Emily Wolfe, is an emerging oil painter and charcoal artist, based in Ballarat. Emily embarked on her artistic journey in the late '90s and in 2018 took her initial strides towards a dedicated career in art, on the side of working as a horticulturalist. With a Diploma of Arts in Ceramics from 2001 and a recent foray into Fine Art at Federation University, Emily's diverse educational background and natural ability to self-instruct fuels her experimental approach to art.
Her art ranges from the edgy contours of boho-punk portraiture and figurative works, to the delicate interplay of floral and semi-abstract geometric portraiture. Taking inspiration from her love of gardens, nature and the world around her. Characterised by a strong feminine presence and an exploratory blend of photographed textures, light, and composition. Emily’s technique is a meticulous layering of glazes and mediums, showing her strong understanding of colour and light. This allows her subjects, along with their stories and emotions to emerge organically.
Emily’s pieces invite viewers to engage with their imaginations, offering each person a unique emotional and interpretative experience. For Emily, creating art is a liberating language - an unbound expression of stories, images, and feelings that resonate with and inspire her audience. Emily often draws on her feelings and experience growing up with undiagnosed dyslexia and ADHD and how it contributed to depression and anxiety throughout her life. She wants others to see the bigger theme is about finding strength and beauty within yourself.
Emily is drawn to constantly seek new inspiration and continually explores new techniques and subjects that in itself add to her boho art practice. In the future, Emily would like to explore aspects of the Australian landscape and environment in her art.
