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Erica Spitzer Rasmussen is an artist who creates mixed media and handmade paper garments. She received her BFA (1990) and MFA (1997) from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis), which included coursework in Mexico and Greece.

Her current work explores issues of identity and corporeality, often utilizing clothing as a metaphor for one's skin. Her work has been featured on the pages of FIBERARTS, Surface Design, Hand Papermaking, Craft Arts International and Spin-Off Magazine.

Rasmussen teaches studio arts as an Associate Professor at Metropolitan State University (St. Paul, MN). She is also affiliated with the MN Center for Book Arts and the Textile Center. Her sculptural and wearable works are exhibited internationally.