Working between London and Glasgow, Emilia Evans-Munton is a visual artist and curator exploring sculpture. Best known for her whimsical needle-felted sculptures, Emilia’s material-driven practice often encompasses themes of wit and nostalgia.Largely influenced by her own childhood, her work speaks both personally and universally in the equally tender and harsh qualities of nostalgia that come to contextualise her sculptures. Her playful approach to sculpture takes form in large scale, often interactive sculptural objects that exist in their own uncanny and otherworldly space. Her works are frequently inspired by her own childhood memories and children’s puppet shows and toys. Emilia works with intention of encouraging the audience to rediscover their own (perhaps repressed) states of childlike fascination and wonder through inviting interaction with her work .Her often anthropomorphic sculptures are often heavily process-driven and intuitively led by the textural qualities of different mediums.
Emilia is also the co-curator of multiple independent Exhibitions in situated in Glasgow and London. Her exhibitions aim to curatorially challenge the contemporary art-world by giving a platform to young and emerging artists.
Emilia’s sculptural work mainly centres around soft-sculpture and textiles. She is currently studying Sculpture and Environmental Art at the Glasgow School of Art.