Emma Sutherland (previously McNamara)
Born 1980  Sydney, NSW, Australia

Lives & works in Fairlight, NSW,  Guringai Country 

Instagram: @emma__sutherland

qualifications

2009-2012: Cert IV Fashion Construction, TAFE NSW

1998-2002:   Bachelor of Design (Interior Design), Hons First Class, UTS

solo exhibitions

2026

“Inhale the Velvet Sky” : Brunswick St Gallery, Melbourne

2025

“Seven Colours at Wollamia”: Online solo exhibition.  The Corner Store Gallery, Orange (Sold out exhibition)

group exhibitions

2026

Uncouth and Defiant: Stanley Memorial Hall

Stockroom Collection :  The Corner Store Gallery, Orange

2025

Northern Beaches Art Prize Finalists :  Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Stockroom Collection :  The Corner Store Gallery, Orange

2024

Stockroom :  Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah 

Stockroom Collection: The Corner Store Gallery, Orange

2023

Art + Word :  Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah 

Colour Block :  Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah 

Stockroom :  Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah 

2022

Little Things Art Prize Finalist : Saint Cloche Gallery, Paddington

In The Frame :  Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah 

Incognito Art Show: Paddington

Stockroom Collection: The Toowoomba Gallery, Toowoomba

Stockroom Collection: The Corner Store Gallery, Orange

Grammar Art Show : Toowoomba

Summer Group Show : The Toowoomba Gallery, Toowoomba

painting expeditions / professional development:

2026 : Walagoot - self initiated painting residency - 4 days

2025 : Thule Lagoon painting week with Wendy McDonald

2024 : Willoughby Art Centre classes with Judith White

2022 : Tjoritja (West MacDonnell Ranges), NT painting week

2019 : Sofala painting week with Amanda Penrose-Hart











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