Emily Millar

Hello, I'm Emily – a British painter based in Hampshire, UK, working mostly in oils.

I grew up between Winchester, the French countryside, and the island of Menorca, and have since lived in Sydney and Barcelona. That mix of places – the light, the heat, the slower pace of life outdoors – is probably why I keep returning to Mediterranean coastlines, landscapes and still lifes as my main subjects. I paint what I love, and that usually involves warm light. I am hugely inspired by the work of Joaquín Sorolla, Ken Howard and Claude Monet.

My paintings are part of the ongoing collections at Nadia Waterfield Fine Art (Hampshire, UK), Artiologie (Hampshire, UK) and Blue Frame Gallery (Barcelona, Spain). I also exhibit at art shows around the UK, including Art for Youth at Mall Galleries, London, and The Green & Stone Summer Exhibition, London.
I was shortlisted for Spain's 19th l'Alcora-Ximén d'Urrea Young Painter's Prize.
I am a Friend of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.

I take on commissions so please get in touch if you have something in mind.

Penn Studio School of Art, Valérie Pirlot, painting tutorial May 2026
Heatherley’s School of Art, Portrait Session with Tim Benson March 2026
Dulwich College of Art, Portrait Painting in Oils with Alex Tzavaras Jan 2026
Penn Studio School of Art, Marjorie Hicks, painting tutorial July 2024
Penn Studio School of Art, Tom Stevenson, Spring course April 2024
Penn Studio School of Art, Lotta Teal painting demo Feb 2024
Plein air mentoring under Maria Rose, France May 2023
Plein air mentoring under Maria Rose, France Dec 2022
Studio Arts Programme at Metàfora Studio Arts, mentored by Piotr Perski, Barcelona July 2020

Hampshire Open Studios exhibition, UK - August 2026
The Green & Stone Summer Exhibition, London, UK - July-August 2026
Artiologie Spring Summer Open House exhibition, Hampshire, UK - May-June 2026
Nadia Waterfield Fine Art, Spring Show, Hampshire, UK - May-June 2026
Blue Frame Gallery, Barcelona, Spain - current
Nadia Waterfield Fine Art, UK - current
Bell Fine Art, Hampshire, UK - current
Yarmouth Gallery, Isle of Wight, UK - current
Nadia Waterfield Fine Art, Winter Show, Hampshire, UK - Jan 2026
Art for Youth exhibition, Mall Galleries, London UK - Nov 2024
Nadia Waterfield Fine Art, Spring Show, Hampshire, UK - April-May 2024
Art for Youth exhibition, Mall Galleries, London UK - Oct 2023
Gallery 5, Salcombe, UK - 2020-2022
Palo Alto Market, Barcelona, Spain - Aug & Nov 2021
The Silo Exhibition, UK - Sept 2021
The Silo Gallery, Hampshire, UK - Sept 2020
NoGallery, Barcelona, Spain - Aug 2020