Emma Stroude
Emma Stroude
Emma Stroude is a Berlin-born, UK-raised, and Sligo-based painter and draughtswoman.
She studied at Chelsea College of Art and Design and the Slade School of Art in London before moving to Ireland in 1996. Her work often draws inspiration from Ireland’s dramatic light and landscapes while engaging with themes of women’s roles in history and society.
Stroude's paintings and drawings are held in numerous collections, including the Office of Public Works, Sligo and Kildare County Councils, Pierce Brosnan, and Luciano Benetton’s Imago Mundi. In 2021, her portrait Fifteen won the Ireland-U.S. Council Award for Portraiture at the Royal Hibernian Academy’s Annual Exhibition. Recent projects include In Plain Sight, a commission honouring pioneering women in Irish law.
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