Emily Gherard
Precious and Vulnerable, 2020. Intaglio printed on plaster with interior cedar frame, 72 x 132 x 3 ½ inches.
The Mothers #5, 2021. Acrylic and Flashe paint on cedar
with staples, 65 x 42 x 7 inches
BIOGRAPHY
Born: Phoenix, Arizona, 1979
Resides: Seattle, Washington
Education: University of Washington (M.F.A., 2004); Rhode Island School of Design (B.F.A., 2002)
Website: gherard.com
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
“Closer to the Bone,” J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle.
2021
“Not a Billboard,” J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle.
2020
“We Have Always Been Broken,” Oxbow Gallery, Seattle.
2017
“It All Burns,” Bridge Productions, Seattle.
2016
“Making Presence Known,” Bridge Productions, Seattle.
SELECTED GROUPS EXHIBITIONS
2025
“Women of the Pacific Northwest,” Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, Georgia.
2024
“The Corner Show,” D.D.D.D., New York.
“Painting at Night,” Opalka Gallery, Russell Sage College, Albany, New York.
“Made in Paint XI,” The Sam and Adele Golden Gallery at Golden Artist Colors, New Berlin, New York.
2022
“Dinner with Agnes Martin,” The Vestibule, Seattle.
2021
“Always On: Art and Motherhood,” SOIL Gallery, Seattle.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024
Jaeger, William. “Opalka Show, Fueled by Caregivers, Displays Diverse Styles, Intentions,” Times Union (September 12).
Kirkpatrick, Mackenzie. “Tight Corners at D.D.D.D.,” twocoatsofpaint.com (July 19).
2023
Vansynghel, Margo. “New Downtown Seattle Art Space and Other December 2023 Art Highlights,” Seattle Times (November 24).
2022
Gill, Jenny. “In the Studio: Emily Gherard,” Joan Mitchell Foundation Journal (June 30).
2019
Vansynghel, Margo. “Without Paul Allen, Seattle Art Fair Opens to Questions about Its Future,” Crosscut (August 1).
“Emily Gherard Talks Motherhood, Being Vulnerable and Avoiding Jealousy,” Beyond the Studio Podcast (January 31).