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 and the recycling of materials as reflections on non-linear growth, adaption, and becoming.
Ongman has shown her work with organizations based 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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