Emily Nam [b. 1984 Australia + living in New York City] is a research-based interdisciplinary artist, whose practice encompasses painting, documentation, design and critical inquiry. She is host of the artist conversation series We Are Art People, and her field recording project WAHDUWAH was broadcast on Soho Radio London [2022-2024]. As an innovative problem solver, Emily's practice applies an integrative approach to generating projects which expand possibilities for participation and an understanding of the human condition. Working across multiple disciplines and communities has provided Nam with a unique and comprehensive understanding of visual communication and aesthetics. Artwork and projects have been featured in and designed for print publication, radio broadcast and music video, and in curatorial projects for the interior and gallery space; in North America, Australia, UK and Asia.
Projects have been featured:
The New York Times Vogue Dazed Korea POP Magazine Hyperallergic Zoo Magazine NTS Radio Soho Radio London i-D Magazine The World of Interiors Hyukoh M/V 82 Major M/V DUMBO Improvement District
Education
New York Studio School, NY — MFA Painting 2018 RMIT, Australia — B.Design(Fashion. Hons) 2010 Parsons School of Design, NY — Integrated Design Curriculum, study abroad 2008 The University of Melbourne, Australia — B.Sci(Biomedical Anatomy + Physiology) 2006
2025 Camp, EVP with CM Von Hausswolff/Michael Esposito, Pyrenees, France 2023-2025 Two Trees CSSP Recipient, Dumbo, BK 2021-2022 New York Studio School Post-Graduate Residency, Dumbo, BK 2018 Camp, Experimental Composition with Eli Kezler, Pyrenees, France
Artist Statement
My work is an interdisciplinary practice that examines color, form, and sound as systems for decision making and nonverbal documentation. Drawing from ethnographic considerations, I approach color as both material and cognitive structure—mixed, layered, and experienced—using it as a method of notation to register movement, duration, and spatial relationship. Painting operates as a score rather than an image, where pattern and shape are stacked and juxtaposed to generate rhythm, tension, and correspondence. Through research, ritualized process and haptic engagement with materials, each surface develops through accumulation and erasure. Retaining evidence of a search rather than a resolution. Works function as microcosmic maps that invite navigation and position perception as an active process shaped by proximity, repetition, and sensory attention.
All artwork and photography are copyrighted and protected under international copyright laws. Artwork may not be replicated or reproduced in any form without prior permission.
