tactile nature of the book, I explore themes of repetition and assembly through mixed media. My work challenges the conventional boundaries of the codex, utilizing printmaking, expressive mark-making, and organic materials to investigate the intersections of landscape, human connection, and abstracted form.
Abstracting the Landscape with Encaustic at the Vermont Artist Retreat Summer 2023 with Lorraine Glessner and Kelly Milukas
B I O
Based and practicing in Northern New Jersey, Erica Engfer Pizza is a multidisciplinary artist and a 2026 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellow in Printmaking and Bookmaking. She earned her BFA in Design from The College of New Jersey and an MA in Studio Arts from Montclair State University, specializing in Metalworks and Jewelry.
Erica’s work has been featured extensively in solo and group exhibitions across the state. Notably, her solo installation, Slow Down, toured nationally with The Creativity Caravan. Beyond her studio practice, she is a dedicated advocate for the arts, having curated numerous exhibitions celebrating contemporary female artists and serving for several years as an exhibit coordinator for Studio Montclair.
As a committed educator at Parsippany Hills High School, Erica’s practice is deeply informed by her students’ diverse perspectives. Her leadership in art education is supported by two teaching grants from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, through which she has spearheaded district-wide professional development and community-based printmaking installations. Recently, she was a featured lecturer for the Collage Artists of America.
Exploring Landscape through Photography, The Figure, and Encaustic at the Vermont Artist Retreat Summer 2022 with Lorraine Glessner and Leah MacDonald
E X H I B I T I O N
2025
Booked 19 | Museum of Early Trades and Crafts | Madison, NJ
2025
Members Juried Exhibit | Hunterdon Art Museum | Clinton, NJ
Viewpoints 2025 | Studio Montclair | Montclair, NJ
Booked 19 | Museum of Early Trades and Crafts | Madison, NJ
2024
Highlands Exhibit | Maxfield Engine House | Boonton, NJ
Members Juried Exhibit | Hunterdon Art Museum | Clinton, NJ
Black and White Imprint | Studio Montclair | Montclair, NJ
Booked 18 | Museum of Early Trades and Crafts | Madison, NJ
2023
Highlands Exhibit | Morris Museum | Morristown, NJ
Members Juried Exhibit | Hunterdon Art Museum | Clinton, NJ
Viewpoints 2023 | Studio Montclair | Montclair, NJ
NJ Arts Annual: Mother Nature vs Human Nature | The Noyes Museum | Atlantic City, NJ
2022
Pages | Studio Montclair | Montclair, NJ
2019
The Art of the Mixtape II | Speakeasy Gallery | Boonton, NJ
Good Works | Studio Montclair | Montclair, NJ
Itsy Bitsy Art Gallery (Solo Show) | Creativity Caravan | Denville, NJ
2018
Art To Go | Studio Montclair | Montclair, NJ
Food, Folks, and Fun | Monmouth Museum | Monmouth, NJ
Studio Montclair at KW | Studio Montclair @ KW | Montclair, NJ
The Sum of Our Hearts | Speakeasy Art Gallery | Boonton, NJ
ViewPoints | Studio Montclair | Montclair, NJ
Other Nature (Curator) | The Creativity Caravan | Montclair, NJ
Juried Print Exhibition | Trenton Artworks | Trenton, NJ
2017
5 and Under | The Creativity Caravan | Montclair, NJ
Waking in Winter (Curator) | PYCG | Denville, NJ
The Art of Meditation | LITM Gallery | Jersey City, NJ
Museum of Goodbye | The Creativity Caravan | Montclair, NJ
2008 - 2016
Cigars, Lilly Pads, and Tootsie Rolls (Solo Show) | PYCG | Denville, NJ
Dog Days of Summer | Main Street | Boonton, NJ
Ez-Spired Show | Speakeasy Art Gallery | Boonton, NJ
The Art of The Mixtape | Speakeasy Art Gallery | Boonton, NJ
Childhood Memories | Zufall Health Center | Dover, NJ
People, Places, Things | Zufall Health Center | Dover, NJ
Home Show | Zufall Health Center | Dover, NJ
TCNJ Alumni Exhibition | TCNJ Arts and Media Gallery | Ewing, NJ
Mustache Show | Index Gallery | Newark NJ
Love Show | Small World Coffee | Princeton, NJ
Works on Paper | Rivergarden Gallery | Denville, NJ
MA Thesis | Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ
Favorite Things Jewelry | Rivergarden Gallery | Denville, NJ
E D U C A T I O N
Residency: Abstracting the Landscape through Encaustic | Waitsfield, Vt ‘23
Residency: Exploring Landscape through Photography, The Figure, and Encaustic | Waitsfield, Vt ‘22
Residency: Artist Educator Forum | Savannah College of Art and Design ‘19
Residency: Artist Teacher Institute | NJ State Council on the Arts ‘15 and ‘16
Master of Fine Arts, Metalworks and Jewelry | Montclair State University ‘09
Certificate of Teaching | College of St. Elizabeth ‘04
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design | The College of New Jersey, ‘03
T E A C H I N G
Morris County Library System ‘17 - Present
Parsippany Hills High School ‘03 - Present
A W A R D
NJ State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship and Bookmaking/Printmaking 2026
Honorable Mention Best In Show, Viewpoints, Studio Montclair 2018
NJ State Council on the Arts Residency Grant 2016-2018
Distinguished Faculty Award, Parsippany Troy Hills School District 2017
E X P E R I E N C E
Department Head of Creative and Professional Studies | Parsippany Hills High School 2022 - 2025
Studio Montclair Windows at Studio Montclair Coordinator 2018 - 2020
Artist in Residency Grant, NJ State Council on the Arts 2017 - 2018
Other Nature Curator, The Creativity Caravan 2017
The Creativity Caravan Student Workshop 2018
Waking in Winter Curator, PYC Gallery 2017
Artist in Residency Grant, NJ State Council on the Arts 2016 -2017
Papermaking at the Artist Teacher Institute @ Stockton University. Residency made possible through a grant from NJ State Council on the Arts, 2016.