Chad Erpelding formed an interest with maps through extensive traveling, including riding a bicycle across North America and hiking the Appalachian Trail, which has informed his art practice. He’s developing a body of work that investigates globalization and its effects on our sense of place through references to maps and charts. Recent exhibitions include solo exhibitions at Modern Art Museum, Yerevan, Armenia; Pinebox Art Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Nagoya Zokei University, Nagoya, Japan; and Darke Gallery, Houston, Texas. He’s been included in group shows in the Philippines, France, Italy, South Korea, Russia, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Mexico as well as throughout the US. He’s been awarded artist residencies in Marnay-sur-Seine, France; Boise, Idaho; and Yerevan, Armenia. He is currently an Associate Professor of painting and drawing and Director of the Graduate Program at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.