Emma Safir
Emma Safir (b. 1990 NYC) Safir makes paintings that utilize fabric manipulation, lens–based media, smocking, rasterization, upholstery, and digitization. Her paintings function as screen simulations, proxies and portals. Safir is interested in hierarchies of labor in relation to gender and digitization, and in image making apparatus and distribution. Safir holds a BFA from RISD in Printmaking and an MFA from Yale in Painting & Printmaking. She has had solo exhibitions at Blade Study, Baxter St at CCNY, SHIN HAUS at Shin Gallery and Bunker Projects; and has participated in group shows at HESSE FLATOW, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Charles Moffett, Jack Barrett, Lyles & King, among others. She has upcoming solo exhibitions with HESSE FLATOW (2025) and Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art (2026). Safir lives and works in New York City.
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Emma SafirCheval Glass, 2024Digitally printed silk, upholstery foam, mdf, appliqué, house paint, needlelace, reflective thread, pewter, flashe paint57 x 37 x 1 1/2 inches
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Emma SafirOx Eye, 2024Digitally printed silk, upholstery foam, mdf, appliqué, house paint, needlelace, reflective thread, pewter, flashe paint28 x 18 x 1 1/2 inches
71.12 x 45.72 x 3.81 cm -
Emma SafirPole Screen II, 2024Pewter, reflective thread, stainless steel68 x 28 x 2 inches
172 x 71 x 5 cm) -
Emma SafirPOSIE, 2024Digitally printed silk, upholstery foam, mdf, appliqué, house paint, needlelace, reflective thread, pewter, flashe paint57 x 37 x 1 1/2 inches
144.8 x 94 x 3.8 cm -
Emma SafirGirandole, 2023Pewter, reflective thread9 x 4 1.2 inches
22.9 x 11.4 cm -
Emma SafirSan Jose 2015, Arnhem 2020, 2022Digitally printed silk, upholstery foam, mdf, house paint, flashe paint28 x 18 x 1 1/2 inches
71.1 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm
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Veronica, Veronica
Curated by Andrew Gardner and Emma Safir June 14 - July 26, 2025 EASTHESSE FLATOW is pleased to present Veronica, Veronica , a group exhibition of 33 international artists at its gallery space inside a 4,000 square foot former potato barn in Amagansett....Read more -
Trodden Path
July 22 - August 31, 2023HESSE FLATOW is proud to present Trodden Path , featuring the works of 17 artists: Beverly Acha, Louise Belcourt, Sarah Blaustein, Michael Childress, Carl D’Alvia, Tara Geer, Elizabeth Hazan, Virva...Read more
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Emma Safir in "Artist of the Week"
Liam Owings, LVL3, May 20, 2025 -
9 Artists We Discovered at the New York Art Fairs 2024
Casey Lesser, Artsy, May 3, 2024 -
The Best Booths at NADA New York, From Sci-Fi Utopias to Remixed Folklore
Tessa Solomon, ARTnews, May 2, 2024 -
Standouts at NADA New York, the Fair for Up-and-Comers
Will Heinrich, The New York Times, May 2, 2024 -
Emma Safir in "A quest for opacity: Emma Safir’s sculptural digital collages"
Carlota Ortiz Monasterio, Poltern, March 24, 2022 -
Emma Safir in "5 Artists on Our Radar in October 2021"
Shannon Lee, Artsy, October 1, 2021 -
Emma Safir in "New Talent: 5 Painters Inspired by Digital Mediums"
Shanti Escalante-de Mattei, ARTnews, September 22, 2021 -
Interview with Emma Safir
Elizabeth Corkery, Print Club LTD, April 1, 2019
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Emma Safir's "CHEVAL GLASS' Acquired by the Whitney Museum of American Art
June 26, 2025HESSE FLATOW is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Emma Safir's mixed media work, CHEVAL GLASS , 2024, by the Whitney Museum of American Art,...Read more -
HESSE FLATOW Now Represents Emma Safir
February 4, 2025We are thrilled to announce that HESSE FLATOW now respresents Emma Safir! The artist will have her first solo exhibition with the gallery in Fall...Read more
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The Armory Show 2025
Emma Safir September 5 - 7, 2025HESSE FLATOW is pleased to participate in the 2025 Armory Show with a solo presentation of works by Emma Safir. VIP PREVIEW (Invitation Only): Thursday,...Read more -
NADA New York 2024
Amanda Martínez, Emma Safir, Alina Tenser May 2 - 5, 2024For NADA New York 2024, HESSE FLATOW is pleased to present an all-female artist booth featuring freestanding and wall-mounted sculptures by gallery artists Alina Tenser...Read more