Emma Rach-Syslak is an up-and-coming Canadian fine artist specializing in still life and portraiture. At the age of 24 she is a graduate of the Florence Academy of Art, and has studied under many famed artists including Cornelia Hernes, Stephen Bauman, Jordan Sokol, Amaya Gurpide, and Rachel Personett to name a few. Emma’s first solo exhibition was in 2019 in Canada and she has had private shows and exhibited her work in galleries around the world. Emma has won multiple awards for her art including the Queen’s Golden Jubilee for Visual Arts in Alberta in 2021, the Young Artist award for the Royal Institute of painters in watercolours in 2024, and the Best Portrait Award for the Canadian Portrait Society in 2024. Emma’s paintings are meant to intrigue and illuminate, exploring connections and stories of people, places, and things. She is currently honing her craft for further exhibition, teaching in Canada, and travelling the world in search of inspiration.