Emma Ongman is a visual artist and curator based in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal. Working with alternative image technologies, ceramics, and recycled materials, she creates uncanny photographs and image-objects that balance chance with close observation. Her practice investigates how repetition and familiarity shape our perception of the world, questioning how ideas of normality are formed and experienced differently.
Emma Ongman is an MFA student at Concordia University who earned a BA (Honours) with Distinction from the University of Guelph. She has received support from the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Concordia University, the Ontario Arts Council, the Guelph Arts Council, and the University of Guelph. Ongman has developed her work through residencies at The Visual Arts Centre (Westmount, QC), Céline Bureau (Montreal, QC), Roundtable Residency (Toronto, ON), and Ed Video Media Arts Centre (Guelph, ON). She recently curated The Waiting Room, a group exhibition at McBride Contemporain (Montréal, QC). Her work is currently included in Regarde!, a group exhibition curated by Anaïs Castro and organized by the City of Montréal, on display until August 2027.
email: emma.ongman [at] icloud.com