About me..

Hi , I’m Emma and I grew up in Somerset in South West England. Having grown up next to the rolling countryside and the coastal scenery the love of the outdoors grew inspiring me to create within the whispers of life. Throughout my life, I have always been fascinated by colour and the fluidity of movement. My interest was cultivated throughout my teenage years in dance and further developed when I opted to take a Bachelor’s Degree in Sculpture in Brighton.

After completing my degree, I developed my skills as a maker when I became a jewellery designer and then moved into Interior design where my love of colour was cultivated. Within the design-led industry, I was able to continue my appreciation of materials but went back to my Fine Arts roots,  merging and marrying the two creative practices- Design and Art. 

I have the opportunity to support budding student artists at my local I-college, for learners unable to access mainstream education. Through my encouragement in one-to-one sessions, I’m able to spur the students on into their own creativity. 

A highlight has been when I was selected to showcase my ‘Unbreakable Wholeness’ series in the Peri Centre publication Dec’20. A center committed to helping foster the interconnectedness of nature, people, and cultures based on the works of David Bohm and David Peat. 

I now live and work in West Berkshire, surrounded again by beautiful countryside and river sidewalks.

Exhibitions & Publications

  • Open Studios. Newbury. May 2024 - Coordinated, curated, and displayed with 6 complimentary artists in a residential home and art studio

  • Arlington Arts Exhibition. Newbury May/June 2024

  • Open Studios. The Base Gallery. Newbury. May 2024 - Over one hundred artists exhibit from in and around the areas at the Open Studios flagship exhibition

  • Old Fire Station, Henley. ‘Connected’ exhibition. April ‘24

  • Ace Space, Newbury ‘Follow that Line' Exhibition. Jan-March ‘24

  • City Arts Newbury, ‘Dark to Light’ exhibition, Nov ‘23

  • Open Studios. Newbury. May 2023 - Coordinated, curated, and displayed with 9 complimentary artists in a residential home and art studio

  • Open Studios. The Base Gallery. Newbury. May 2023 - Over one hundred artists exhibit from in and around the areas at the Open Studios flagship exhibition

  • Dwell Time Press ‘COVID-19 Edition’ Edition 3 . Online publication Oct ‘22

  • 'The Darkness and The Light' Water Street Gallery, Todmorden. Nov-Jan 2023

  • ‘Altered States’ Supporting role in setting up the exhibition. Shaw House Newbury. Sept 22

  • Haus a Rest Issue 30, the “Boundaries” issue. Online Art zine for artists, writers, curators & creatives. Oct 2022

  • ‘Besides the Point’ Exhibition. Warehouse Art School. Glouster Square and Friars Entry, Oxford June 2022- A collective end of year Exhibition

  • Open Studios. Newbury. May 2022 - Coordinated, curated, and displayed with 8 complimentary artists showing within a home exhibition

  • Open Studios. The Base Gallery. Newbury. May 2022 - Over one hundred artists exhibit from in and around the areas at the Open Studios flagship exhibition

  • Arlington Arts Memories Exhibition. Newbury May/June 2022

  • Open Studios. The Base Gallery. Newbury. September/October 2021 - Over one hundred artists exhibit from in and around the areas at the Open Studios flagship exhibition

  • Lancaster Music Festival. The Kings Studio. October 2021 - Co-curated with @kingststudios5a and inspired by music

  • ‘Autonomy’. Ovada Gallery Oxford. Warehouse Art School. July 2021 - A collective end-of-year Exhibition

  • ‘Unbreakable Series’. Pari Perspective Publication No.6. January 2021 - Inspired by the work of David Peat and David Bohm who worked together on Quantum Theory

  • ‘Unbreakable Series’. Southwark Galleries Online Exhibition. 36th Annual Open Online - December 2020

  • The Ark Conference Centre, Basingstoke August 2012. 10th anniversary Autumn show

  • ‘In the Eye of the Beholder’. Clarendon Centre. Brighton Open Studios ‘08 - Curated and participated. How we see and are seen.

  • ‘Westpoint’. Comission Together. Exeter. August 2018&19- Creating Live Artwork in a live music venue inspired by the Christian Faith. 

Working in Education & Community

  • Committee Member Open Studios West Berkshire North Hampshire. Sept 23 to present. Support the running of the Open Studios Event in May every year

  • Oct’23 - July ‘24 A-Level Teacher at Trinity School Newbury

  • Artist in Residence Jan 22. 3-month placement within Trinity School Newbury.

  • Trinity School. Newbury. Sept ‘21 to Oct ‘23. Weekly support and mentoring GSCE and A-level students alongside the head of Art.

  • I-College. Newbury. 2018- Present. Occasional mentoring of creative students within a college that supports young people who are out of the mainstream schooling system.

Let’s get creative