Emmy Michaela is a Seattle native and decade-long resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lives and works.

Her passion for visual arts was initially sparked in a sketching class where detailed images using pen and marker, and charcoal portraits became the creative outlet that accompanied her academic pursuits. Years later she began experimenting with painting, fascinated by texture, the wet on wet approach, and art that personifies the emotional experiences that evades language.

As she continues to learn and explore various forms of texture in art, her pieces are inspired by the nature of the American west, the democratization of art, and bringing visual arts to the visually impaired.

Outside of art, Emmy completed a degree in Political Science and Economics from Santa Clara University. An advocate for those with mental illness and the disabled community, Emmy delivered a TEDx presentation on the intersection of humor and mental health in 2017.