TEA PARTY was made using a composite of different reference images. It represents the joy of play. The bird's eye view is designed to give the viewer some distance from the subject and evoke a feeling of nostalgia. This painting was created using acrylic and pastel and was exhibited as part of the Above and Below show with Emily's art group, Art & Soul at Gallery 7six5 in 2025. The original is available and measures 92cm x 122cm. Prints are available on request.
POBBLEBONK was created from several different photos of my daughters playing near our pond. It represents the joy of childhood and days filled with looking for frogs that we never actually find. POBBLEBONK was created using acrylic and pastel and was exhibited as part of the Above and Below show with Emily's art group, Art & Soul at Gallery 7six5 in 2025. The original is available and measures 100cmx150cm. Prints are available on request.
RAYS was painted from several different reference photos from a real experience encountering rays with my then-not-quite-one year old in Belize. RAYS was created using acrylic and pastel and was exhibited as part of the Above and Below show with Emily's art group, Art & Soul at Gallery 7six5 in 2025. The original is available and measures 100cmx150cm. Prints are available on request.
SOLD King of the Fishers by Emily Chibwana. This kookaburra was painted using nothing but pressed flowers applied to a paper backing.
SOLD King of the Bush by Emily Chibwana. This kookaburra was painted using pressed flowers, including geranium, rose and hibiscus.
Mbizi by Emily Chibwana. Emily painted this electric blue zebra specifically for the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2024
SOLD Authentic Self -- this rainbow zebra was sold at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in 2023
This sweet image of Emily and her youngest son, Kuda, currently sits on the wall of her living room. She is open to creating similar portraits on a commission basis.
This huge 1mx70cm portrait of Emily's husband, Wayne, and their daughter, Ana, sits above the mantle in their living room. Emily is open to creating similar artworks for other families on a commission basis.
A Hard Day by Emily Chibwana. This 50x50 acrylic painting was displayed at Red Gallery in 2023 with the Motherhood exhibition put on by my art group Thou Art Mum
Amor by Emily Chibwana--this is a painting of Emily's brother, Rowan, and his wife, Leivy.
This tree was part of Thou Art Mum's 2023 Flora and Fauna exhibit at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. It is currently hanging with its sister in Emily's living room.
This tree was part of Thou Art Mum's 2023 Flora and Fauna exhibit at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. It is currently hanging with its sister in Emily's living room.
Breaking/Awakening by Emily Chibwana. This battery-operated light piece is made with plaster, and was part of Thou Art Mum's GOLD exhibit at Montsalvat in 2023.
The Art of the Cartwheel is a watercolour and copper leaf piece that was created for the Eltham Art Show in 2022. It is currently proudly displayed in Emily's main living area, and makes her smile every time she walks past it.
This is one of the first digital pieces that Emily ever created when she got her iPad in 2020. It remains one of her favourites.
Three Chooks was created for TAM's 2024 Flora and Fauna exhibit at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. These little chickens are painted using acrylic on small wooden boards primed with watercolour ground.
SOLD Cocky is a little watercolour rooster painted for the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, displayed with TAM's Flora and Fauna exhibit.
SOLD On Account of the Tail is Cocky's brother, also at the Flower and Garden Show
This plaster piece was created using a silicone mould and hand-carving. She was displayed with TAM's GOLD exhibit at Montsalvat in 2023
This plaster piece was created using a silicone mould and hand-carving. She was displayed with TAM's GOLD exhibit at Montsalvat in 2023