Erika Kapin believes that music and art have the power to cause joy,

inspiration, healing and insight. She uses both music and visual art as ways

to bring more of these elements into the world. Raised in Washington state,

Erika began her formal training in photography at Bellevue Community

College in 1999. Moving to NYC in 2005, by 2008 she began an association

with the Chair and the Maiden gallery where her photographs have been

featured the group shows “Preview” and “ArtLive”(2008/2009) as well as in

her solo exhibitions “One and the Same” and “Stolen

Moments.”Additionally, Erika’s photography has appeared on several album

releases including Jane Ira Bloom’s WingWalker, Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo

Live, and Aaron Shragge/Akim Funk Buddah’s Shaku-Box. An interview

with Kapin and selected images from her “One and the Same” collection

were featured in the Fall 2009 issue of Fine Arts Magazine. Work from the

“Stolen Moments” collection is featured in the May 2010 issue of the Camera

Obscura blog. Erika is the photographer for The New School For Jazz and

Contemporary Music.