Emma Kern is an artist and photographer currently living and working out of Vancouver, BC. Born and raised in Millet, Alberta, she came to Vancouver to research. Her practice uses cameras, found photo, and digital manipulation to investigate place, landscape, and memory. Augmenting the connection between place and memory to create a visual Punctum- a moment where the viewer’s attention is poked or spiked. Kern is a first year Masters of Fine Arts candidate at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, with a Bachelor of Design in Photography from Alberta University of the Arts.

Exhibitions

2026.          Another Room: Salon des Refuses, Gallery 881, Vancouver, British Columbia

2022           AuArts Photography Print Showcase, (Alberta University of the Arts Main Mall,

                   Room 371) Exposure Photography Festival, Calgary, Alberta

2022           Dreams and Nightmares, King Edward cSpace, (Exposure Photography   

                   Festival) Calgary, Alberta

2022           The Raven, The Creig Gallery (Alberta University of the Arts) Calgary

2021           The Season of the Witch, The Creig Gallery (Alberta University of the Arts)

                   Calgary

2020           The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Fridge Gallery (Alberta University

        of the Arts) Calgary

2019             First Year Show, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, Alberta

2016             Exposure Photography Exhibit and Short Film Festival, Leduc, Alberta

2016             35 Exhibition, Ledcor Theatre Lobby, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton

Publications

2025          Calgary Custom Photo Services, Artist of the Month, ONLINE Edition

2023-24     PhotoED Magazine, “The Land Issue” The Digital Edition Extra ONLINE