Faculty Profile for Elvia Perrin

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Elvia Perrin
Assoc Professor of Instruction — School of Art and Design
JCM 4115
phone: (512) 245-7786
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 BIOGRAPHY Elvia Perrin received her MFA from the University of North Texas at Denton, Texas, 2002. She was a collaborator, printer and artist at Flatbed Press in Austin, Texas for seven years. She was the Intaglio instructor and the class coordinator at Flatbed Press. Elvia taught Printmaking and Drawing I at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. She currently is a Lecturer of Art at Texas State University teaching foundationcourses and Printmaking 2 while working in her own printmaking studio. She has shown nationally and internationally. Elvia is co-founding and former Executive Director: PrintAustin, a city-wide contemporary print event. Elvia lives and works in Austin, Texas.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • “Plait” + “Shift”. Alloy Phoenix Midtown, Phoenix, AZ. Corporate. July 25, 2025, Intaglio.
  • “Pane 4”, “Pane 14”+ “Rein 2. commissioned for AC Hotels by Marriott Clayton Public, St. Louis MO. Corporate. December 15, 2023, Reproductions.
  • “Loom”, “Plait”+ “Varve”. commissioned for Latham + Watkins Office Spaces, Houston TX. Private. December 8, 2023, Mixed Media.
  • “Brocade”. Corporate. November 23, 2023, Intaglio.
  • Combing. Manhattan Graphics Center National Print Exhibition. October 13, 2023 - November 18, 2023 Artists: Group (International)

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Nominee: Nominee Presidential Excellence Award teaching. ( Lecturer). October 2019
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Nominee Presidential Excellence Award teaching. ( Lecturer). October 2018
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Excellence Award in part-time teaching. October 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: , Arthop. January 1, 2013
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Excellence Award in part-time teaching., Texas State University. January 1, 2013

Selected Grants

  • Perrin, Elvia. COA Funding, PrintAustin, State, $14000. (Submitted: October 2017, Funded: January 2018 - February 2018). Grant.
  • Perrin, Elvia. COA Funding for PrintAustin, COA, State, $10000. (Submitted: 2015). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Non Tenure Line Faculty Member
September 17, 2021-Present
Member
Bobcat Days Committee Member.
October 2019-Present
Founding Executive Director
PrintAustin
January 1, 2013-March 2018
Special Problems Printmaking mentor
Printmaking Student: Maddie Adler
January 2017-April 2017
Special Problems Drawing mentor
Thesis Student: Christie Birmingham
August 1, 2015-December 1, 2015