About the Author

Emma is a writer and curator from Auckland. She lived in Wellington for seven years, where she studied at Victoria University before becoming the 2013 Blumhardt Curatorial Intern at The Dowse Art Museum. Between 2014 and 2016, she was the Curator and Manager at Enjoy Public Art Gallery, where she oversaw a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, publications, and events. Emma has written for publications such as Art New Zealand, ArtAsiaPacific and The Pantograph Punch. She is currently working towards a master's degree in design research and criticism at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where she has been the recipient of the Monotype Scholarship and the Maria Popova Scholarship.