Originally from Portsmouth, Emily received a First Class BA in Fine Art at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
After University Emily worked in a London Gallery before spending five years living and painting in a remote area of Southern Greece, where she started seriously exploring the possibilities of the landscape in her work. In 2014 she returned to England and worked as an artist’s assistant in London before leaving to further her own career after a successful solo show.
Emily works ‘en plein air’ in oils to create vibrant, energized paintings which reflect her love for, and connection with, the landscape.
She has been included in many group shows including at the Cass Art Space in London, Artspace Portsmouth and the Lightbox Gallery, Woking. In 2021 saw her shortlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize and was chosen by Maggi Hambling as her winning artist at the plein air painting event ‘Paint Out Norfolk’. In 2022 Emily participated in a two week residency at ‘Create Space Wales’ in Cardigan, painting the wild and rugged coastal path around Mwnt in Ceredigion. Works from this residency formed the basis for a solo show ‘Seize the day’, at the Lightbox Gallery, Woking this year. Emily is an elected member of the Chelsea Art Society and is represented by the Tregony Gallery, Cornwall. She currently lives in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Education and Qualifications:
June 2017 – present Self-employed Artist
April 2015 – June 2017 Painting Assistant at ‘Science Ltd’ (Damien Hirst)
June 2009 – April 2015 Self-employed Artist
December: 2007 - June 2009: Gallery attendant at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
September 2004 – June 2007: BA in Fine Art at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1st Class Honours
Memberships
Elected member Chelsea Art Society, 2021
Awards/exhibitions/Residencies
2023 Solo show: ‘SEIZE THE DAY’ at the Lightbox Gallery, Woking
2023 Chelsea Art Society Annual Exhibition, Chelsea Old Town hall
2022 March – May Four woman show curated by the Lightbox Gallery, Woking at Victoria Place
2022 March - Artist in Residence at CreateSpace Wales
2021 Winner of Maggi Hamblin’s award at ‘Paint out Norfolk’ plein air event
2021 Group show with the Chelsea Art Society, 340 Kings Road, London
2021 Shortlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize
2021 Included in Group Show at the Lightbox gallery, Woking, as part of the Victoria Square Art Project Open Call
2020 Group Spring Show at Nadia Waterfield Fine Art, Bruton, Hampshire
2019 Group show, Gallery at ICE, Windsor, Paintings of Windsor exhibition
2019 Chelsea Art Society Annual Exhibition, Town Hall, Chelsea
2018 Group Winter show at ‘The New Ashgate Gallery’ in Farnham
2018 Group Winter show Winter Blues at the Cass Art Space, Islington
2018 Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London
2017: Solo show, Paintings of Rural London and the South East at the Jeannie Avent Gallery,
East Dulwich, London.
2015: Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters 'Conversations' prize, Mall Galleries, London
2013: Solo exhibition at Sonnenlink Centre for Revival, Culture and Personal Development, Mani, Greece
2012: Artists’ Open Studio in the Mani, Greece – organiser and participant
2011: Solo show of landscapes at Opses gallery, Kardamilli, Messinias, Greece
2010: Group show '6 by 4' Artspace, Portsmouth
2010: Solo show ‘Facebook Generation’ Grey college, Durham
2006: Inclusion in Welsh Portrait Award
