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 with an interest in patient advocacy and art as a support for wellbeing and healing in medical settings. She has lived and taught many places across the United States, and recently traveled to work and exhibit in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and South Korea. 

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