Emily Pope (b. 1993, Canada) is a painter living and working in Toronto, Canada. Her work explores the interaction of figure with symbolic elements and settings to amplify her experiences of womanhood. Pope's recurring use of symbolism and still life serve as visual anchors, working on themes of longing, identity, and transformation through the emotional landscapes she traverses, aiming to provide a glimpse into the intangible experiences of existing, presenting an inward life of daydreams on canvas.
Solo exhibitions include Antidotes for Yearning, Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, Canada (2024) and Shaping the Invisible, Sens Gallery, Hong Kong, China (2023)
Group Exhibitions include (Upcoming) Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2025); After Leonora: Echoes of Surrealis, Gillian Jason Gallery, London, UK (2025); Holiday Group Show, Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, Canada (2025); Silence vs Turmoil, Winners Gallery, Beijing, China (2024); Underneath It All, duo show, Dahlia SL Gallery, Prince Edward County, Canada (2024); IWD Art on a Postcard, London, UK (2024); Art021, Sens Gallery Booth, Shanghai, China (2024); Beijing Dangdai Art Fair, Sens Gallery Booth, Beijing, China (2024); The Sudden Opening of Little Leaves, trio show, Pictorum Gallery, London, UK (2023); The Night Show, Dahlia SL Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico (2023); Flowers & Thorns, Eve Leibe Gallery, Turin, Italy (2023); Eve Presents Number Three, Eve Leibe Gallery, London, UK (2023); Body of Work, Cry Baby Gallery, Toronto, Canada (2023); Art021, Sens Gallery Booth, Shanghai, China (2023); Foundations, Sens Gallery, hosted by Artsy (2023); Art Central Hong Kong, Sens Gallery Booth, Hong Kong, China (2023); Looking Glass, Dahlia SL Gallery, Prince Edward County, Canada (2022).
She has also been involved in publications for Divide Magazine, cover art, Issue 11(2024); Friend of the Artist, Volume 19 (2024); Create! Magazine, Issue 40 (2023); Artsin Square, cover art, Issue 5 (2030).