EGR aka Erica Balon is a contemporary visual artist based in Toronto, Canada. She began her career in '98 as an illustrator quite regularly for The Globe & Mail newspaper for the Facts & Arguments page, which meant frequent train trips into the city for work as well as for concerts and events, inspired by art and music. EGR's art, from illustrations to large scale murals, have appeared in print, music videos and album covers, and everything in between, including appearing on MuchMusic painting a one hour, live-to-air portrait of Ja Rule, which he really liked. Since painting live at Luminato, Montreal's international Under Pressure festival and even Van's Warped Tour events, the demand has grown for live action painting performance and large-scale aerosol spray-painted murals, custom art and illustrations.
