About
Emmette is a South African and Canadian multidisciplinary artist, now based in Toronto, Ontario. Growing up in British Columbia, her work took inspiration from B.C’s diverse environmental ecology and harmonized that with traditional stylistic practices of South African art. Emmette studied at Emily Carr University before moving to Toronto and completing her Honors BFA at York University circa 2023. In 2026 she completed her MFA at OCAD in their Interdisciplinary Arts, Media and Design Program.
Born 1997 in Kamloops, BC, Canada
Artist statement
Primarily, Emmette's creative focus regards subjects that obscure reality and question representation by composing diverse visual narratives. Through oils, textiles and mixed media, she creates abstract reflections that seek to deconstruct societal norms and archetypes, offering a deeper exploration of how our environments, histories, and collective experiences influence identity. Her work exhibits this through distorted portraiture and anomalous figures with an ambiguous lens of stylized and structural beauty. Within the juxtaposing form of imagery, the subject of her work asks the audience to question the relationship between the apparent and the hidden; to consider what exists beyond what is seen. Emmette’s paintings are reflective of personal intimacies, relationships, and diasporic identity.
Details
- Based in
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Works in
- Painting, Textiles, Collage, Conceptual Art, Mixed Media
- Education
- Interdisciplinary Masters in Art's, Media and Design, OCAD University
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Recent CV
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Solo Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions
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Bibliography
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Portfolio
Single image · 2026 · Oil on canvas
Single image · 2026 · Oil, maps, postcards and textiles on canvas
Single image · 2026 · Oil, stamps, maps, and textiles on canvas
Single image · 2026 · Oil, spray paint, archival postcards and banknotes on canvas
Single image · 2026 · Oil on canvas
Single image · 2026 · Oil on Canvas
Single image · 2026 · Oil on canvas
Single image · 2026 · Oil on Canvas
Single image · 2026 · Oil on Canvas
Image series · 2026 · Oil and ink jet print on canvas
Single image · 2026 · Oil on Canvas
Single image · 2026 · Oil on Canvas
Single image · 2025 · Oil on wood canvas
Single image · 2025 · Oil and wood on canvas
Image series · 2024 · Oil on wood canvas