Emily Thomas Maharry

I am an abstract painter based in Ojai, CA, focusing on landscape as a point of departure.
Maine is where I grew up, and went to college in New Hampshire where I concentrated on printmaking and drawing.

Most of my inspiration is from nature and color, especially the color of overcast mornings and how the light affects the clarity of detail, creating a blurred environment and vibrant tone.
Subconsciously absorbing colors of the coasts and mountains I run and backpack in, my work takes on an ethereal quality. Simplifying complex ideas, layering textures and colors while creating a minimal composition are of special interest to me.

2025 jan-feb Earthtones, solo show, Ojai art Center, ojai ca
2025 jan-mar Ojai Visions, group show, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, ojai, ca
2024 aug-oct Inside Outside Flipside, group show, Ojai Valley Museum, ojai, ca
2024 jun-sept Artist in Residency at George Anderson Gallery, portland, maine
2024 apr-jul Spirit Of Place, Fox Gallery, ventura, ca
2024 jan-mar Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, group show, ojai, ca
2023 jun-sept Artist in Residency at George Anderson Gallery, portland, maine
2023 aug-nov Turning Corners, group show, Ojai Valley Museum, ojai, ca
2023 may featured artist at Sol Haus open house event, ojai, ca
2023 jan-mar Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, group show, ojai, ca
2022 aug-oct Perception and Persistence, group show, Ojai Valley Museum, ojai, ca
2022 jun-jury Surroundings, solo show, Farmer and the Cook, ojai, ca
2022 sept-nov Power of Green, juried show, Carpinteria Arts Center, carpinteria, ca
2007 june-aug group show, Diamond Cove Gallery, great diamond island, maine