ARTISTS' BIOGRAPHY

Emma Santos is an artist living and working between London, England and Lisbon, Portugal. 

She traces back parts of her identity such as her Portuguese roots, womanhood and the history of women, her connection to nature, her childhood, and experiences of birth and death. She is interested in stories and takes inspiration from Fado, Greek mythology and fairytales when painting about her life. Trees and roots appear several times in her paintings as metaphors or symbols for women, safety, and oneness. She is also interested in ecofeminism and uses the hybrid to subvert traditional depictions of both nature and women. She creates both tension and affinities between characters in her paintings to reflect the complexity of relationships between humans and of humans with non-humans.

Santos is currently studying to complete a BA in fine art painting at Camberwell College of Arts, UAL, in London. ​