About

 

Biography

Emily McQueen is a painter living in Glenwood, Iowa. She draws inspiration from the Iowa landscape, her life as a disabled woman, and personal experiences surrounding her faith. Working in oil, watercolor, and block printing, she continues to make art while raising her family, teaching classes, and exhibiting across the country.

Resume

Highlights

2026

• Duo Exhibition with Danielle Whigham, TePaske Gallery "Grounded"

2025

• Solo Exhibition, Fine Arts on 5th Gallery "LUSTER (Loess-ter)"

2024

• Second round participant in Art64 Painting Tournament 

2023

• Omaha Summer Arts Festival Mural Cube Installation "We are All in this Together"

2022

• LDS International Art Competition "We Come Unto Thee"
• New Masters Exhibition, PACE "Omaha National Bank Building"
• Solo Exhibition, Fine Arts on 5th Gallery "Cut Off: Paralyzed in a Pandemic"

2021

• Citylight Arts Project Exhibition, Omaha Nebraska "Teenline"

2020

• Featured in New Mobility Magazine "Snail Mail"

2019

• Art Slam Omaha, 2nd Place Prize "Farmhouse Sunset"

2013

• LDS International Art Competition "Well Worn Ground Floor"

2010

• Mary Free Bed Hospital Purchase Award "Self Portrait"

2009 

• Mary Free Bed Hospital Purchase Award "Freedom"