Errick Freeman, aka Pach Atomz, is an artist specializing in original pyrography techniques and the head artist of this years Canton Symphony Orchestra art project. Freeman was born in Delaware, Ohio in 1974. Growing up in a low income family, Freeman started creating and inventing at an early age. He would re-purpose old toys, jewelry, and found objects for entertainment. Some of his first drawings were of his childhood hero, Voltron. By the age of 10, Freeman had already been featured in his first art show. In the late 80’s, Freeman and his mother, regularly vended his artwork and imported artworks on Court Avenue NW, in downtown Canton Ohio. They were one of the first art gallery proprietors in Stark County Ohio. Freeman was one of the first advocates for creating the Canton Arts district. Although Freeman attended Kent State University, and has some experience in glass blowing, he is mainly a self-taught artist. His creations of color images, by the use of fire, are an original technique, that he has been practicing and developing for the past 20 years. He finds the people around him intriguing, but states that he does not necessarily need inspiration to create, he just creates. Like breathing, it is essential and comes naturally to him. Freeman has an extensive list of accomplishments including his participation in Bliss Art Studio, a co-op art gallery in Canton, Ohio’s art district, for almost 5 years from 2008 to 2013. In 2013, he was selected to appear in Art Takes Manhattan, and The Story Of The Creative, in New York City. Freeman was also selected for The 9th Annual OOVAR Juried Art Exhibition, in 2014-2015, resulting in his work being on display at the State Libraries Of Ohio in Columbus. More recently, Errick’s work is in the first issue of the AFG Art Book, published in 2019. He also has a 2019 published interview with TONY magazine out of Japan. In April 2019, Freeman was selected to participate in one of the world’s most prestigious art shows, ArtExpo New York.

Errick is a long time residence of Canton and father of six beautiful children. He has encouraged his own children to pursue their interest in the arts, and has helped create opportunities for them, and other children seeking the creative path. As a proud and dedicated artist, he will continue to advocate for the arts in the city of Canton, Ohio.

“The life of an artist is not easy. Our thoughts can often be abstract, and sometimes we look like mixed media. It’s not uncommon for us to speak like this.” -E. Freeman 

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