Horse & Hound Article
A dream come true! I’ve always wanted a to be in Horse & Hound magazine, so super proud that they decided to include me in their ‘All in a Day’s Work feature.
Exhibitions, Media & What’s coming up
Exhibitions past and present. News, magazine articles and podcasts I appear in, and events where you can find me.
Charity racehorse painting makes £4,450 for WellChild!
Delighted to announce that my racehorse painting of Giant Bolster winning at iconic Cheltenham Racecourse made £4,450 for WellChild charity. Quite a nail-biting experience experience watching the bids come in across Festival week at Cheltenham Racecourse. As their official artist-in-residence, I was more than happy to create and donate a bespoke painting for them to … Read more
Charity piece now open for bids!!!
Really exciting news! I know a lot of you have been eagerly watching me create this stunning oil painting over the last couple of months over on social media. As official artist in residence at Cheltenham Racecourse, each year I will be donating a bespoke oil painting for them to auction for their chosen charity. … Read more
‘Art & Horse Racing’ Newmarket exhibition
Artists will add splash of colour to Newmarket’s Guineas weekend Exciting news! I am going to be a part of an art exhibition at race horse trainer Ilka Gansera-Leveque‘s stunning yard in Newmarket! Newmarket racehorse trainer Ilka Gansera-Leveque will be adding a splash of colour to May’s Guineas weekend with an unusual art exhibition in … Read more
The Paddock and The Pavilion Podcast
Really chuffed to have been asked to be interviewed for ‘The Paddock & the Pavilion Podcast with Stephen Wallis. Stephen wanted to find out how I came to become an equestrian oil painter and what it’s like to be the official artist in residence at Cheltenham Racecourse. It was my first ever podcast interview, and … Read more
Teaching at ‘Nature in Art’
I am excited to announce that on Saturday September the 3rd I am teaching a one day course, ‘How to Draw Horses’ at Nature in Art Museum and Gallery, Gloucestershire. My course has been designed to be the perfect blend of, learning the anatomy of the horse, and loose expressive sketching. Horses can be tricky subjects. I will be giving … Read more
‘The Art of Horse Racing’ exhibition
From 10th – 23rd March 2022, equestrian artist Emily Johnson shared Cheltenham’s Sixteen Gallery with gallery owner and oil painter Andy Owen-Smith to coincide with Cheltenham Racecourse’s Cheltenham Festival. Andy chose to concentrate on the crowds while Emily’s focussed on the horses and riders. Both Emily and Andy were delighted to donate 10% of their profits to the Injured Jockey Fund. An incredible charity that support jockeys injured in horse … Read more
Joint Exhibition Announcement!
If you have been following my work lately i’m sure you will have noticed the recurring race horse theme in my pieces.. Inspired by the positive feedback I have been receiving from the racing community, I decided I needed to get my work into the centre of Cheltenham for Cheltenham Racing Festival in March, the busiest few days on Cheltenham’s calendar. The … Read more
‘Meet the Artist Event’ at Park Gallery
Park Gallery 3 Montpellier Ave, Cheltenham GL50 1SA Thursday 11th November 2021 3:00pm – 7:00pm A lot of you know me already but I would love to have a catch up with you!With all the various lockdowns and being so busy beavering away in my studio the last couple of years, I feel like I haven’t … Read more
Park Gallery Representation
I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with Park gallery on Montpellier in Cheltenham! Owned and managed by Darren Chandler, a great guy who would love you to pop in for a look about and a chat. If I’m honest I wasn’t planning on going into galleries quite this quickly, but through a series of coincidences, the stars … Read more