Emma Louise Davies creates sculptures and drawings exploring themes relating to nature, human interaction with the environment and the human condition. Her formal education began with a Bachelor of Fine Art (jewellery major) from the College of Fine Art, University of NSW, Australia in 1995. Following this, while continuing to make artworks and exhibit, Davies worked in arts administration for many years in state and regional galleries in the NT, QLD, ACT and NSW. She furthered her education with an Advanced Diploma of Furniture Design at the NSW North Coast Institute of TAFE in 2013 and she now works full-time on her art practice from a small farm in the Coffs Harbour hinterland on Gumbaynggirr country.
Davies’ artworks have won prizes and have been selected into national and regional art exhibitions and competitions. During April - May 2025, drawings and sculpture were exhibited in a group show ‘Eco-symbiosis’ at Coffs Harbour’s regional gallery, Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM). During the past few years, she was a finalist in the Wollombi Valley Sculpture Biennial, Art Space Urunga’s Small Sculpture Prize, and the National Capital (now, Contemporary) Art Prize. Another highlight was the selection of her design for a playable public sculpture for Coffs Harbour’s Jetty4Shores project which was fabricated and installed in 2018.
Davies’ artworks are in the collection of YAM, as well as private collections in Australia and internationally. Her sculptural practice encompasses sculpting with wax to cast into bronze, as well as fabrication using wood and steel - materials which she salvages from her local area wherever possible. Her drawing practice includes charcoal and mixed media on paper as well as pyrography.
