BORN
1991, Berkeley California
EDUCATION
Royal College of Art (RCA); London, UK; MA in Painting (2018)
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA); Baltimore, MD; BFA (2013)
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
Porthmeor Studio Short Let Residency, St Ives, U.K (2024)
Hopper Prize Finalist (2021)
New American Paintings Pacific Coast Competition (2020)
London Bronze Editions; London Bronze Casting; London, U.K (2020)
Porthmeor Studio Short Let Residency, St Ives, U.K (2020)
Palazzo Monti Residency; Brescia, Italy (2019)
John Moores Painting Prize Shortlisted Candidate/ Exhibitor; Liverpool Museums, Liverpool (2018)
Bloomberg New Contemporaries; Bloomberg Philanthropies; London, UK (2018)
Harley Open Judges Prize Winner; Welbeck Estates, Harley Museum and Foundation; Nottingham, UK (2017)
Presidential Fellowship Grant; Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO (2013)
Anderson Ranch Arts Center Residency Workshop; Snowmass Village, CO (2013)
Vermont Studio Center Residency; Johnson, VT (2013)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo
Devotion, Alexander Berggruen; New York City, NY, US (2026)
Encounters, Huxley-Parlour; London, UK (2022)
REALMS OF THE [UN]REAL, PUBLIC Gallery; London, UK (2019)
Group
Neck of the wood, PUBLIC Gallery; London, UK (2025)
Across The Pond: Contemporary Painting in London; Eric Firestone Gallery; New York City, NY, US(2024)
Birdsong; Timothy Taylor; London, UK(2023)
Dreaming of Eden; Timothy Taylor; New York City, NY, US(2023)
Dallas Art Fair; Alexander Berggruen; Dallas,TX, US (2023)
Positions Pt 1; Alma Pearl; London, UK (2023)
MiArt; Huxley-Parlour Gallery; Millan, IT (2023)
Pounding The Pavement; Galeria Pelaires; Palma De Mallorca, Spain (2022)
Liminal Spaces; Galerie Isa; Mumbai, India (2022)
Sholto Blissett, Emma Fineman, Madeline Peckenpaugh; Alexander Berggruen; New York City, NY, US (2021)
Transatlantico; Mana Contemporary x Palazzo Monti; NJ, US (2020)
Begin Again; Guts Gallery; London, UK (2020)
New Mythologies: Figurative Abstraction in Contemporary Painting, Huxley-Parlour Gallery; London, UK (2019)
Wolves by the Road, Assembly House Leeds; Leeds, UK; Curated by Kate Mothes (2019)
FBA Futures, Federation of British Artists; London, UK (2019)
John Moores Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery; Liverpool, UK (2018)
New Contemporaries, South London Gallery; London, UK; Bloomberg Philanthropies (2018)
Paper Cuts, Saatchi Gallery; London, UK; Curated by Kris Day (2018)
SURGE, East Wing Biennial 13; Somerset House; London, UK; Selected by the Courtauld Institute of Art (2018)
Layover, Versus Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey (2018)
New Contemporaries, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, UK; Bloomberg Philanthropies (2018)
Orbit UK Art Graduates Show, OXO Bargehouse, London, UK; Juried by Stephanie Dieckvoss, Aindrea Emelife, Oli Epp, Gabrielle du Plooy (2018)
RBA Rising Stars, Framers Gallery; London, UK; Selected by The Royal Society of British Artists (2018)
Thumbnails, Hockney Gallery; London UK (2018)
Harley Open Juried Art Prize, Harley Gallery & Museum; Nottingham, UK; Curated by Hannah Obee, Geoff Diego Litherland, and Lucy Phillips (2017)
1st Kiss, Junior High Gallery; Los Angeles, CA; Curated by Girl On Girl Collective (2016)
Gluggaveður; Laugarvatn, Iceland (2015)
Open Studios// Works From Arteles; Haukijärvi, Finland (2015)
Works from Villa Flavia, Artigiana; Milazzo, Sicily (2014)
açık | open, Maumau; Istanbul, Turkey (2014)
Palimpsest, Maumau: Tophane Artwalk, Istanbul, Turkey (2014)
Mordes Collection, White Space; West Palm Beach, FL (2014)
PUBLICATIONS
Fineman, Emma, Poetic License: The Genesis Project; Nowness; May (2025)
Fineman, Emma, 5 Artists to Follow If You Like Francis Bacon; Artsy; January (2025)
Fineman, Emma; Seven Questions with Emma Fineman; ArtUK; May (2022)
Fineman, Emma; Meet SohoHouse Artist Emma Fineman; Soho House Issue 6; November (2022)
Fineman, Emma; Artist Diaries; PIECE WITH ARTIST; January (2021)
Fineman, Emma; Pacific Coast Competition, New American Paintings; Issue 151; December (2020)
Fineman, Emma; Emma Fineman: 'May I Have Your Attention Please?'; London Live; April (2019)
Fineman, Emma; Must-See Exhibitions This May; Rise Art; April (2019)
Fineman, Emma; Emma Fineman’s Ghostly New Paintings at PUBLIC Gallery Stir the Soul; Medium; March (2019)
Fineman, Emma; The Best Contemporary Female Art Exhibitions Happening in London This March; Boundary Online; March (2019)
Fineman, Emma; Solo exhibition of new works by Emma Fineman on view at PUBLIC Gallery; Art Daily; March (2019)
Fineman, Emma; REALMS OF THE (UN) REAL; Wall Street International; February (2019)
Fineman,Emma; My Top Five – Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2018, Delphian Magazine; January (2019)
Fineman, Emma; Issue 18- Interview- Emma Fineman, Floorr Magazine; January (2019)
Fineman, Emma; Artist Profile on Young Space, YngSpc.com; March (2018)
Fineman, Emma; Selection of Works Curated By Kristian Day, ArtMaze Magazine; Winter Issue, p90-91 (2018)
Fineman, Emma; 18 Artists to Follow on Format, Juxtapoz November (2017)
Fineman, Emma; 20 Contemporary Painters With Gallery-Worthy Portfolios, Format Magazine May (2017)
Fineman, Emma; Artist Profile: Emma Fineman, Forartssake.com; October (2017)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Guest Speaker; Saint Joseph's Arts Society in partnership with Marianne Boesky Gallery; San Francisco, CA (2024)
Guest Lecturer; Royal College of Art MA Painting Course; London, UK (2023)
Guest Speaker; Porthmeor Virtual Panel Discussion; Borlase Smart John Wells Trust; St Ives, UK (2020)
Guest Speaker; The Art ofSuccess; Sarabande Foundation; London, UK (2019)
Guest Speaker; Female Futures; FBA Futures at Mall Galleries; London, UK (2019)
Guest Speaker; John Moores Prize; Walker Gallery; Liverpool, UK (2018)
Guest Speaker; Chelsea College; London, UK (2017)
Guest lecturer for the Advanced Placement Painting Class; The MarylandInstitute College of Art; Baltimore, MD (2013)
Guest Speaker for the Advanced Placement Drawing Class; The Maryland Institute College of Art; Baltimore, MD (2012)