Emma is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and curator who believes that art is for everyone, whether expressed through traditional forms or in everyday activities. With a foundation in dance from the Ballet Theater of Maryland and the University of Maryland, Emma explores how art can transcend professional barriers, fostering joint ownership and participatory experiences that blur the lines between performer and audience.
Emma employs ethnographic perspectives to investigate how performance and time-based art reflect and shape cultural identities, advocating for greater inclusivity in art valuation. Her curatorial work centers on immersive, community-driven projects, such as "Ambient Sounds and Lush Acoustics," a communal audiovisual exhibition and “Midsummer Midwinter,” where participants actively co-created and performed. Emma is developing a novel that uses performance techniques to investigate how memory is created and recreated in the mind. She also founded 24hr Neon Mag, a platform designed to give emerging writers access to publication opportunities. Emma integrates research and constraint-based writing techniques, influenced by the Oulipian movement, to challenge conventional forms of storytelling and art-making.
Whether through writing, curation, or performance, Emma seeks to expand the accessibility of the arts, using non-traditional spaces and participatory practices to create environments where audiences are not just observers but active collaborators in the creative process. Currently she is developing a new exhibition project, "BYO-Museum,"  which invites community members to contribute their own art, reflecting a dynamic, evolving gallery shaped by the participants themselves.