November 14 – December 13, 2026
Open Studio Hours: Sundays, 11am – 4pm
Emily Walley’s painting is the intersection of physical landscapes, digital archives, and the memories we hold close. She distills experiences into a compressed image collage that navigates the tension between a specific place and a headspace. During her residency session at the Art & Water Space, Emily will explore the terrain of Stillwater and the St. Croix River Valley by foot and bike, documenting with photos and sketches along the way. In the studio, she’ll create small sculptural vignettes from natural and handmade objects inspired by her paths traveled in preparation for final works on paper and canvas. Emily’s approach is process-driven and playful and the result is an ode to what we take with us, both literally and metaphorically, as the curators of our own experiences. Join her in process weekly.
Emily Walley (she/her) is a visual artist living in Minneapolis, MN. Her painting explores the fluidity between digital archives, physical landscapes, and lived experiences, collapsing multiple moments and perspectives onto a single surface. Emily earned her BFA from University of Wisconsin Stout, and MFA from West Virginia University. She has recently exhibited in group exhibitions in the Midwest and Seattle, WA, was awarded a fall 2025 artist residency at Peninsula School of Art (WI), and had a 2026 solo show, Continuum, in Minneapolis, MN.
The Art & Water Micro Residency is a program of A House Unbuilt, a 501c3 non-profit.
