Faculty of Art
Cross-Disciplinary Art: Life Studies
Meet the Artist
Emily
Withers
Cross-disciplinary
“Inspired by the body, the environment, and all living beings, Emily attempts to philosophically explore what it means to exist as a unique individual, by fragmenting her sense of self. Examining what makes up the self through sociological and philosophical perspectives, she focuses on embodiment, subjectivity, and intersubjectivity, through multiple intersectional narratives. Always with a positive mindset, she created her thesis imagining, through the self-cloning Marmorkrebs Crayfish, the possibilities of regeneration and renewal of the self, noting the interconnected ways in which everything affects everything else. As she continues to learn different mediums and explores their possible combinations, she looks forward to continuously creating artworks memorializing her existence in the present. ”
Emily Withers takes pride in being a Cross-Disciplinary artist who loves learning about, working with, and combining as many different materials as possible. She has completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with honours at Ontario College of Art and Design University, majoring in Cross-Disciplinary Art: Life Studies, and minoring in Social Sciences. She loves making art about life, specifically about the body and nature and the ways they intertwine, often from a sociological and philosophical perspective. Emily chooses the combination of mediums she will use for each piece she creates, depending on its concept and what she hopes to communicate. She lives and works teaching art to children in Toronto, Ontario, and hopes to explore more of Canada after she graduates. Emily has shown her work most recently in 2023 at the Ada Slaight Gallery's show 'Deep Down My Heart Sings', and in Gallery 1313's show 'Propinquity'. Emily is a grateful recipient of the Delaney Entrance Undergraduate Scholarship. After University Emily is excited to always continue learning, further exploring the medium of wood, and incorporating more mediums and possible combinations into her practice.
OCAD U - Faculty of Arts & Science
Social Sciences
Minor Completed, 2022
Woodworking Painting and Drawing Sculpture and Installation Metalworking Mouldmaking Conceptual Art Ceramics Jewellery Making Handicrafts Encaustic