Emily Veldman

Emily Veldman is a mixed media painter with a background in Fine Arts from Kendall College and a Masters in Arts Management from Columbia College Chicago. She masterfully blends textiles, felt, embroidery floss, and yarn into her paintings, transforming them into textured, tactile hybrids of illustration, textile art, and collage. Through vibrant color and intricate textures, her work conveys both a yearning for sanctuary and the triumph of comfort over internal chaos, immersing viewers in imagined refuges of peace.