Britty Em

Painting with acrylic on canvas, Britty renders ordinary scenes in an extraordinary manner—through bold colour choices, working at large scale, and juxtaposing objects and patterns to free them from their seemingly mundane status. B. 1987

Internationally-recognized Australian painter Britty Em creates bold large-scale acrylic pieces whose symbols and stories charm and challenge viewers through a combination of playfulness, nostalgia, and treatment of serious themes, including loneliness, consumerism, and the unseen facets of everyday life.

Britty’s brilliantly colourful work clearly demonstrates her influences—from her formal education in both fine art and architectural studies, to her upbringing having a mother who was a designer, to her deep love of pop culture. Britty received her Bachelor of Architecture from Queensland University of Technology and her Bachelor of Fine Art from Griffith University. She also has a Diploma in Art Therapy.