Erin McGee Ferrell

She Rides

Nov. 14 - Jan. 31, 2026

reception with the artist Friday Nov. 21, 6-8 pm

Erin McGee Ferrell [b. 1972, Louisville KY] is an oil painter and educator of 35 years. Ferrell earned a BFA in Studio Art and a minor in African Studies at Mount Holyoke (1994), and a Teaching Artist Certificate in 2011 from UARTS Philadelphia. She studied with Carolyn Pyfrom, Robert White, and Alyssa Monks. Particular influences are Bo Bartlett, Edouard Vuillard, Joseph Solman, Robert Hamilton, Carolyn Plochmann, and Henry Taylor.

Ferrell is a 3-time cancer survivor, turned patient advocate and advocate for art as a support for wellbeing and healing in medical settings. She has lived and taught in many places across the United States, and recently traveled to work and exhibit in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and South Korea. 

Meanwhile, Ferrell has touchstone childhood experiences in Louisville, where she was born and lived until 1990. She graduated from the J. Graham Brown School, took art classes through the Louisville Visual Arts Saturday High School class program, and had her first exhibition at Swanson Cralle Gallery on Bardstown Road.

Ferrell returned to Louisville in 2024. Her 2025 exhibit at Garner Large (“She Rides”) includes new works painted in her Louisville studio.

Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday 1-5 pm, by chance and by appointment. Text to confirm: (502) 303-7259

Accessibility

There is a small step to enter the front door. The warehouse bay door opens, which allows for wheelchair access via a small steep ramp designed for vehicle access. Chair users may need an assist up and down the ramp. 

Text in advance if possible (502) 303-7259, beep car horn on arrival, or knock on the orange door.

Front door step: 8"  Bathroom door step: 7"