ABOUT EM

Emily Shannon is a Wagga Wagga–based artist and educator creating on Wiradjuri Country. Her practice is driven by vibrant colour, energetic mark-making, and the rhythmic patterns found in botanical forms. With a keen eye for texture, composition, and balance, she explores the natural world through a distinctly tactile and expressive lens.

Working across mixed media, digital processes, and experimental techniques, Emily’s practice sits at the intersection of art, science, and history. She creates her own papers, inks, and pigments, often repurposing organic matter and human waste to develop sustainable, innovative materials for artmaking.

With degrees in science and education, Emily is passionate about sharing her process and discoveries. She regularly leads workshops and facilitates community art projects, inviting others into creative exploration while fostering connection, curiosity, and environmental awareness.

Recent Art Projects:

• Stand Strong (2026) Collaborative mural with Youth Of Wagga, supported by Wagga Wagga City Council

• Allelopathy (2025) Artist In Residence at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

• Commemorative Community Art Mural (2025) for Up2Date Store, Coolamon

• Collaborative Youth Building Mural (2025) for Bland Shire Youth Centre, West Wyalong

• Cultivate (2024) Solo Art Exhibition, Ambo Gallery Wagga Wagga

• Caught (2024) Selected for commision by Eastern Riverina Arts for A3 Series

• The C(craft) Word (2024) Selected for Group Art Exhibition, Ambo Gallery Wagga Wagga

• Further past projects