Solo exhibition Queer Bodies Are Holy (Solo – Newcastle – hybrid display) – July 2024 24 new works of queer bodies in acrylic, oil pastel, gouache, and digital Group exhibitions Rivers Within (Durham – physical display) – Jan-Apr 2025 Ceramic wyrm displayed Figures and Forms – Gallery Informal (online display) – 2025 Two mixed media […]
I’ve been working with lino since I started my artistic practice in 2023. I enjoy making playful prints and printing on colourful paper.
I’ve designed a wide range of merchandise, including badges, stickers, t shirts and bags. Here’s a selection of what I’ve designed Stickers Badges T shirts and bags
I have been drawing people for as long as I can remember, but it wasn’t until 2021 that I chose to undertake an art course focussing on queer bodies and life drawing with Wynn McKeon, that I realised how much I loved it. Since then, I now run two life drawing classes, one online and […]
Pride of Place: Queer Spaces of County Durham In 2024, I hosted three art workshops for LGBTQIA+ people to share their memories of County Durham. The workshops offered an inclusive, escapist space for the queer community to come together to share, create, and commemorate their important places in the area through collage, writing, and illustration. […]
I am a trans disabled life model with 6 years of experience modelling both in person and online. I have modelled for Queer Life Drawing and London Drawing online, as well as numerous in-person life drawing classes across the North East, Yorkshire, and London. I usually pose standing with my walking stick, and have access […]
Here’s a collection of the poster designs and mock advertising I’ve made for various projects since 2024. I really enjoy using bright colours and abstract shapes in my work, which you can see in these examples.
Here’s a selection of digital illustrations I’ve made, ranging from more simple line art to detailed paintings. I’m confident working in this many styles and love exploring the options digital illustration creates, including the possibility of digital collage
Emory Southwick launches The Marra Project to bring more queer and sober spaces to the North East
Join Miles Nelson from Bookwyrm in conversation with Emory Southwick at People’s Bookshop 21st February, 7pm Queertographing County Durham In 2024, artist Emory Southwick hosted three art workshops for LGBTQIA+ people to share their memories of County Durham. The workshops offered an inclusive, escapist space for the queer community to come together to share, create, […]
2024 has been a big year for me and my business. I’ve had some great achievements this year and it feels like I’ve really grown as a person. Here’s a selection of highlights from the year I wanted to share with you! January I started the year by having my art published in t’ART magazine […]
One of my first freelance artist commissions was this piece for the composer Laura JH Ball who was looking for an album cover for her latest woodwind quartet piece. It was the first time I utilised my synaesthesia in a project to choose the colour palette for an artwork. Basically the way that works, is […]
Meet Sugar and Ivy, the lil friends helping out the lovely queer baker Faye at Sugar and Ivy! I can’t believe it’s been so long since I designed the new logo for Sugar and Ivy back at the start of this year. I had so much fun coming up with these two sweet characters and […]
Are you a queer person with a special place in County Durham? Do you want to contribute to a book about queerness in your local area?
Welcome to Queer Bodies Are Holy, Emory Southwick’s first solo exhibition. This exhibition is a celebration of queer bodies through acrylic paintings, oil pastel drawings, and digital illustrations of North-East-based queer people in collaboration with Northern Pride, Creative Central Newcastle, and Curious Arts. These works draw on the huge diversity of beauty found within the […]
I am so excited to announce I am a recipient of one of the Northern Pride Get Ready Grants in association with Creative Central NCL and Curious Arts. I will be creating an exhibition focussed on queer bodies throughout the North East and internationally. There will also be a very special in-person edition of Queer […]
Hello and Welcome to Queer Life Drawing!This is an online life drawing class that is open to everybody and works exclusively with models on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. After a hiatus, Emory is now running Queer Life Drawing. We will run a monthly session this May, June, July, and August on the third Sunday of each […]
