About Emily

Bio

Emily D. Conklin is a visual artist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She primarily creates wood sculptures, mixed media paintings, and oil paintings.

Emily recently exhibited her work in the summer of 2021 in Sacred Spaces, a dual exhibition at Union Hall in the Strip District of Pittsburgh. She has taken part in Red Fishbowl art festivals throughout the Pittsburgh area and has had work in group exhibitions at Percolate Gallery, University Art Gallery at the University of Pittsburgh, Glitterbox Theatre, Seton Hill University Gallery, and the Frank L. Melega Art Museum. Her work has been exhibited individually at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, the Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh Downtown, and various locally owned establishments.

Since graduating in 2016 with her BA in Studio Arts from the University of Pittsburgh, Emily has designed and facilitated art programming at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Jewish Community of Pittsburgh South Hills. She has created and facilitated art therapy programming for adolescents at Melting Pot Ministries and utilized her artistic knowledge as a volunteer for the Highmark Caring Place of Pittsburgh.

Exhibitions

Emerging Artist (2024) Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh PA

Solo Exhibition (2024) Union Hall, Pittsburgh PA

Art on the Walls (2023 – 2024) 11 Stanwix Building display on behalf of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Pittsburgh PA

Solo Exhibition (2023) Twisted Olive, Bethlehem PA

Tuscarora Christmas Marketplace (2021) Tuscarora Inn, Mount Bethel PA

But Once a Year (2021) Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh PA

Sacred Spaces Dual Exhibition (2021) Union Hall at Bar Marco, Pittsburgh PA

Vine Rewind (2019) Strip District, Pittsburgh PA

Deutschtown Music Festival (2019) Allegheny Commons Park, Pittsburgh PA

Solo Exhibition (2019) Common Place Coffee, Pittsburgh PA

Lawrenceville Art Crawl (2019) Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh PA

Wilkins Block Party (2019) Schenley Park, Pittsburgh PA

Solo Exhibition (2018) Los Sabrosos, Pittsburgh PA

Solo Exhibition (2018) Untitled Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA

Metamorphosis (2018) Percolate Gallery, Pittsburgh PA

Alumni Show (2018) University Art Gallery, Pittsburgh PA

Deutschtown Music Festival (2018) Allegheny Commons Park, Pittsburgh PA

Yinzfest (2018) Mr. Small’s Theatre, Pittsburgh PA

Solo Exhibition (2018) La Prima, Pittsburgh PA

No Class Gala (2018) Glitterbox Theatre, Pittsburgh PA

Women in Art Exhibition (2017) Seton Hill University, Greensburg PA

Frank L. Melega Art Museum (2017), Brownsville PA

Fifteen Minutes Art (2017) Storefront Projection at 5900 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh PA

Carnegie Library Installation (2017) Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA

Studio Arts Student Exhibition (2017) University Arts Gallery, Pittsburgh PA

Solo Exhibition (2016) Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Art Studio, Pittsburgh PA

Stories Untold Art Exhibition (2016) University Arts Gallery, Pittsburgh PA

Stories Untold Art Exhibition (2016) University Arts Gallery, Pittsburgh PA

Studio Arts Student Exhibition (2015) University Arts Gallery, Pittsburgh PA

A.J. Schneider Reading Room (2015 – 2016) Hillman Library, Pittsburgh PA