Biography
Emma Semple is an artist with a focus in tattoo artistry. The majority of her academic focus was in print media as well as sculpture and installation, and textiles.
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She attended the University of Western Ontario and its former affiliate school Brescia University College and graduated with a double major in Creativity and English, and Visual Arts and Art History in 2023.
Prior to this she attended the two year art program at H.B Beal Secondary School, known as Bealart.
Photo Credit: Alexis Bedard-Cahill
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2018-23 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Double Major in Creativity and Literature and Art History and Studio Art) – Brescia University College/ Western University, London, ON, Canada.
2017-18 Bealart Specials (Lithography Technician, Art History, Drawing, Sculpture) -H.B. BealSecondary School, London ON, Canada.
2016-17 Bealart Foundations (Art History, Ceramics, Drawing, Etching, Illustration, Lithography, Moving Image, Photo, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles) - H.B. Beal Secondary School, London ON, Canada.
2017 Watercolour painting class - Borghese Garden, Rome, Italy.
2012-16 OSSD - South Collegiate Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Exhibitions
Group
2022 Aeterna. Western students, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
2018 Bealart Year End Show. Bealart students, H.B. Beal, London, ON, Canada.
2017 Bealart Year End Show. Bealart students, H.B. Beal, London, ON, Canada.
2016 Grade 12 Art Show. South grade 12 art class, South Collegiate Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Performance
2024 London Community Players Presents: Exit Laughing. LCP community members, Palace Theatre, London, ON, Canada
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2023 Odesa Company Presents: Dracula. Odesa Company community members, Palace Theatre, London, ON, Canada
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2022 London Community Players Presents: Pride and Prejudice. LCP community members, Palace Theatre, London, ON, Canada
2016 Grade 12 Dance Show: The Last 24 Hours. South grade 12 dance class and the South dance program, South Collegiate Institute, London, ON, Canada.
2016 South Dance Company Presents: Quiet Please. South Dance Company, South Collegiate Institute, London, ON, Canada.
2016 Art Harvest. South Dance Company and Members of the London Arts Community, Talbot Hall,
Western University, London, ON, Canada
2014 South Collegiate Institute Presents: The Mouse Trap. South Drama Department, South Collegiate Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Commissions
2023 Phoenix Guitar Works, London ON, Canada. Guitar Body Artwork.
2015 Jamie Sharpe, London, ON, Canada. Tattoo Design Commission.
Lectures and Teaching
2017-18 Studio Technician. H.B. Beal Secondary School, London, ON, Canada. Teaching Grade 12 students how to
make lithographs.
2017 Crafts Programmer. Camp Kee-Mo-Kee, Komoka, ON, Canada. Programming craft activities for children
ages 5-15.
Awards
2018 Sadie Galsworthy Lithography Award. H.B. Beal Secondary School, London, ON, Canada.
2017 Special Arts Foundation Award. H.B. Beal Secondary School, London, ON, Canada.
Production Work
2024 Stage managed Scooter Productions: The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble -
Manor Park Memorial Hall, London, ON, Canada.
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2016 Stage managed South Collegiate Institutes Grade 12 Dance show: The Last 24 Hours -
South Collegiate Institute, London, ON, Canada.
2016 Set for dance company production of “Quiet Please” - South Collegiate Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Volunteer
2017 Year End Show School Tour Student Coordinator - H.B. Beal Secondary School, London, ON, Canada.
2017 Graphic designer for Flying Monkey promotional posters - Palasad North, London, ON, Canada
2017 Set for “Elijah” - Wesley-Knox United Church, London, ON, Canada.
2015 Set for “Into the Woods” - Victoria Public School, London, ON, Canada.
2015 Set for “In The Heights” - South Collegiate Institute, London, ON, Canada.
2014 Set of “The Mouse Trap” - South Collegiate Institute, London, ON, Canada.
