About me

With a back ground in Fine Art I have been working as an artist in the private and public sector for over 20 years. My work has been developed through consultation with children, parents, community groups stake holders and NHS staff to create a magical and uplifting world of sheer escapism and fantasy. I have extensive experience working to a brief and communicating with clients at a high level. My experience in teaching fine art has provided me with a very good understanding of the visual language which I utilise to create ambitious and thought provoking artworks.

Through the use of photography my practice seeks to create a world that on the one hand is real and on the other - impossible. Using digital imaging, I effectively 'paint with photographs'. Each image is made up of many smaller photographs enabling me to create surreal and magical scenarios.

I have always been fascinated with the way we view art, the expectations we have and the relationship between art and the viewer. Much of my practice creates enormous floor pieces, often cracking up the floor to reveal escaping flora and fauna. Walking over the floors means the viewer is directly involved in the artwork, becoming 'part of the picture' for the other visitors to the gallery.

The work I create for Public Commissions however, seeks to create an uplifting yet calming environment. Often working with a creative writer in the community, I visualise the poetic texts created about the local area. Large surreal vistas are installed as light boxes or printed onto Perspex, allowing the visitor views of their locality possibly only before seen in their dreams.

All the photographs I use I take my self, building my image library with each project. I have made work through out the UK, from Edinburgh to Plymouth which allows a multitude of different landscapes from which to choose. I am a firm believer of beauty in the world, next time you blow a bubble or notice the sun reflected in a raindrop, look longer and see what might be there

To see more of Emily's work please visit

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Skills

Design, photoshop, photography, art, visual language, illustration, public art, working with people, good in a team

Sector Experience

Extensive Photoshop Experience, Extensive Public Art Commissions for Schools and NHS, Extensive Gallery Exhibitions, Design of cards for Twice as Nice Publishers, Design of Flooring Squires Garden Centre, Design of products for TTS Educational Catalogue, Logo Design/ Branding for - Children's Lab, Bilbau, Logo Design - Eszters House Child Minding

Awards

1st Class BA Hons Fine Art Camberwell School of Art, MA Alternative Media Chelsea School of Art, Winner Northern Design Awards 2012, Shortllisted Digital Printer Awards 2011, Shorlisted Arts in a Healing Environment 2012

Clients

AFL Architects, Birmingham LIFT, Cleveland Police, Grit and Pearl, ITV - 60 Minute Makeover, Kings Fund, Lime Arts, Madam Tussauds, NHS Tameside and Glossop, PLEYDELL SMITHYMAN LIMITED, Shire Hall Gallery, Squires Garden Centre, The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, TTs Educational Catalogue, Twice as Nice Greeting Cards, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS, Zest Arts