Emma Cousin Explained

Emma Cousin
Birth Place:	Yorkshire, England
Nationality:	British
Alma Mater:	Ruskin School of Art
Known For:	Painting

Emma Cousin (born 8 March 1986 in Yorkshire) is a British artist.

Life

Cousin grew up in Yorkshire.^[1] In 2007, she graduated from the Ruskin School of Fine Art at the University of Oxford.^[2] Cousin currently resides in Peckham,^[1] and works in London.^[2]

A mixture of geometric and figurative elements in a bold colour palette is typical of Cousin's style, her paintings often feature depictions of limbs.^[2] Her works are regularly on display in different galleries, such as in Transition Gallery,^[3] and in the House of St Barnabas in London.^[2] Her paintings have been shown in various group exhibitions but also in solo shows, the most recent one being Leg Up at Lewisham Arthouse in London.^[2] In addition to making art, Cousin teaches at various institutions, including Milton Keynes Arts Centre and Sotheby's Institute of Art, London.^[2]

The highest price paid at auction for one of her paintings was $25,897 USD for PythonIcing, sold at Phillips London in 2023.^[4]

Exhibitions (selection)

• 2018: Leg Up at Lewisham Art House.^[5]
• 2015: Lucy in the Sky, group show, Transition Gallery, London.^[6]
• 2015: Seven Painters, group show, Arcade Gallery, Cardiff and London.^[2]
• 2016: The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, group show, Mall Galleries, London.^[2]
• 2017: Make a Mark, group show, Arthouse1 Gallery, London.^[7]
• 2017: I Really Miss You Until You’re Here, group show, White Conduit Projects, London.^[8]
• 2017: Silk Room, group show, The House of St Barnabas, London.^[2]
• 2017: Mudhook, Tintype Gallery, London.^[9]
• 2017: Aids to Living, solo show, DOLPH Projects, London.^[2]
• 2017: Painting Vol.1, group show, CGK Gallery, Copenhagen.^[2]
• 2018: Survey, touring show, Jerwood Visual Arts, London, Cardiff, Liverpool and Newcastle.^[10]
• 2018: Mardy, group show, Edel Assanti, London.^[11]
• 2018: Leg Up, solo show, Lewisham Arthouse, London.^[2]
• 2018: Wasp,group show, Hannah Barry Gallery, London.^[12]

Exhibitions as curator

• 2014: The British Line,^[13] group show, Robin Katz Gallery, London
• 2016: Its Offal, ArtHouse1, London.^[2]
• 2015—2017: Bread and Jam, a series of 7 exhibitions, London.^[2]

Awards (selection)

• 2016: Marmite Painting Prize ^[14]
• 2018: Jerwood Visual Arts Survey award

External links

• • interview in FAD Magazine
• interview in Elephant.art Magazine

Notes and References

1. Web site: Emma Cousin at the Art House in February 2018 . JOYCE jocelyne Saunders-diop at vimeo.com . November 9, 2019.
2. Web site: Marcelle Joseph Interviews Artist Emma Cousin about Legs . March 2, 2017.
3. Web site: Emma Cousin interview, Transition Gallery. 17 June 2015. 17 April 2018.
4. Web site: Emma Cousins: Leg Up . mutualart.com . August 16, 2023.
5. Web site: Emma Cousins: Leg Up . artlyst.com . 18 April 2018.
6. Web site: Lucy in the Sky at Transition Gallery. Widewalls. 23 May 2015 .
7. Web site: Arthouse 1 Gallery . arthouse1.co.uk . 18 April 2018.
8. Web site: Heartache & Longing at White Conduit Projects. Candid Magazine. 3 March 2017. 18 April 2018.
9. Web site: Tintype Gallery . tintypegallery.com . 18 April 2018.
10. Web site: Jerwood Visual Arts Gallery . jerwoodvisualarts.org . 19 November 2018.
11. Web site: Emma Cousin’s Mardy at the Edel Assanti Gallery: Dissident Disturbances. Irrelevant Edition Online Art Magazine. 14 August 2018. 19 November 2018.
12. Web site: Wasp. Studio International. 17 April 2018. 18 April 2018.
13. Web site: The British Line: Group Show Robin Katz Gallery. Studio International. 26 November 2014 .
14. Web site: Marmite Prize Exhibiting Artists 2016. 18 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515015723/http://www.marmiteprize.org/exhibiting-artists/2016/pages/emma-cousin.html . May 15, 2021 . usurped.