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)
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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