b. Isfahan, Iran
S Emsaki is an interdisciplinary artist who engages with material, historical, and ecological narratives of human and non-human Petro-subjects. Emsaki's inquiries into the omnipresence of petroleum take an archaeological approach to unearth new meanings. Emsaki is the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Resident at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in Brooklyn and is a recent alum of the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program. They hold an MFA from Yale University and a BA from UC Berkeley and have participated in residencies and fellowships at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida, and the Institute for Contemporary Arts in London. S Emsaki has exhibited work at Westbeth Gallery, NY; San Francisco Arts Commission, CA; and Provincetown Art Association and Museum MA, among others.
Contact
emsaki.studio@gmail.com