I am the beast I worship is the rather intriguing title of painter and print maker Emma Harvey’s forthcoming solo show that opens on Saturday April 27th at WIA Gallery in Lewes, Sussex.

Here’s what the gallery have to say about the exhibition; 

“Emma Harvey is a painter from London, currently based in Kent, who makes paintings and lino prints that explore themes of female empowerment, body image and self-identity; her work is a very personal response to gender and female sexuality and her own understanding of body, femininity, and self.

In her exhibition, ‘I am the beast I worship’ at WIA Gallery a ritualistic theme runs throughout her work as she examines and reimagines her own experiences in relation to past and present narratives about women’s sexuality.

Emma incorporates ribbons into her work to symbolise society’s attempt to tame and control women but to Emma they are a means of reclaiming the imagery of restraint as a form of emancipation.  

Emma has exhibited both nationally and internationally, solo shows and group shows, and she has also curated and co-curated several shows as part of Cultivate, the London-based artist-run gallery”. 

WIA (Women in Art) is found at 3 Fisher Street, Lewes, Sussex, BN7 2DG. The gallery is open Thursday to Saturday, midday until 5pm or by appointment.  I am the beast I worship runs from Saturday April 27th until 18th May 2024

There’s a rather good set of questions and answers with Emma on the WIA website. There is somekind of open to everyone “private view” on Saturday 27th

Emma Harvey

A selection of Emma’s recent work, as always do click on an image tosee the whole thing or to run the slice show.