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Violet Emsley
Violet Emsley
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Violet Emsley
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Violet Emsley
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Violet Emsley
Violet Emsley
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Violet Emsley
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Violet Emsley
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Violet Emsley
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At almost 80 years old, Violet Emsley is the oldest artist working in the Venture Arts studio and creates immersive abstract artworks in print, textiles and paint. She has historically worked in textiles, with a piece being exhibited at The Whitworth in 2022, as part of A Modest Show (the collateral programme to British Art Show 9).
As her eyesight has worsened, Violet prefers to work more intuitively with paint and colour. The development of her work has resulted in these freely expressive prints and paintings that use layering of colour and texture to great effect.
Two of Violet’s paintings featured in the YESS LAD exhibition, which ran at TJ Boulting during Frieze London in 2022, and as part of the National Festival of Making in 2023.
Violet Emsley's exhibitions and events
- Portraits of Recovery + Venture Arts in Dialogue: Spaces Between Creative Workshop 21st Sep 2024
- Green 10th Jul 2024
- Local Artist Print Launch 11th Apr 2024
- Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair 22nd Oct 2023
- YESS LAD 15th Jul 2023
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A Modest Show
The Whitworth
2022
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Greetings Cards
2023
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Greetings Cards
2023
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We are delighted when people want to commission work from us and our artists. This can either be as a group project or an individual artist creating one of their unique pieces for you.
To find out more and to arrange a studio visit please contact Katherine Long on 0161 232 1223 or email katherine@venturearts.org
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