Artist Bio

Emma Freeman (born Northampton, 1973) is an artist based in Ashford Kent, working with plant-based papermaking, earth pigment and oil painting and pewter casting. Before committing to fine art, Freeman worked for three decades in accounting and developed parallel interests in history, gaming and bookbinding, experiences that contribute to the structural, material and narrative sensibilities of her current practice.

Her subject matter centres on ancestral memory, early British histories and the folklore of Britain. These areas of research shape a material language grounded in stratified paper structures, intuitive abstract works. Cast pewter forms inspired by relics, charms and archaeological fragments are often integrated into each piece.. Earth pigments, often mixed with oil or egg tempera, are applied in layers that allow texture, gesture and narrative implication to emerge through process.

Freeman will graduate with a BA (Hons) Fine Art in 2026 and has exhibited in several group exhibitions in the UK. She is best known for combining plant‑based papers, earth pigments and pewter objects to create reflective works that explore how inherited narratives persist, shift or erode within contemporary society.