Emma Kohlmann

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Emma Kohlmann (born 1989) is an artist based in Western Massachusetts.^[1] Her work ranges from drawing and painting to zines, digital art, books and various media. Her primary focus is usually in working with ink and watercolor.^{[2][non-primary source needed][3]}

Kohlmann grew up in the neighborhood of Riverdale in the Bronx, New York.^{[4][non-primary source needed]} She often drew as a child and was a ballet dancer until her senior year of high school, when, after working with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, she decided to leave dance.^[5] Kohlmann attended Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree.^[6] There she studied subjects such as philosophy and feminist theory.^{[citation needed]}

After completing her undergraduate education, Kohlmann began creating zines, which were published with the help of personal friends and acquaintances. In an interview with Amadeus Magazine in 2018, Kohlmann explained the personal nature of her artwork, and cited her home in Florence, MA as a place dominated by liberal ideas and activism which have informed her work. She is able to produce a large and growing volume of work because of the nature of the media she works with.^[5]

During spring 2020 Kohlmann took part in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts's Visiting Artists program.^{[7][non-primary source needed]}

Listed below are some of Kohlmann's exhibitions, both as a solo artist and as part of various groups.

• I Have Considered the Lilies, Chandran Gallery in San Francisco, CA, (2020)^{[8][non-primary source needed]}
• Emma Kohlmann, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, NY (2018)^{[9][non-primary source needed]} 
• Sun Spots, Nationale Gallery in Portland, OR (2018)^{[10][non-primary source needed]}
• Secret Flower, Kit Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, (2016)^{[11][non-primary source needed]}

• Spiritual Art Advisory, Spring Break Art Fair, New York (2019)^{[12][better source needed]}
• Maiden Form, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York (2018)^{[13][non-primary source needed]}
• Group Exhibition, Art Herning, V1 Gallery, Herning, Denmark (2017)^{[14][non-primary source needed]}

Kohlmann has designed a series of illustrations for at least six Vogue articles published in succession in early 2020.^{[15][non-primary source needed]} Also in early 2020, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art acquired a work of Kohlmann's for its permanent collection.^[16][17] Sundrop Cactus also appeared on tickets to the 2017 NY Book Fair.^[18]