The highly anticipated show by Los Angeles artist and activist, Lydia Emily, opened in early March at Los Angeles’ LAB ART, the largest art gallery in the nation dedicated exclusively to street art. Although she has received no formal training, Emily has done fine art and street art for twenty years. Coming from a highly academic family that followed the progression of human rights, she has consistently used art as a medium for social commentary. Her current exhibit revolves around the Chinese government’s treatment of political prisoners, especially Tibetans.
Although her work has always polarized audiences, private collectors have ranged from Bob Dole to the Winston Churchill Family. Additionally, her work has been featured nationally and worldwide with shows in Milan Italy, Berlin Germany, Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, and San Francisco. Emily currently resides with her two children in Glendale, California.
We were recently able to steal her away to gain some insight into how she sees her most recent show and the future of her career.
