Emily Wangerin

For the greater portion of my life I was lost. Artistically, emotionally, and every now and then.. physically. Always treading on to some sort of far away future destination. That was until I learned that there is no end goal. There is no right direction, there is no path, there is no ‘will be’ there only ‘is’ and that progress is not always linear. It wasn’t until I stopping trying to make good, perfect even, art and started to just make art that I found my style.

As reflected in my works, I am inspired by bright and bold colors, creativity and women. Learning that there is no ‘perfect’ motivated me to give portraits a second chance. Semi-abstract portraits embracing the power and beauty of femininity are my current focus.

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I wish I could say I was an artist from the start. Growing up I would have never considered art an option. I wanted to be a lawyer. I looked at my sister who would design beautiful dresses in her notebooks or my brother drawing all sorts of different characters he created. I watched and wished I had that talent.

It wasn’t until high school that I started creating pieces. After freshmen year and finishing my mandatory art courses, I was done with art for the next three years. Or at least that’s wh...