Emily Eldridge is originally from the United States, where she studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Based in Hong Kong for the past three years, she takes inspiration from the oddities and unique aspects of Asian culture and history around her. She incorporates her personal experiences and world travels into her lighthearted, colourful and feminine pieces.  Her work has since been featured in Canada’s Applied Arts magazine, the book Girlology: A Girl’s Guide to Stuff that Matters and can be found on walls in both Hong Kong and Rome. She uses Hong Kong and her travels around the world as a major source of inspiration for her work, injecting elements of urban life into her paintings, sculptures, installations, murals, and graphic designs. With a highly anticipated new gallery show it’s worth regularly checking her blog for artist updates.

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Returning to Hong Kong after graduating from The Royal College of Art inspired artist Mimi Leung to create the series The Hope and Struggle. Motifs such as disease, mutation and vomit help convey the tensions of life in Hong Kong and the need for self-expression. Her graphic style naturally lends itself to collaborations with musicians and has landed her work with Vice magazine. If that wasn’t enough to keep her busy, she co-founded an artists collective called ‘what they could do, they did‘. With an upcoming show in Edinburgh Festival, it’s well worth looking into.