Art on a Postcard International Women’s Day Auction - Curated by Jo McLaughlin

About 

Emma has always been motivated by the world around her, natural or man-made. Whether it is the landscape on her doorstep or from the wider-world of travel. Having spent many years as a successful Art and Creative Director, in the magazine industry, in 2018 Emma returned to fine art, and was a successful hyper-realism pencil artist for a number of years, before nearly three years ago, turning to the freedoms that abstract painting brings. Working in oils, her semi-abstract and abstract paintings express an atmospheric ambiance, much like viewing a literal landscape ~ the works reveal themselves the more you allow yourself to be immersed within them. As the painting evolves, form and structure become blurred and non-distinctive, replaced by an emotional place or being ~ which often evokes a sense of melancholy and self-reflection within the viewer. 

Education 

Initially undertaking a Foundation year of Art Education, with emphasis on drawing and photography at the University of New South Wales, Sydney; Emma then completed a Bachelor of Graphic Design, University of Canberra before a embarking on a successful career in the magazine industry, both in Sydney and London, with further design study at Central Saint Martins, London. Her painting style is largely self-taught. 

Select Exhibitions 

Society of Women Artists, Mall Galleries, London;  Society of Graphic Fine Art, Mall Galleries, London;  Tarpey Gallery, Derbyshire; The Art Buyer, London; Wild Spaces ~ two-person show, The Fountain Gallery, London  

Awards 

David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year, Finalist and Highly Commended; Earth’s Wild Beauty category, Mall Galleries, London  

Women in Art Prize, shortlisted 

Gallery representation 

The Art Buyer, London 

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork 

‘Drifting’ and ‘Solitude on the Common’ ~ both works very much convey what is an integral part of my practice; that freeing and allowing ourselves to seek the mental release from daily routine. Being within nature and letting our minds wonder, finding comfort in the solitude ~ that the journey is as, if not more important, than the destination ~ it can often set us on a happier, more fulfilling path. 

You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.