Emily Devers is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and arts facilitator based in Australia. 
As an identified LGBQTI+ and female artist, her practice foregrounds perspectives that are intuitive, embodied, and often overlooked.
Her visual language merges realism with the abstract — combining contemporary painting and collage techniques, with markers of modern muralism. Emily’s artworks draw attention to systems of delineation that shape how we navigate the world.
They purposefully resist simple categorisation, and instead operate as quiet interventions, gestures inviting viewers to reframe their understanding of visual boundaries.
Emily’s tenure as a public artist and brand designer spans almost 2 decades, so she brings a deep understanding of how images play a role in perception and power. Her art practice deliberately moves away from the distillation of symbols and images, instead leaning into the expanse of the abstract picture plane. Often working with the ‘non-image’ — the backgrounds or voids of found imagery — her compositions amplify the thresholds between object and space, visibility and intentional omission.
Emily has exhibited in Queensland, Victoria, and San Francisco, and has participated in residencies across Australia, Mexico, Spain, North Africa, and the U.S.A. Her contribution to public art extends to national and international projects. Locally, she plays an active role in the creative community as an Arts mentor for Councils and has held teaching positions at reputable Australian design colleges and universities. Emily holds a Certificate IV in Visual Art, Bachelor in Fine Art (Visual Art) and is a current Master of Visual Art. EXHIBITION
2025
EDGEWORK 
Emily Devers + Jo Isabel Klima
Field Trip Gallery
Brisbane
Cut & Compose
West End Art Space, Melbourne
2024
FORM FROM [Curated by Studio Flek]
Cornerstone Stores
Currumbin, Gold Coast
VA IN-HOUSE
Vacant Assembly
BrisbaneCut & Compose
West End Art Space
Melbourne2023
The Block Show
Vacant Assembly
Brisbane
ECHO
Side Gallery
Brisbane
Still Living
<play>ground
Howard Smith Wharves & Museum of Brisbane (MoB)
Brisbane2022
HERE: Between You and the World
POP Gallery
Brisbane-> 2021
Boiling Point
Bushfire Fundraiser Relief Group Exhibition 
The Third Quarter Gallery
Brisbane
Matter of Flat
Editioned Print Exhibition
The Third Quarter Gallery
Brisbane
Slippage
Joint exhibition with Thom Stuart
Horizon Art Festival
Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast
Less Is More
First Amendment Gallery
San Francisco, USA
Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing
Jugglers Art Space
BrisbaneRESIDENCIES
2025
Cobertizo Confirmed Artist in Residence
Jilotepec, Estado de México2023
Temple Children Arts and Sustainability Collective
Hilo, Hawaii2019
JOYA AiR 
Los Gázquez, Velez Rubio, Spain2018
Culture Vultures Artist In Residence
Sefrou, Morocco
Pangea Seed: Artists for Oceans Feature Artist
Sayulita, Mexico
Pangea Seed: Artists for Oceans Feature Artist
San Diego, California2016
Temple Children Arts and Sustainability Collective
Hilo, HawaiiCREATIVE FACILITATION
2025
Youth Mentor
Fortitude Valley State Secondary College2024
Art At Large Facilitator and Public Art Mentor
Moreton Bay City Council2023
Youth Collaborative Branding Workshops and Consultation
ARROS Community Living Association
Cultivate The Arts Workshop Facilitator and
Public Art Mentor
Moreton Bay City Council
Youth Workshop and Arts Mentorship Program
Temple Children Arts and Sustainability Collective
Hilo, Hawaii USA
Copy/Paste: Collage and Design Workshop
Pine Rivers Art Gallery
Moreton Bay Regional Gallery2022
The Value of Public Art - Presentation & Workshop Facilitation
Queensland College of Art & Design (Griffith)-> 2021
Build Your Online Profile Workshop
Flying Arts Alliance 
Gab Titui Cultural Centre, Thursday IslandMEDIA
AI Hub Artist Talk
Brisbane Street Art Festival
Presenter
Creative Mornings BrisbaneFeature Practitioner
National Association of Visual Arts
Front Page Artwork Feature
The Australian MagazinePanel Discussion Facilitator
Sea Walls Australia
The Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
Keynote Speaker
Pecha Kucha BrisbaneKeynote Speaker
First Five Out
Australian Graphic Design Agency
Keynote Speaker
The Design Kids BrisbaneKeynote Speaker
The Design Conference 
                        