EMMA BAHAMA

Emma Bahama is an abstract expressionist painter based in Daylesford, Victoria. Her elegant works of thick layered acrylic on canvas gradually reveal the the vibrant colourful under layers the longer you look. Drifting in and out of focus from abstract gestures to visions of the past, fears of the future, her palette is intentionally neutral, with the thick layers of paint applied over and over to form a luscious surface you want to reach out and touch.

Emma was a finalist in both the 2024 National Emerging art Prize and the Liminal Art Prize in 2025. She has exhibited as both a solo artist and in group exhibitions in Australia and New York and her work has been featured in publications such as Vogue, House and Garden, Habitus, Grazia and The Age.

Night Garden - 2026 ｜ 91 x 91 cm

Acrylic on canvas ｜ $2,400

Available works

Recent Exhibitions

  • 2026 Dreams of Reality (Group Show), Scieppan Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW

  • 2025 Bohemiana, Convent Gallery, Daylesford, Victoria

  • 2025 Sunday Drive (Group Show), Art Kind Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW

  • 2024 Fantôme Océan, Michael Reid Northern Beaches, Newport, NSW

  • 2023 Fantôme Australien II, Art Kind Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW

  • 2023 Fantôme Australien II, Convent Gallery, Daylesford, Victoria

  • 2023 Fantôme Australien, 72 Warren Gallery, Tribeca, New York

  • 2023 Swim, Convent Gallery, Daylesford, Victoria

  • 2022 Fleur Sauvage, Convent Gallery, Daylesford, Victoria

Recent Art Prizes & Awards

  • 2024 Finalist — National Emerging Art Prize

  • 2025 Finalist — Liminal Art Prize