Painter. Illustrator. Mess-maker.
A fluctuation between intuition and intent, my painting practice explores different approaches to mark-making from egg tempura and natural pigments to collage and embroidery. Inspired by literature from modern philosophy to ancient mythology, I create visual narratives that feel familiar yet ambiguous. I use surrealism to evoke a sense of tethered disorientation. My work considers temporality and permanence, using the return to nature as a soft place to land amidst a fractured landscape.
Based in both New Orleans and New York, Emily (Em) is currently a MFA candidate for Art Practice, a low-residency program at the School of the Visual Art in NYC.
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Select Exhibitions
2024
Earth’s Reflection // nationally juried exhibition // Trolley Barn Gallery // Poughkeepsie, NY
2023
To Be Made Whole // solo exhibition // Pleiades Gallery // New York, NY
Is It Me? // nationally juried exhibition // Trolley Barn Gallery // Poughkeepsie, NY
Hello Tomorrow // nationally juried exhibition // HMVC Gallery // New York, NY
2022
Maverick Expo #13 // group exhibition // SFA/TODA Productions & The Bitforms Gallery // New York, NY
Emotions // virtual group exhibition // Gallerium // Biafarin Exhibition & Publication
El Quiosco // group exhibition // The Ketchup Gallery // Brooklyn, NY
Woman United Art Prize 2022 // shortlisted for the international juried award // Woman United Art Movement
Art Basel Miami: The Maverick Expo #14 // group exhibition // Freehand Hotel // Miami, FL
2021
Disrupted Realism // national juried exhibition // Buckham Gallery // Flint, MI
Faces & Figures // national juried exhibition // Flagler County Art League // Palm Coast, FL
Independent Feature // showcased selected work // Brad Smith Art Gallery // Sante Fe, NM
2020
Protest & Protect // national juried online exhibition // Feminist Art Museum
2019
Turn On, Tune In & Drop Out // group exhibition // Harvard Student Art Collective
Womanhouse, Revisited // group exhibition // Harvard Student Art Collective