Emma Pratt
Emma's paintings are historically informed landscapes interwoven with her own and other human activities.
Emma Pratt was born in Taihape and graduated with a BFA from
Ilam School of Fine Art at the University of Canterbury in 1994.
Her paintings are historically informed landscapes interwoven with
her own and other human activities.
Emma moved to Seville, Spain in 2006 where she had met her
husband five years before. While there have been some developments
in her technique such as her use of dry-brushing oils on canvas,
Emma's paintings are still full of Aotearoa New Zealand's
landscapes. Her recent works are not as "road-centric" as earlier
series of snapshot views of New Zealand's landscape which reflected
a personal travel map, but still capture New Zealand's vistas with
their own language and geological evidence interwoven with human
activity.
Working in Spain, Emma depicts the impressive and dramatic
New Zealand landscape, volcanic plateaus, eruptions, or the quiet
serenity of the mountainous vistas.
Emma exhibits her work in New Zealand and Spain. Her work has
been recognised in New Zealand by the Noresewear Art Awards, Molly
Morpeth Canaday Art Award, and in 2008 by EMASESA Art Award in
Seville.
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