Emily Kirby

Available Works

Biography

Born into a family of artists in Zambia in 1981, Emily moved to the UK at an early age and grew up in Sussex. Having studied up to foundation level at Brighton College in her early twenties, Emily took up a studio practice and went full time whilst living in London 16 years ago. Emily recently returned to the UK after four years painting in Madrid and Cadiz, she currently lives in Hove.

'My semi abstracted figures are often placed within scenes of nature. An exploration of colour and form has underpinned my practice. Having moved to and lived in different countries, I want my work to exhibit a connectiveness and sensitive appreciation for places I know well, and frequently return to in my work. I have been increasingly interested in painting women within landscapes. Using memories of moments in time that have shaped my experience. As a queer woman, narratives around female connection and intimacy is a subject I often want to explore in my painting.'

Exhibitions

2025
The London Art Fair – Columbia Road Gallery

2024
Group Exhibition, Smithson Projects, Bristol
Group Exhibition, Columbia Road Gallery, London
Group Exhibition, Irving Gallery, Oxford

2023
Group Exhibition, The Art Office, London
Group Exhibition, Presented by Art City Works and The Art Unit, 67 York Street Gallery, London
Group Exhibition, Silo Collective, Hampshire
Solo Exhibition, 2 Gresham Street, London

2022
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead
Jacksons Art Prize, Shortlist
Affordable Art Fair Battersea

2021
Wandering Landscapes, with Victoria Homewood, Gallery 40, Brighton
The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London

2020
Discerning Eye Exhibition
Solo Exhibition, 10 Gresham Street, London
David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

2019
Group Exhibition, 37d Gallery, Lusaka
Joint Exhibition with Peter Mammes, 145 Bethnal Green Road, London

2018
Group Exhibition, 37d Gallery, Lusaka
David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

2017
Joint Exhibition with Radu Tesaro, Bez Zabradli Theatre, Prague
Group Exhibition, David Sherpherd WAY, The Mall Gallery, London

2016
Joint Exhibition with Pam Guhrs Carr, 37d Gallery, Lusaka
Solo Exhibition, Patio Corsario, Valladolid
Solo Exhibition, Menier Gallery, London

2015
Solo Exhibition, Pioneer Underwriters, Bishopsgate, London
Solo Exhibition, Red Dot Gallery, Lusaka

2014
Group Exhibition, David Sherpherd WAY, The Mall Gallery, London
Joint Exhibition with Anna Hymas, The Gallery, Stoke Newington, London
Group Exhibition, Government House, Lusaka

2013
Joint Exhibition with Radu Tesaro, Movenpick Hotel, Bur Dubai, Dubai
Joint Exhibition with Radu Tesaro, 18 Main Square, Prague
Group Exhibition, 37d Gallery, Lusaka

2012
Joint Exhibition with Mark Jeffreys, The Gallery, Stoke Newington, London
Group Exhibition, David Shepherd WAY, The Mall Gallery, London
Solo Exhibition, The Red Dot Gallery, Lusaka

2011
Affordable Art Fair, View Art Gallery, Bristol
Group Exhibition, David Shepherd WAY, The Mall Gallery, London
Group Exhibition, Hidden Portraits, View Art Gallery, Bristol
Solo Exhibition, Red Dot Gallery, Lusaka
Solo Exhibition, International Women’s Day, Kings College, Cambridge University

2010
Group Exhibition, Art and Escape Gallery, 210 Pentonville Road, London

2009
Joint Exhibition with Radu Tesaro, Pyrimida House, Prague