Bio
Emily Moorhead-Wallace is an art and artist advocate. She earned a BFA in sculpture from Miami University of Ohio and a MFA in interdisciplinary fine arts from Washington University in St. Louis. Moorhead’s work is exhibited nationally, predominantly in the central U.S. She has been a featured instructor at various institutions including Miami University of Ohio and Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, among others. She has been an artist in residence at The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia, FugScreens in Chicago, Illinois, and the Springer School & Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Public Art Projects
- Pollinator Solace Columns, 2022-23, collaboration with Emily Moorhead-Wallace, Native plant garden with Corten steel and locust stumps pollinator nests, E(art)h Chicago grant, Chicago, IL
- Nestful, 2021, collaboration with Janet Austin, Chicago Tree Project, 190 birdhouses in aging oak tree, Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL
- Pino: Habitat Tree, 2021, collaboration with Janet Austin, Corten steel with wood and natural materials, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce/Special Service Area #31 Purchase, Chicago, IL
- Garden Respite, 2021, mobile steel bench with carved redwood, Springer School & Center education garden, Cincinnati, OH
- Meg Chilidea: Prairie Sanctuary, 2019-20, collaboration with Janet Austin, Pollinator Support Habitat, Corten steel with pollinator nests, Evanston Ecology Center, Evanston IL