Emma Clove was born in southern Utah and graduated from Southern Utah University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration. She studied under Hala Swearingen and Ben Sowards. She has been a freelance illustrator for 4+ years and loves creating detailed illustrations for fantasy books and fairy tales. Emma has exhibited work in the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles Annual Illustration Competition and in the 3x3 Illustration Show with distinguished merit. She currently lives and works in Salt Lake City, Utah.
For commission inquiries or other creative chat email me here: emmacloveart(at)gmail(dot)com
Exhibitions
2024 Illustration West 62 Book Sale
2023 3x3 Illustration Show No. 20 Distinguished Merit Fairy Feast
2023 Illustration West 61 Fairy Feast
2022 Illustration West 60 Last Stand For Redwall
2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City, UT
2019 Juried Show, 3rd Annual Day of the Dead Exhibition, Southern Utah Museum of Art
Jury: Junice Acosta, Jeff Hanson, Joanna Matuszak, Thinh Nguyen, Ben Sowards, Greg Swearingen, Hala Swearingen
2018 Juried Show, 2nd Annual Day of the Dead Exhibition, Southern Utah Museum of Art
Jury: Junice Acosta, Jessica Farling, Brian Hoover, Ben Kirkby, Hala Swearingen, Jason Walker
Commissions
2024 Armandi Interiors, (6) Pattern Designs
2024 Private Commission, Seven Dwarves, (7) Custom MTG cards
2024 Private Commission, Portrait
2023 Harmons Grocery: associate wellness program, Explore, Poster
2023 Monroe City Public Library, Haunted Library, Poster
2023 Monroe City Public Library, July 24th Book Sale, Poster
2022 Private Commission, A Summer Afternoon, (3) Illustrations
Awards and Honors
2021 Valedictorian, College of Performing and Visual Arts, Southern Utah University
2021 Outstanding Scholar, Illustration Department, Southern Utah University
Education
2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration, Southern Utah University