Emma Ongman is an interdisciplinary artist and arts administrator. Working between photography and ceramics, her research focuses on the poetics of failure as a tool to engage with systems of productivity, obsolescence, and value. She embraces accidents and the recycling of second-hand materials as reflections on non-linear growth, adaption, and transformation.
Ongman 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. She has previously been an artist in residence at Céline Bureau (Montréal, QC), Roundtable Residency (Toronto, ON), and Ed Video (Guelph, ON). In summer 2026, she will curate a group exhibition at McBride Contemporain and undertake a ceramics residency at Centre des arts visuels, culminating in an exhibition at Galerie McClure in August. In fall 2026, her work will be shown as a part of Regarde!, a group exhibition curated by Anaïs Castro and organized by the City of Montréal.
email: emma.ongman [at] icloud.com