Emily grew up in Rochester, NY. She studied painting at Cooper Union in New York, and received her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been exhibited in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Amsterdam. She lives and works in Chicago. Emily's Lincoln Square studio and art gallery, Eat Paint Gallery, 5036 N. Lincoln Ave., is set to open on October 6. Along with her own work, Emily will feature Chicago artists.