Emily Florence was born in 1947 in Magna, Utah, a small copper mining town. She studied art at Utah State University in Logan, Utah and continued her studies at Art Students League in New York City. She has been a lifelong student, exploring watercolors and acrylics and the sublime processes of fluid art and monoprinting.
Artist Statement
Through my practice of Zen Buddhism, my art comes into being. Watching my breath, the work unfolds and becomes my meditation. Always embracing the controlled accident, my paintings are formed naturally, the flowing paint dictating the mood. With the absence of symmetry, I balance form with emptiness to know when enough is said.
Education
BFA, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Art Students League, New York, New York
Exhibitions
Harvest Fair Group Show, Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, October 2014
Small Works Group Show, Prince Gallery, December 2014
Featured Artist, ezine Artists Culture, February 2015
Petaluma Arts Association Annual Library Show, March 2015
Solo Exhibition, Gaia’s Garden, Santa Rosa, April - May 2015
Open Studios Tour, Petaluma Arts Association, Petaluma, May 2015
Glow Show, ARTescape, Sonoma, June 2015
Solo Exhibition, Simons Gallery, Santa Rosa, December 2015 - March 2016
Solo Exhibition, Gaia’s Garden, Santa Rosa, July - August 2016
Solo Exhibition, Coffee Bazaar, Guerneville, August 2016
Flight Group Show, Chroma Gallery, Santa Rosa, September 2016
Santa Rosa Art Guild Show, Rohnert Park Community Center, October 2017
Santa Rosa Art Guild Show, Gaia’s Garden, Santa Rosa, September - October 2017
Healing By Art, Santa Rosa Arts Center, Santa Rosa, February - March 2018
Member Show, Santa Rosa Arts Center, Santa Rosa, May 2018
Landscape and Memories, Santa Rosa Arts Center, Santa Rosa, June - July 2018
The Controlled Accident, Santa Rosa Arts Center, Santa Rosa, August - Sept. 2018
Group Exhibition, Made Local Marketplace, Santa Rosa, February 2018 to Present
Santa Rosa Art Guild Group Show, Gaia’s Garden, Santa Rosa, Sept. - Oct. 2018
Small Works, Santa Rosa Arts Center, Santa Rosa, December - January 2018
Nirvana, Solo Show, The Spinster Sisters, Santa Rosa, February - April 2019
Healing the Environment, Santa Rosa Arts Center, Santa Rosa, February - March 2019
Santa Rosa Arts Center Members Show, Santa Rosa, April 2019
Cunningham, Horan and Studio Firenze, Aqus Cafe, Petaluma, April 15 - July 15, 2019
A Day in the Life, Santa Rosa Arts Center, June 7 - July 26, 2019
The Pale Rooms of my Past, Person Senior Wing, Santa Rosa, July 22 - August 30, 2019
The Grace of Fluidity, Zoftig Eatery, November - December 2019
Artwork at Gaia’s Garden, December 16, 2019 - January 31, 2020
Santa Rosa Arts Center Members Show, April 4 - April 24, 2020
National Arts Driveby, June 20, 2020
Art in the Time of Covid, Santa Rosa Arts Center, July 17, 2020
Six Degrees - Postponed, September 15 - November 5, 2020
VOTE 2020! Santa Rosa Arts Center, October 1 - November 3, 2020
I ❤️ Sonoma County, Santa Rosa Arts Center, November 6 - December 30, 2020
New Beginnings, Santa Rosa Arts Center, January 1 - February 28, 2021
Santa Rosa Arts Center Members Show, March 1 - April 30, 2021
Just Flowers, Santa Rosa Arts Center, May 6 - June 30, 2021
Our Precious Planet, Santa Rosa Arts Center, July 2 - August 28, 2021
We the People, Santa Rosa Arts Center, September 3 - October 30, 2021
The Gift, Santa Rosa Arts Center, November 5 - January 1, 2022
Airport Health Club, Santa Rosa, January 5 - March 31, 2022
Canyons, YMCA, Santa Rosa, July 2 - August 28, 2022
Elysium, National Arts Program, Finley Community Center, Santa Rosa, February 6 - April 21, 2023
Vixen on Art to Go Wall, Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, April 1 - June 30, 2023
Velvet Shoe, Accessories, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol April 1 - May 7, 2023
Dark Star, Shadows & Light, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, April 14, 2023 to May 20, 2023
Art: Four Ways, Steele Lane Community Center, Santa Rosa, July 28 - October 12, 2023
Rhythm Canyon, Tempo Show, Santa Rosa Arts Center, Santa Rosa, June 2 - July 23, 2023
Nightbirds, Rascals Salon, Santa Rosa, August 7 - October 1, 2023
Anemone, Anything Goes, Graton Gallery, Graton, July 8 - August 6, 2023
Diana, Gallery Boutique, Petaluma Arts Center, October 1 - December 31, 2023
Phantom, Santa Rosa Arts Center, October 5 - November 12, 2023
In Solitude, Petaluma Arts Center, November 16 - December 16, 2023
Dark Star, Santa Rosa Arts Center, February 1 - March 31, 2024
Ciara, National Arts Program, Finley Community Center, February 5 - April 19, 2024
Reverberations, Chiaroscuro Art Group, Sebastopol Library, May 30- July 21, 2024