Living amongst the temperate forests of Corhanwarrabul, east of Melbourne in the Dandenong Ranges, Emma has built her art practice in collaboration with the forest – observational drawings are reduced to geometric shapes and patterns about healthy ecologies, sustainability and resilience. Using renewable materials inspired by old cultures and their relationship to the land is a constant theme. We are bound together through our biology, community and caring for the land.
Forging a path of her own as a self-represented artist, Emma has created a unique gallery in Olinda designed to make viewing and purchasing artwork a warm and inspiring experience. Witness the making of the work while she works in the studio which is in the gallery, with the materials, experimental processes all available to experience. The gallery features Emma’s original paintings and archival prints, cards and textiles made in Australia, handmade Japanese stationery, vintage ceramics, and books. Emma believes art should be accessible to everyone, and warmly welcomes diverse audiences of all ages and abilities into her space.
In 2022 she developed a community project to support locals in recovery after the devastating storm of 2021. She has painted six large portraits of impacted residents and volunteer first responders on timber salvaged from fallen trees, and worked with other local artists to run creative workshops at Emma Jennings Gallery hosting 180 residents who painted their own stories on small blocks of salvaged wood. The project was shown at the Yarra Ranges Regional Musuem in Lilydale in 2024 and the Cardinia Cultural Centre, Packenham in 2025. You can see more about the Stories of Giants project here.
Emma’s work is held in local, interstate and international collections and has a number of collectors who regularly purchase her work. She enjoys working on large scale private and public commissions, always excited to try something new. Emma participated in the Dandenong Ranges Open Studios for four consecutive years, winning the People’s Choice Award twice, and in 2023 won the People's Choice Award with her painting 'Future Fighters' for the Burrinja Climate Change Biennale.
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