
Emma J Findley
Drawing School & Outreach Lead
BIOGRAPHY
Emma J Findley is a fine artist, photographer, and art educator whose creative practice spans over 25 years. Working across fine art photography, drawing, and painting, her approach is process-led, valuing observation, material exploration, and reflective enquiry. Her work engages with themes of memory, landscape, and personal history.
Emma holds a BA (Hons) Fine Art from Leeds Beckett University and has worked across a broad range of educational contexts, from early years to higher education and alternative provision. Teaching remains central to her practice, shaping an inclusive, enquiry-led approach to making and learning. Alongside her studio work, Emma has facilitated exhibitions, residencies, and creative programmes, and continues to develop work at the intersection of artist, educator, and community practitioner.
UPCOMING COURSES

SPACES AVAILABLE
PAY WHAT YOU CAN
YOUNG CREATIVES HALF-TERM WORKSHOP | Enchanted Scenes: Whispers from the Forest
10.30 - 16.00
26 May 2026
26 May 2026
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11+
In this imaginative session, young creatives will explore the beauty and mystery of forests—towering trees, dappled light, and hidden pathways—just like those found in Cathedral Forest.

SPACES AVAILABLE
EARLY BIRD OFFER
Abstracting the Landscape: Land, Line & Imagination - New Ways of Seeing
10.30 - 16.00
26 Jul 2026
26 Jul 2026
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27 Jul 2026
Discover new ways of seeing and expressing the landscape in this immersive two-day painting and drawing course, Abstracting the Landscape, at Messums Studios with drawing tutor Emma J Findley.


