Erin Leland is an actor and writer based in Brooklyn and previously worked as the founding director of a downtown New York gallery, Bridget Donahue, from 2015-2022, where she curated and produced numerous exhibitions. She first acted in The African Desperate by Martine Syms, which premiered at New Directors New Films in 2022 at Lincoln Center and had her New York theater debut in the cast of Doomers in 2025, written by Matthew Gasda. She has recently held readings at Anat Ebgi Gallery and Ryan Lee Gallery, and as part of the literary event series Hard to Read in New York and on Montez Press Radio. Her writings have appeared in Spike Magazine and Cultured Magazine, among others. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree from The University of Illinois at Chicago with a focus in writing, photography and performance. She is currently working on her first book.

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