Emma Ongman is an interdisciplinary artist, self-taught musician, and arts administrator. Working with photography, video, audio, and ceramics, she is interested in community building and using unpredictable technologies to depict invisible disabilities in everyday environments. She embraces tech-accidents, the recycling of materials, and draws upon her personal experiences with neurodivergence to create artworks that explore how we can empathetically engage with the world by redefining failure as a generative force.
Ongman has shown her work in Canada, the United States, France, Greece, Ireland, and Poland. She holds a dual major Bachelor of Arts Honours degree with Distinction from the University of Guelph and has received grants from the Ontario Arts Council and the Guelph Arts Council. Recently, she has been an artist in residence at Céline Bureau (Montréal, QC), Roundtable Residency (Toronto, ON), and Ed Video (Guelph, ON). Emma currently lives and works in Montréal, Québec as a Gallery Associate at McBride Contemporain.
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email: emma.ongman@icloud.com