b. 1976

Emma was born in Bray, County Wicklow in 1976 and graduated in Fine Art from the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Dunlaoghaire in 1997. She later moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland to continue her studies at the University of Ulster where she gained a Masters in Fine Art degree in 2004.

Emma has also gained recognition for her work by winning several awards including the Zurich Young Artists’ Award (2005), the Carson McDowell Award (2004), and the Royal Ulster Academy President’s Prize in 2002. Most recently Emma was awarded a bursary to take part in a residency at Tacheles Art Centre, Berlin as well as an individual artist award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland