I take humor very seriously. I love playing with irreverence as I build my paintings. I whisper to myself songs or thoughts, or talk to the ducks as I carefully add a silly little beak.
About the Artist
Emma Gerig (b. 1991) grew up in Northern Indiana, riding horses through cornfields and raising pet ducks. She received her MFA from the Oregon College of Art and Craft in 2018. Since then she has had several solo shows in Portland, Oregon, and her work has been published in New American Paintings, ArtMaze Magazine, and on the cover of Poetry Northwest. She is the recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation award (2021) and has received funding from the Regional Arts and Culture Council (Portland, OR). Emma currently lives in Hood River, OR, where she enjoys drawing in the woods behind her house or at the local bar.
30th Anniversary Show, Froelick Gallery, 2026
Ruminators, solo exhibition, Froelick Gallery, 2024
For the love of Duck, solo exhibition, Froelick Gallery, 2022