Bio

Emma White is a Toronto-based artist. She is a current resident of the Akin Studio Program at AUTO BLDG, where she works on her oil paintings and photo collages. She recently participated in the 2022 Adventure Painting Residency in Banff, Alberta, where she painted en plein air for two weeks with a group of fellow painters. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including Smoke the Moon in Santa Fe, Carrie Secrist Gallery in Chicago, Warbling Collective in the United Kingdom, Dianna Witte Gallery in Toronto, and most recently, with Wallack Galleries in Ottawa.

Artist Statement

My paintings consist of scenes created from multiple landscapes that come together to evoke a specific mood or inexplicable feeling. I have always had a hard time putting how I feel into words, but sometimes a location or a time of day can at least vaguely communicate the feeling to the outside world. My paintings are nostalgic and familiar, but at the same time, impossible and unattainable, as they consist of multiple source images that once combined, create a fantasy land. Within each painting are pockets of everyday scenery that may be glimpsed through a car window or while walking to work. The paintings are my attempt to express my deep appreciation for the natural world and the time I spend within it, and to capture the feelings that stir within me while spending time outside.

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