Erica McKeehen
Erica McKeehen (b. 1987, Bucyrus, OH) is a multidisciplinary artist in Chicago, IL. As a sex worker and burlesque performer, McKeehen creates self-portraits and images, often paired with biographical text, of her close friends and peers who also navigate a range of roles within the sex industry. In building long-term collaborative narratives of performers, she explores identity, performance, and storytelling to present nuanced views of femme experience, sexuality, and autonomy. McKeehen received her BS '10 from Ohio University, and her MA '21 and MFA '23 from Columbia College Chicago.