Emma Welch







Emma Welch is an artist residing in Toronto, Canada. Her practice circulates around a process of production she has termed ‘field psychedelia’. Her work has been shown at Andrew Rafacz (Chicago), Hunt Gallery (Toronto), Project Underwing (Toronto), Galerie Nicolas Robert (Montreal), Erin Stump Projects (Toronto), and Egret Egress (Toronto). Her work is included in the collections of Scotiabank Fine Art Collection, Royal Bank of Canada Corporate Art Collection, Equitable Bank Art Collection, as well as several private collections both locally and internationally. Welch holds a BAH in Studio Art from the University of Guelph.

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Featured Works



Molting, 2023, wax pastel and coloured pencil on linen over panel, 72” x 54” Brambles (from study for a flower fence 18), 2021-22, wax pastel on linen over panel, 36" x 27" Diver, 2021, wax pastel and coloured pencil on linen over panel, 48” x 36” Sleeper, 2020, wax pastel and coloured pencil on linen over panel, with black epoxy artist’s frame 41 1/4” x 31“ Spiderling, 2022, wax pastel and coloured pencil on linen over panel, 48” x 36” 3 eggs, 2023, wax pastel and coloured pencil on linen over panel, 12” x 9” Climber (with orbs), 2021, cardboard, two-part waterproof and fire proof epoxy, paint, with black epoxy balls, 100” x 46” Chrysalis, 2024, two-part waterproof and fire proof epoxy, wood, steel 97 x 10 x 10 inches




Exhibitions





Eyespots June 9 – July 15 2023 Emma Welch


Public Exhibitions


Mane Pattern Project Underwing 25 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, ON Fall of 2022 - Spring of 2023 Brutus Porous Emerson Maxwell, Katie McDonald, and Emma Welch Egret Egress 164 Willowvale Lane, Toronto, ON June 19 - July 24, 2021 FTC Andrew Rafacz 1749 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL July 19 - August 31, 2024