Emily Coan

Emily Coan (b. 1991 St. Petersburg, Florida) is an artist based in the Hudson Valley, NY. In 2013, she received her BFA in Sculpture from the University of Florida and moved to New York City as a painter in 2015. Compositionally complex, multilayered oil paintings are the vehicle for Coan’s storytelling, conjuring a world where female protagonists confront femininity, womens’ labor, and power. The work is set in fairytale-esque environments inspired by the Hudson Valley. Coan’s work has been featured in Interview Magazine, T Magazine, Artnet, Whitewall, New American Paintings, and even Playboy. She has recently exhibited in group shows with Nino Mier (New York City), de boer (Los Angeles), Gowen Contemporary (Geneva), Kutlesa Gallery (Goldau), and Palazzo Monti (Brescia). Her fifth solo show, Spider Silk at DIMIN (New York), opened earlier this year. Coan’s work will be included in an exhibition at Pond Society in Shanghai in March 2025.

Photo courtesy of Sara S. Wallach