Emma Ward is an early career artist living and working in Central Queensland. Emma’s practise explores painting, drawing and sculpture with an agenda of connecting and expressing emphatically to stories of the ‘nurturer’.
Emma’s practice is a constantly evolving. Inspired by artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Janet Laurence, Cherry Hood and Gina Kalabishis, Emma is devoted to exploring the psychology of the female paradigm in society and in nature.
Her stories connect feelings with memories, and the importance of recording subtle, yet powerful moments in time. As a catalyst to unlocking narratives Emma uses familiar, often mundane objects to weave stories about identity, love and the feminine condition.
ARTIST CV
Born 1977
Lives and works in Rockhampton, Queensland
Emma's practise is currently exploring the psychology of the feminine paradigm through paint,
drawing and sculpture.
Currently studying a Bachelor of Visual Art with Curtin University 2020 - 2023
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 ONLINE COLLECTIONS
2017 Draft, Rockhampton Art Gallery, Rockhampton
2017 Playtime, Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery, Biloela
2015 Birds of a Feather, Banana Shire Regional Gallery, Biloela
2012 Lovers & Daydreamers, My Sisters House Store, Rockhampton
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Counterparts, Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery
2018 Collection Intervention, Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery
2017 Caravan of Curiosities, Gympie Art Gallery
2017 Caravan of Curiosities, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery
2016 Caravan of Curiosities, Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery, Biloela
2016 Caravan of Curiosities, Mill Gallery, Yeppoon
2015 My Sisters House Store, Rockhampton
2013 Artists of SE Queensland, Art & Design Precinct Brisbane
2013 Inspirations, Royal Qld Art Society, Rockhampton
2013 Fresh Paint, Mill Gallery, Yeppoon
2011 Members Exhibitions, Mill Gallery, Yeppoon
ACHIEVEMENTS
2020 Finalist in the Stanthorpe Art Prize
2019 The Annie Tan Memorial Watercolour Award, thanks to The Booth Memorial Fund
of Annie Tan (Yuh Siew) and the Geoff Booth Foundation – Qld Regional Art Awards,
Flying Arts Alliance Inc.
2019 Finalist in Bayton Award, Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery
2019 Finalist in Lethbridge 20 000 Online Section
2019 Finalist in Artlovers Art Prize see here
2019 Finalist in Contemporary Art Prize see here
2018 Touring exhibition of the Qld Regional Art Awards see here
2018 Finalist in CQU Creates University Prize
2018 Finalist in Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award
2018 Finalist in Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize
2017 Finalist in the Bayton Award – Rockhampton
2017 Finalist for CQU Creates University Prize
EMPLOYMENT
2019 Rockhampton City Council Pathway Design creation for Gracemere Shops
2019 Artist in Residency Rockhampton South Kindergarten
2018 Judge of Art Mix Students Art Prize, Banana Shire Regional
2018 Faces of Del, masterclass with Rockhampton Art Gallery
2018 Artist in Residency, Rockhampton South Kindergarten
2018 Workshops and Pop Up at Artists Village, Rockhampton River Festival
2018 St Peters Primary Artist in Residency, Year Prep - 6
2017 Monthly Watercolour classes, Rockhampton Art Gallery
2017 Collage workshop, Capricornia Printmakers
2016 St Peters Primary Artist in Residency, Year Prep - 6
2016 Arts in the Park, children’s workshops
2016 Creative workshops, Rockhampton Regional Council
2015 St Pauls Primary Artist in Residency, Year Prep - 7
COLLECTIONS
Banana Shire Regional Gallery, Biloela 2017
Private collections around Australia, America, New Zealand, Netherlands
