Emma Ferrer,The Argive Ritual to the Warder of The Dead, 2024.
Oil on raw linen.
Her artistic journey began early.
Artist Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer with her paintingThe Scapegoat(2023).
After completing her foundational training, Ferrer relocated to New York City in 2015.
Ten years later, to have my own show here is really incredible, she says.
Emma Ferrer,At Sea, 2024.
Emma Ferrer,The Argive Ritual to the Warder of The Dead, 2024. Oil on raw linen. 35 3/8 x 29 1/2 in
Oil on hand-primed linen.
15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.
Ferrer with her paintingAgnus Dei, 2024.
Emma Ferrer,At Sea, 2024. Oil on hand-primed linen. 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.
Its important to have a dedicated space to create.
In New York, I didnt have that, she says.
My studio overlooks the valley and the seaits truly beautiful.
Ferrer with her paintingAgnus Dei, 2024.
Living there made me realize how deeply intertwined my practice is with nature and the environment around me.
That influence is evident throughout The Scapegoat.
The show is inspired by a painting by William Holman Hunt calledThe Scapegoat, she explains.
Emma Ferrer,You Will Return the Evil to its Steppe (Homage to Zurbarán), 2024. Oil on raw linen. 24 x 14 5/8 in.
I saw it in Liverpool recently, but Ive been obsessed with it for 10 years.
That painting led me to research the biblical myth and its interpretations across cultures.
Emma Ferrer,You Will Return the Evil to its Steppe (Homage to Zurbaran), 2024.
Emma Ferrer,Lost in the Mountains, 2024, Oil on linen. 17 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.
Oil on raw linen.
24 x 14 5/8 in.
I was struggling with an autoimmune disease and found myself standing in front of this chapel, Ferrer recalls.
Photo:Filbert T. Kung
I saw a man praying alone, and it was such a moving moment.
Ive been reading ancient texts, including the Bible, even though Im not religious, she continues.
Emma Ferrer,Lost in the Mountains, 2024, Oil on linen.
17 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.
She was really good at drawing, Ferrer says of Hepburn.
The profound empathy on display in Ferrers work feels like another inheiritance.
It seems she is well on her way.
Ive invited over 450 people, including Glenda Bailey, who put me inHarpers Bazaarwhen I was 19.
Its a full-circle moment.
Ive been in a really prolific rhythm, she says.
Id love to have my work shown in Europe, as well…This is just the first step.
