Richard Erdman (born May 20, 1952) is an American artist living and working in Williston, Vermont, and Carrara, Italy.

Erdman's family moved to Dorset, Vermont, when he was a child, where he grew up at the foothills of the oldest marble quarries in the U.S.

These early experiences with stone and nature greatly influenced his life and work.

In his youth, Erdman was a two-time NCAA All-American skier at the University of Vermont.

His sculpture is frequently made from the region's white and grey marbles, which have been used since the time of Ancient Rome as the source material for a long lineage of artists, including Michelangelo.