Emma Bass

EMMA BASS IS AN ESTABLISHED NEW ZEALAND ARTIST WHOSE PRACTICE CENTRES ON FLOWERS, NATURE AND WELLBEING THROUGH BEAUTY.

Bass' floral compositions inspire metaphorical and narrative interpretations, they are regularly exhibited in leading art galleries in New Zealand and internationally and held in private collections throughout the world. Bass is the only New Zealand artist invited to exhibit at the prestigious Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London both in 2016 and 2022.

Bass seeks to cultivate a sense of hope, her work addresses a psychic human need for the uplifting power of beauty. This connects with her earliest career as a nurse in which she sought to heal and comfort.

Bass says “Flowers are one of the most universal forms of beauty. They are tokens of love, a natural expression of the environment. Everywhere in the world flowers are cherished in some form. What's more, they are scientifically proven to improve mental health and wellbeing. Flowers have power!”

Auckland Technical Institute, Auckland, Diploma of Nursing 1985-87
Unitec, Auckland, Diploma of Photography 1992-94
Camera Club, Leicester Square, Photographic course, 1990
Elam Summer School, Auckland, photography 1991

Solo exhibitions:

2023 Florassemblage The Ellerton Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2023 Spirit of Eden Boyd Dunlop Gallery, Napier, NZ
2022 Bloom ARS Gallery, Michigan, USA
2021 Open Becker Minty Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2021 Love Boyd Dunlop Gallery, Napier, NZ
2020 The Impossible Garden Alberton House, Auckland, NZ
2019 A Little Garden Artis Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2018 Embellish Waiheke Art Gallery, Waiheke, NZ
2017 Embellish Smyth Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2014 New Work Black Asterisk Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2014 Imperfect II Black Asterisk Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2013 Imperfect Diversion Gallery, Picton, NZ
2012 Imperfect Red Gallery, Nelson, NZ
2012 Imperfect Black Asterisk Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2001 Bloom Chiaroscuro gallery, Auckland, NZ

Group Exhibitions:

2022 Spring Red Art Gallery, Nelson, NZ
2022 The Summer Exhibition Royal Academy, London, UK
2021 Flower Fever Fållnäs Gard, Sorunda, Sweden
2021 Open Becker Minty, Sydney, Australia
2020 Semicolon Föenander Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2020 Flora & Fauna Föenander Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2020 Grounded Artsy/Daniel Raphael Gallery, London, UK
2019 Salon des Refusés Camden Image Gallery, London, UK
2019 On Paper ...