Emily Moore
Lives & works in Orange County, CA
Emily Moore is an emerging artist, born and raised in Orange County, California. Inspired by the art of her grandmother at a young age, she’s been drawing ever since. Her true passion is for portraiture, a form that allows her to capture the subtle nuance of emotion and personality in her subjects’ expression.
Through her work, Moore explores the essence of an individual. To her, the face is a window into the soul, revealing one’s innermost being — a unique collection of experiences: moments of joy, trials of the spirit, times of hope prevailing against the darkness. In her art, she places a considerable emphasis on the representation of unspoken relationship dynamics and the human psyche.
As of late, Emily is experimenting with landscapes and color. Her desire is to invite the viewer into the painting and allow them to get lost in a more vibrant world. For her, art is a means of escape from our everyday realities, by which she is able to both conceive of and craft a world of her own. Since all talents are from God, in thanksgiving, Emily echoes composer Bach with the words "Soli deo Gloria," meaning Glory to God alone, in appreciation for her love of art.
Emily has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD). In years prior, she received training from both Concordia University Irvine (BA in Art and BA in Business Administration ’13) and Orange County High School of the Arts.
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EDUCATION
2017 M.F.A, Laguna College of Art + Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2014 Post-Bac, Laguna College of Art + Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 B.A. in Marketing, Concordia University, Irvine, CA
2013 B.A in Graphic Design, Concordia University, Irvine, CA
2009 Orange County High School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA
REPRESENTATION
2019 Forest and Ocean Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021 Artist- Independent Contractor/ Commissioned Painter
2017 Assistant Property Manager for Jerome Krueger’s Real Estate
2016 Competed on GSN’s Skin Wars: Fresh Paint Edition
2016 Graphic Designer for Kyma Surf Co.
2015 Teaching Assistant for Portrait Painting, LCAD
2015 Commission piece- large family portrait, for Aaron Adams
2013 Commission piece for Physical Therapist Office
2012 Commission piece for Dental Office
2012 Graphic Designer at Lomeli Photography, Yorba Linda, CA
EXHIBITIONS
2017 Intuitive Realities II, Group Show, Q Art Salon, Santa Ana, CA
2017 Go Face Yourself, Cast of Crowns Art Collective Gallery, Group Show,
Laguna Beach, CA
2017 The New Nude, Poets Artists, Online Publication, PoetsandArtists.com
2017 Taking Measure, Group Show, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach,
CA
2017 Emerging Masters, Laguna College of Art + Design MFA exhibit, Group
Show, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2016 Visiting Artist, Solo Show at Concordia University, Irvine, CA
2016 Game Show Network, Skin Wars: Fresh Paint Edition
2016 Emerging Masters, Laguna College of Art + Design MFA exhibit, Group
Show, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Emerging Artists Exhibit, Laguna College of Art + Design MFA exhibit,
Group Show, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA