Erin Harmon was raised in the suburbs of southern California at a time when the natural desert was sated by hundreds of miles of aqueducts to produce obsessively groomed lawns. After graduating from San Diego State University with a BA in studio art, she earned her MFA in painting from Rhode Island School of Design in 2003. She has been featured in group and solo exhibitions around the country including at ; Field Projects, New York; the Target Gallery at the Torpedo Art Center, Alexandria, VA; the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, TN; the Atlanta Artists Center & Gallery, GA; and LAUNCH Gallery, Los Angeles.

Erin lives and works in Memphis where she is Professor of Art at Rhodes College.