Curriculum Vitae
Emma Altafulla
b. 1999, Malmö. Lives and works in San Diego, California. Studio practice in oil on linen and panel, with regular plein air sessions along the California coast, Tuscany, and the Swedish archipelago.
Education
- 2022—2024
- MFA, PaintingKungliga Konsthögskolan (Royal Institute of Art), Stockholm
- 2019—2022
- BFA, Painting & DrawingAccademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Florence
- 2018
- Foundation, Classical AtelierFlorence Academy of Art, summer intensive
Selected Exhibitions
- 2026
- Solitude of the North (solo)Galleri Nord, Stockholm — Nov
- 2026
- Pacific Studies (solo)Sparks Gallery, San Diego — Jul
- 2025
- Coast / Costa (two-person)Bread & Salt, San Diego
- 2025
- New FigurationCircolo degli Artisti, Rome (group)
- 2024
- Graduating ClassKonstakademien, Stockholm (group)
- 2023
- Plein Air Val d'OrciaPalazzo Pubblico, Pienza (group)
Residencies
- 2025
- La Macina di San CresciGreve in Chianti, Italy — 6 weeks
- 2024
- Borgo Pignano Artist ProgramVolterra, Tuscany — 4 weeks
Press
- 2026
- “A Painter Between Two Seas”San Diego Union-Tribune, Arts
- 2025
- “30 Under 30: Nordic Painters to Watch”Konsten Magazine
- 2024
- Studio visitIt's Nice That, online feature
Contact
Studio — San Diego, CA (visits by appointment)
studio@emma-altafulla.art
@emma.altafulla.art