Artist Bio

Emma Connelly is an artist practicing collage and textile mending. Currently based in Brooklyn, NY, they previously lived in Butte, MT after they earned their BA from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. Emma was born in Redwood City, CA and grew up between Lake Oswego and Portland, OR.

Emma recontextualizes images plucked from cultural and familial mythologies, as imaged by 20th and 21st century fashion, art, and adult interest publications and children’s literature. Through manual manipulation and “retouching” using paint and careful cuts, these popular fantasies are resisted or reclaimed, bent to suit the needs of a contemporary lesbian feminist. Both collage and mending are methods for the artist to insert themselves into and push back against a culture that favors paths of least resistance.

Through their textiles practice, Emma empowers others to prolong the lives of beloved objects. Emma has been repairing by hand since 2018 and is available for commissions.

Contact

email: Emmac 1115 @ gmail . com

instagram: @ rococobasilisk