Emily Zhukov
Bio
Emily Zhukov (Duluth, 1961) is a visual artist and educator based in Panama since 1994. With a background in art and literature from the U.S., France, and Spain, she earned her M.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She has exhibited in Panama, the U.S., the Dominican Republic, Italy, and Spain. Her work integrates art, ecology, pedagogy, and science. She co-founded Estudio Nuboso and facilitates the Art and Science Lab, promoting the intersection of art, research, and community. She was the head of the Visual Arts Department at the International School of Panama (2002–2016) and is currently an adjunct professor at Florida State University, Panama. Her work explores the connection between body, territory, and language.
Statement
Rooted in literature, history, and the existential quest of the human spirit, Emily Zhukov creates artworks that evoke universal feelings, emotions, and sensations. In her sculptures, the artist references the human body and language to create metaphors and allusions rich with multiple meanings. Through the juxtaposition of diverse elements and materials, her works convey an ambiguity both in substance and in interpretation.
Her creative process is grounded in observing our contemporary context, where the interaction between humans and nature produces a complex visual order of unlikely combinations that invite new readings. This is expressed through her frequent use of recycled elements. Her most recent works explore the relationship between the individual and collective experience of time and territory.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
