Emma Joan Kopp (b. 2000, New York)

Education

2020 Associate of Arts, Santa Barbara City College

2023 Bachelor of Arts, University of Colorado Boulder

Artist Bio

Emma Joan is a New York-born oil painter known for her loose realism and expressive depictions of food. Through vibrant color and intuitive brushwork, she transforms familiar scenes into rich visual stories that evoke warmth and connection. Emma briefly explored the culinary world by running a restaurant with her father before returning to her first love - painting. Now working as a full-time artist, Emma divides her time between New York and Sweden, and continues to explore the simplistic beauty, artful joy, and shared experiences found in food.