Emily Besser is an Australian artist currently based in London. She lives with her husband and their two sons.

Besser graduated from Sydney College of the Arts with First Class Honours in 2001 and went on to complete a graduate law degree at the University of New South Wales in 2004.

After practicing native title, environmental and planning law for 10 years she returned to her painting practice. Her work can be found in:

Denmark

Splish

Australia

Anthea Polsen Gallery

Boom Gallery 

Australian Design Centre

CV

Education

1998–2001

Bachelor of Visual Arts (Painting), Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney University – First Class Honours

2002–2005

Bachelor of Laws LLB, University of NSW

2018–2019

Silversmithing, Central School of Jewellery, London

2019

Watercolour workshop, Morley College, London

2019

Life Drawing Intensive workshop x 1 week, Royal Drawing School, Shoreditch

Exhibitions

Solo

2019

Recent Work, Plumbline Gallery at St Ives, Cornwall

2018

Pairings: New Work, Boom Gallery, Geelong

Unravelling: A Place I Know, Anthea Polson Gallery, Brisbane

2017

To the Edges: Pieced Work, Boom Gallery, Geelong

2016

World of Things, Boom Gallery, Geelong

The Other Art Fair, Sydney

2015

Myths to Live By, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Sydney

Kogarah Art Prize, finalist, Kogarah Cultural Centre

Archi-Bottle, finalist, Cake Wines, Sydney

2014

The Design Files Open House, Melbourne

The Aztecs (Jewellery), Australian Museum, Sydney

Adventuresome Things, Hut13 Gallery, Melbourne

Adventuresome Things, Boom Gallery, Geelong

2009

Balmain Art and Craft Show, Sydney

2007

Cybaline Chant, 72 Erskine Gallery, Sydney

2000–2001

BVA Honours Degree Show, Sydney College of the Arts

Degree Show, Sydney College of the Arts

Group

2019

Ritual Practice, Modern Times, Melbourne

HOME, Block J, Sydney

More is More: Collage, Geelong, Victoria

2018

The Artful Mum, Penny Farthing Design House, Sydney

Here We See, Gallery There, Melbourne

Selection of works, Plumbline Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall, UK

2017

Curated X Bettina McIlwraith, Totem Road, Paddington, Sydney

Spring, The Happenstore, Sydney

Pattern + Colour, Sydney Children’s Hospital

Solace, Sheffer Gallery, Darlington Sydney

No Woman is an Island, Blindside Ari, Melbourne

2016

Pink, Enough Space, Melbourne

Stockroom Highlights, Boom Gallery, Geelong

Home, Modern Times, Melbourne

Peace of Art, Fenton & Fenton, Melbourne

Twelve, Koskela, Sydney

2015

Art/Vert, Saint Cloche art space, Paddington

Group Show, Boom Gallery, Geelong

Group Show, Centrehouse Community Arts Centre, Lane Cove

2014

Peace of Art, Fenton and Fenton, Melbourne

Christmas Show, Boom Gallery, Geelong

2000–2009

Artists’ Books, Gallery Wren, Surry Hills

Slipstitch, Phatspace Gallery, Darlinghurst

Frontline, Phatspace Gallery, Darlinghurst

Children’s Games, Phatspace, Darlinghurst

Drawings, Rocket Art, Newcastle