Emily Simpson
Emily Simpson is an artist, curator and workshop facilitator. Their work looks at love, life, lols and loss; explored through textiles, writing publications, events, print-making and curation, amongst other things. The work often explores personal and collective mythologies; how these experiences are shaped by the non-binary perspective and the political implications of this. Emily founded ‘oh kay gall’, an artist-led gallery which ran from 2018-2019 in York.
Emily also works collaboratively with Chris Alton. Having each been through a significant loss in their mid-20s, they both found the English vocabulary for communicating experiences of grief and bereavement to be lacking. They began to invite conversations about loss through facilitation and art making, in the hopes of finding common ground. The project included a series of workshops, a publication, and a large textile installation exhibited at Bloc Projects, Sheffield.
Emily lives in Manchester and has a cat named Tofu.